Assistant Director Development - Philanthropy, Comprehensive Cancer Center

About the role

The Assistant Director of Development - Philanthropy, Comprehensive Cancer Center serves as the philanthropic leader for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Assistant Director of Development - Philanthropy reports to the Director of Major Gifts and maintains a close working relationship with the Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, Director of the Cancer Clinical Service Line and section heads for Hematology/Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Surgical Oncology (or their equivalents), as well as other faculty across departments engaged with the treatment and research of cancer.

Responsibilities

• Identify, cultivate, and solicit individuals for major gifts ($50K+) and leadership gifts ($1M+) to the Center.
• Build and maintain a portfolio high-profile prospects who have the capacity to support the mission of the Cancer Center with substantial gifts.
• Develop strategies for solicitations, utilizing institutional leadership and volunteers appropriate to the level of solicitation.
• Work with research, annual funds, events, and special gifts teams to establish and implement strategies for identifying and qualifying major gifts prospects.
• Meet regularly with Cancer Center leadership to review philanthropic priorities, to discuss prospect strategies, and to review progress toward fundraising goals.
• Actively work with cancer team to promote formal and informal training in order to understand and respond to philanthropic opportunities.
• Successfully promote grateful patient referrals to and from faculty.
• Demonstrate attentiveness to required standards for rapid response to referrals, qualification of prospects, and development of cultivation and solicitation plans for patients and families.
• Communicate regularly with cancer team regarding progress with referred prospects.
• Lead and manage the Cancer Philanthropy Board of Advisors, a non-fiduciary group supporting the Center’s philanthropic goals.
• Engage members as advocates, ambassadors, connectors, and donors.
• Encourage annual gifts of at least $5,000 and active participation in Board meetings and fundraising events.
• Facilitate introductions, recruit new members, and support succession planning.
• Ensure members are informed and motivated to advance the Center’s mission.
• Understand and communicate the mission, vision, values, and priorities of the Medical Center and the Comprehensive Cancer Center in order to promote donor interest and support.
• Affordability and accessibility of resources for all employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree;
• Five years of fundraising experience, including major gifts;
• Experience leading volunteer fundraising boards.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a complex environment with the personal and technical skills necessary to establish priorities, set objectives, and achieve goals;
• Adeptness in working with high net worth individuals and faculty/physicians;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to relate research and program goals to external audience;
• Capacity to build and maintain long-term relationships;
• Prominent presentation abilities;
• Ability to move multiple projects forward;
• Willingness to travel nationally.

Skills

• Ability to work in a complex environment with the personal and technical skills necessary to establish priorities, set objectives, and achieve goals;
• Adeptness in working with high net worth individuals and faculty/physicians;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to relate research and program goals to external audience;
• Capacity to build and maintain long-term relationships;
• Prominent presentation abilities;
• Ability to move multiple projects forward;
• Willingness to travel nationally.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training;
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job;
• Incentive pay for select positions;
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance;
• Benefits and More Paid Time Off programs;
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability;
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses;
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave;
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs;
• Educational Assistance Program.

Pay

$47.50 - $71.25

Schedule

Typical hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm