Chief Development Officer-Service Lines

Responsibilities

• Sets and executes the overall strategy for service line and leadership giving in alignment with Cottage Health’s clinical and institutional priorities.
• Leads, coaches, and evaluates a team of Directors of Development and support staff to ensure high performance, accountability, and professional growth.
• Manages a select portfolio of major and principal gift prospects and donors, achieving significant personal fundraising goals while modeling best practices.
• PARTNERS WITH CLINICAL LEADERS TO DEVELOP PHILANTHROPIC PRIORITIES, COMPELLING CASES FOR SUPPORT, AND INTEGRATED DONOR STRATEGIES FOR EACH SERVICE LINE.
• OVERSEES GOAL-SETTING, FORECASTING, PIPELINE MANAGEMENT, AND METRICS TO ENSURE PROGRESS TOWARD $25M+ IN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING RESULTS.
• COLLABORATES CLOSER WITH FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP, EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, AND KEY VOLUNTEERS TO ADVANCE STRATEGIC SOLICITATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS.
• ENSURES EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, AND CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COORDINATION WITH ADVANCEMENT OPERATIONS, STEWARSHIP, AND COMMUNICATIONS.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, Communications, Public Administration, or Health Administration. Equivalent combination of education and extensive development experience (major/principal gifts, planned giving, or foundation relations) may be accepted.
• Preferred: JD or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as MBA, MHA, MPA, or MA/MS in related field.
• Minimum: Twenty (20) years of related professional experience. Ten (10) years of direct fundraising experience. Seven (7) years in a leadership role.

About Us

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

Pay

Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable.