Associate/ Director of Development, Fixel

About the role

Associate/Director of Development for the Fixel Institute at UF Health, based on the Main Campus in Gainesville, FL. This full‑time staff position focuses on major gift fundraising, portfolio management, strategic initiatives, and administrative support for advancement activities.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift prospects (fellowship alumni, friends, faculty, grateful patients) with a focus on gifts of $50,000 and above.
• Grow and refine an existing portfolio of prospects and donors; advance relationships through face‑to‑face visits, proposals, and solicitations to bring gifts to closure.
• Develop and present concept papers and major gift proposals; acknowledge and recognize gifts in ways meaningful to donors and aligned with UF Health and UF Foundation mission.
• Develop support for UF Health priorities by involving stakeholders (volunteers, physicians, faculty, staff) in fundraising and engagement initiatives.
• Increase knowledge and philanthropic support for Fixel Institute campaign priorities (fellowships, endowments, research, programmatic, campus/capital, Institute‑specific funding).
• Collaborate with the Senior Director of Development and Foundation colleagues to implement an annual giving cultivation and solicitation strategy; oversee logistics for campaigns and appeals via mail, digital channels, and grateful patient acquisition.
• Support physicians, researchers, administrators, and medical staff in identifying and referring prospects; present needs and possibilities effectively.
• Collaborate with development officers to increase house staff engagement opportunities and solicitations.
• Prepare research and reports for university staff, volunteers, and stakeholders to support targeted relationship and partnership building.
• Initiate, plan, and support activities and events involving volunteers, donors, grateful patients, and prospects