Vice President for Development and Chief Development Officer

The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Saint Anthony Hospital in the search for a Vice President for Development and Chief Development Officer.

Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Vice President for Development and Chief Development Officer will lead the development of philanthropic initiatives by building on the infrastructure in place, to ensure philanthropic results are increased, including growth of the specific results at the Saint Anthony Hospital Foundation. The Vice President will also focus on infusing creativity, new energy, and systems of accountability into the philanthropic culture of the whole entity.

Founded in 1898, Saint Anthony Hospital is a faith-based, nonprofit, community teaching hospital, founded on the beliefs of the loving ministry of Jesus Christ, and dedicated to serving the health needs of Chicago's West and Southwest Sides. Saint Anthony offers quality services close to home, caring for people regardless of their nationality, religious affiliation, and ability to pay. Saint Anthony Hospital is a community hospital, never turning anyone away or leaving anyone behind, addressing the challenges that families in our neighborhood face, engaging families on many levels in improving and sustaining their well-being, and a forward-thinking organization — developing new models for community care that lead to the overall success of the community. Saint Anthony’s vision is to inspire change through services that improve the overall health of our community. Its unwavering commitment to service excellence is achieved through investing in its employees and embracing its values of customer service, accountability, respect, excellence, and synergy.

Saint Anthony Hospital seeks a Vice President for Development and Chief Development Officer with a commitment to the mission of Saint Anthony Hospital — to promote health and provide quality care to patients and families of all faiths in the community — and a passion for healthcare and community-based services; experience in financial management and stewardship, in developing and executing strategies to successfully increase revenue — including a capital campaign, and including, but not limited to fundraising goals; experience engaging and connecting with key philanthropiss and developing and maintaining a strong presence in the philanthropic community; social and interpersonal skills needed to effectively engage diverse constituencies, externally within the community and internally, with all members of Saint Anthony Hospital, including active and prospective individual donors; project management experience involving multiple moving parts and multiple stakeholders; strong analytic and strategic-thinking skills, with an ability to create, implement, and monitor complex plans, and translate those plans into goals and concrete strategies; an entrepreneurial and sales temperament; excellent computer skills, including comfort with Microsoft Office products and Raiser’s Edge donor management system;  an understanding of the structure of a private/public partnership; and not-for-profit and/or healthcare fundraising experience (preferred). A bachelor's degree is required for this position as is at least ten years of experience in a fundraising/development leadership role; with at least five years as head of a department or managing a multi-person team. All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of Saint Anthony Hospital, as well as the responsibilities and qualifications stated in the prospectus.

Saint Anthony Hospital is an equal opportunity employer and believes in and promotes the right of each individual to be free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, disability, military status, marital/civil union status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal law. Saint Anthony Hospital does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the ground of sex (including gender identity) in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of its health programs and activities.

To apply for this position, visit: https://opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunities/1060.