Medical Major Gift Officer - University Advancement

About the role

The Medical Major Gift Officer is responsible for raising private philanthropic funding for WashU Medicine. Reporting to the Assistant Vice Chancellor, Medical Advancement, this gift officer will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts from individual donors, grateful patients/families, and organizations for their assigned departments and divisions within WashU Medicine. The Medical Major Gift Officer will work collaboratively with assigned Department leadership to advance the vision and goals of the department and will serve as the chief fundraising advisor to the Department Chair, Division Chiefs, and key faculty.

Responsibilities

• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts from individual donors, grateful patients/families, and organizations for their assigned departments and divisions within WashU Medicine.
• Work collaboratively with assigned Department leadership to advance the vision and goals of the department.
• Serve as the chief fundraising advisor to the Department Chair, Division Chiefs, and key faculty.

Requirements

• Relevant Experience (5 Years)
• Skills: Fundraising, Fundraising Strategies, Goal Management, Major Gift Development, Managing Ambiguity, Meeting Deadlines, Mentorship, New Program Development, Nonprofit Fundraising, Performance Metrics, Proactive Behavior, Sound Judgment, Work Collaboratively

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree preferred

Skills

• Not Applicable

Benefits

Personal: Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.

Family

• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child.
• Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs.
• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.