Director of Major Gifts, Penn State Health (Major Gifts Officer 3)

Director of Major Gifts, Penn State Health (Major Gifts Officer 3)

Our Current Opportunity at Penn State Health
As Penn State continues a record-setting campaign, A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence, a top frontline fundraiser is needed in the role of Director of Major Gifts in the Department of Medicine to engage alumni and friends as partners in supporting Penn State Health. Penn State is committed to ensuring that diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the success of a world-class research institution. We are dedicated to fostering institutional change required to realize a more socially just University and we value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations and works closely with Penn State Health's leadership, as well as other partners and central development offices, this Director of Major Gifts will:

• Develop strategies for individual prospective donors, including coordinating volunteer and physician interaction with prospects
  
• Articulate Penn State's needs, ambitions, and values, including diversity, equity, and inclusion, through excellent informal and formal communications, including written proposals
  
• Develop an understanding of the educational, research, clinical, and financial needs and goals of Penn State Health and the Department of Medicine
  
• Identify, cultivate, and solicit individual prospects in consultation with internal partners and development staff
  
• Direct and prepare major gift proposals, as well as cultivation and solicitation materials
  
• Plan, coordinate, and direct visits and special events for prospects and donors
  
• Prepare briefing documents for senior administrators and volunteers
  
• Oversee stewardship activity with assigned prospects
  
• Report regularly on all fundraising activity through active implementation of the major gifts tracking/reporting/moves management system
  
  This position requires a bachelor's degree or higher plus five years of work-related experience. The successful candidate will also have:
  
• Fundraising experience with emphasis on major gifts from individuals and organizations within an academic medical center or a large scientific/health care research institution
  
• A dedication to and understanding of the skills required to build relationships with diverse communities
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education and medical fundraising
  
• Proven track record of successful major gift ($100,000+) solicitations
  
• Knowledge or experience in planning giving is desired
  
• Ability to function independently yet work in a centralized development structure
  
• Ability to travel both locally and nationally
  
• Exemplary interpersonal skills and a genuine appreciation in working with diverse audiences
  
  Operation of a motor vehicle as part of the position's duties and a valid driver's license are required. Successful completion of a motor vehicle records check, in addition to standard background checks, is also required.
  
  Penn State Health (http://engage.pennstatehershey.org)
  Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine (known collectively as Penn State Health) started with a $50 million gift from the M.S. Hershey Foundation, and over the last 50+ years, philanthropy has allowed us to become one of the most important academic medical centers in our region, bringing the best in medical care, research, and education to central Pennsylvania. The medical center has been recognized as one of the nation's top 100 hospitals by leading firm Cleverley + Associates, and Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital has received multiple top rankings from U.S. News & World Report. The last five years have been a time of extraordinary growth. Penn State Health is entering a new era of success and service, and our future depends upon private support. Penn State Health continues to raise millions for medical care, research, and education, and your expertise and experience can help us to aim even higher for our hospital, our medical college, and the patients and families of our region.
  
  A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence
  Penn State is a leading institution in furthering the public good while fulfilling our land-grant mission for a new era. This record-setting strategic fundraising initiative reflects our commitment to three core imperatives: http://greaterpennstate.psu.edu; http://raise.psu.edu
  
  Building a Career and a Life at Penn State
  Penn State is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education University Rankings, the Center for World University Rankings, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities: http://psu.edu/this-is-penn-state
  
  Penn State is also committed to ensuring that diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the success of a world-class research institution. We are concerned uniquely with the institutional change required for visioning and realizing a more socially just University: http://equity.psu.edu/diversity-resources
  
  This position is based at the Penn State Hershey campus, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. With proximity to New York, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and other major metropolitan centers, and with strong ties to Penn State's University Park campus, located less than two hours away, Penn State Hershey connects central Pennsylvania with world-class medical care, research, and education. Known to residents and visitors as “the Sweetest Place on Earth,” the city of Hershey is still home to the chocolate company created by Milton S. Hershey, and thousands of families each year enjoy the fun of Hersheypark, with its more than seventy rides and attractions. Hershey also welcomes avid golfers to four world-class courses, and the area offers a range of outdoor activities, including fishing and biking. Penn State Hershey is just thirteen miles from the center of Pennsylvania's state government in Harrisburg, ranked as one of the top cities in the country to raise a family. To discover why residents love our region, please visit: http://visithersheyharrisburg.org
  
  As Penn State employees, development professionals receive excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement contributions and plans; substantial tuition discounts for themselves, their spouses and domestic partners, and their unmarried children; and access to life and long-term care insurance: http://psu.jobs
  
  To Apply: https://psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Staff/job/College-of-Medicine/Director-of-Major-Gifts--Penn-State-Health_REQ_0000007457-1
  
  If you have questions about your future with Penn State's Office of University Development, please contact Drew Kovacs, associate director of talent acquisition, at DrewKovacs@psu.edu and visit: http://recruitment.raise.psu.edu
  
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  Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, women, veterans, disabled individuals, and other protected groups.
  
  
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