AVP Philanthropy Major Giving

AVP Philanthropy Major Giving

Join a small, dedicated team focused on building North Carolina’s first freestanding children’s hospital and world‑class children’s health system.

Reporting to the Chief Philanthropy Officer, NC Children’s, the AVP for Philanthropy (Major Gifts) will lead efforts to secure significant philanthropic investments to advance the vision of NC Children’s to create a world‑class children’s hospital and health system dedicated to transforming care for children and families across the state and beyond.

The AVP will oversee the strategy, execution, and performance of the major gifts program, building and managing a high‑performing team responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors capable of making gifts of $100,000 to $10 million. This leader will work closely with clinical, academic, and administrative partners to align donor interests with NC Children’s priorities and translate those priorities into compelling philanthropic opportunities.

• Design and execute a focused strategy to identify, engage, solicit, and steward individuals and organizations capable of making gifts of $10 million and above, driving the vision and impact of NC Children’s.
• Personally manage a select portfolio of individuals, families, and foundations capable of landmark investments that advance children’s health in North Carolina and beyond.
• Create tailored engagement and solicitation strategies for top prospects, including detailed annual plans for leadership involvement and cross‑institutional coordination.
• Partner with NC Children’s leadership, Duke Health and UNC Health clinicians, and faculty to articulate bold, compelling cases for support, transforming priorities into inspiring investment opportunities.
• Contribute to the design and execution of NC Children’s comprehensive campaign, ensuring transformational philanthropy efforts align with long‑term institutional goals and measurable outcomes.
• Coordinate closely with teammates across UNC Health, UNC Health Foundation, UNC‑Chapel Hill, Duke University and Duke Health to ensure unified engagement and solicitation strategies for shared transformational prospects.

Bachelor’s degree required.

None required.

• Minimum of ten (10) years of development or philanthropy‑related experience, with at least seven (7) years of management experience.
• Experience in a children’s hospital, academic medical center, university or large college setting preferred.
• A successful track record in soliciting and closing major, deferred and annual gifts, as well as comprehensive campaign experience, is required.

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and presentation skills.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience of fundraising staff.
• Working knowledge of computer‑related office tools and database management.

• Legal
  
  Employer:
  
  NCHEALTH
• Entity:
  Shared Services
• Organization Unit: NC Children’s Hospital Admin
• Work Type:
  Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
• Work Assignment Type:
  Hybrid
• Work Schedule:
  
  Day Job
• Location:
  
  Morrisville, NC, USA
• Exempt From Overtime:
  Yes
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as for applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation.