Director of Development, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital

Director of Development, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital — full-time, FLSA-exempt position based in Stony Brook, NY. The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation; employment is subject to its policies, sponsor guidelines, and funding availability.

About the role

The Director of Development will play a key role in fundraising for Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, designing and executing a comprehensive plan in collaboration with Advancement and Medicine leadership. Responsibilities include meeting with key prospects, cultivating donor relationships, soliciting major gifts, and managing all fundraising activities to meet clearly defined annual metrics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising program.
• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospects capable of making major ($100,000+) gifts.
• Steward existing donors to encourage long-term relationships.
• Achieve measurable goals for contacts, portfolio management, proposals presented, and dollars raised.
• Serve as a member of the Stony Brook Advancement team, coordinating efforts with University Advancement and participating in team tasks.
• Engage volunteers in donor cultivation and solicitation.
• Attend alumni, Medicine, School, and University events to advance prospect or donor relationships.
• Complete projects and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher).
• Four (4) years of full-time fundraising, sales, and/or related experience.
• Experience working in higher education, a large non-profit, a complex healthcare system, and/or a related environment.
• Proven record of success in cultivating relationships and securing support from individual donors, institutions, and/or clients.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) additional year of full-time fundraising, sales, and/or related experience (total of five years).
• Proven record of success in cultivating, soliciting, and closing major-level ($100,000+) gifts from individual donors.
• Fundraising campaign experience.
• Contact management software experience.

Pay

$119,000 – $140,000 per year.

Schedule

Full-time, exempt position.