Health System Campaign Director, Major Gifts - Children's Services

Health System Campaign Director, Major Gifts - Children's Services

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NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation.

NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition‑free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Health System Campaign Director, Major Gifts - Children's Services. In this role, the successful candidate will serve as a dynamic and strategic Campaign Director of Development, Major Gifts for Children's Services. This leadership role will drive the planning and execution of comprehensive strategies to secure major gifts to advance NYU Langone's children's services and other priority initiatives, with a focus on six‑ and seven‑figure gifts and an expected annual individual fundraising goal of $7‑9 M.

• Achieve the individual $7‑9 M goal and the cumulative goal of the full team.
• Drive development strategy by working with Chairs, Directors, and physicians to identify, cultivate, solicit, close gifts of $100 K+ and steward donors and prospects.
• Serve as the development liaison and strategic partner to advisory boards, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to create and execute engagement, cultivation, and stewardship programming that leads to major gift solicitations.
• Collaborate across major gifts, gift planning, donor experience/events, alumni, stewardship, communications, foundation relations, community partnerships, direct response, prospect research, and development administration to advance gift strategy.
• Document all development activity related to identification, cultivation, solicitation, and reporting/stewardship using the TRAX database.
• Research and write briefings to prepare NYU Langone leadership and faculty for effective meetings with major donors.
• Prepare letters of inquiry and proposals to prospects and donors on behalf of NYU Langone faculty.
• Participate in and lead one‑on‑one cultivations and solicitations, as well as individual and group tours.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required; 10+ years of relevant experience.
• 3+ years of management experience.
• Successful track record in major gifts fundraising at the six‑ and seven‑figure level, with demonstrated experience in moves management.
• Experience managing, engaging, and expanding fundraising leadership boards.
• Experience in academic medical center fundraising and a strong understanding of the philanthropic landscape in children’s services.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and fundraising goals.
• High level of energy and creativity to introduce and champion new ideas and secure transformational philanthropy.
• Self‑motivated and results‑oriented.
• Familiarity with software applications, including standard Microsoft 365, and ability to adapt to evolving tools.
• Experience with development databases.
• Collaborative, respectful, and professional working style with colleagues across all divisions and teams.
• Clear, inclusive communication skills and ability to represent NYU Langone Health as a liaison to the donor base.
• Ability to lead, direct, and motivate others; encourage professional development for reporting staff and act as a…