Chief Development Officer (Hybrid - Sunnyvale, CA)

The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with ReSurge International in the search for a Chief Development Officer.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Development Officer will be an experienced, passionate senior executive committed to the mission of this preeminent global surgery nonprofit organization. The Chief Development Officer will plan and direct all fundraising activities for the organization, designing and implementing strategies to increase the financial resources required to expand access to life-changing reconstructive surgery in low-income countries around the world. As a member of ReSurge’s Leadership Team, the Chief Development Officer will participate actively in strategic planning, organizational development, and culture-building anchored in integrity and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Chief Development Officer will join a dynamic team of international professionals poised to step up to the next level of growth and impact. The Board and staff of ReSurge have an audacious goal of doubling the number of patients that were served in the organization’s first 50 years of operation. This means that, in the next decade, 180,000 more patients will receive life-changing medical care because of ReSurge’s investment in local capacity building and safe, effective treatments in reconstructive surgery.

ReSurge’s mission is to train, fund, scale, and inspire reconstructive surgical teams in low-income countries to provide life-changing care to patients with the greatest need. Capacity building in low-income countries by training local reconstructive surgical teams in techniques allows them to better care for their communities. Through its Visiting Educator and Virtual Training programs, ReSurge is training the next generation in reconstructive surgery and creating a multiplier effect of long-term impact. ReSurge provides direct surgical care for the underserved at no cost to the patient. ReSurge does this by funding the work of its qualified Surgical Outreach Partners in low-income countries. These local partners are best suited to identify, treat, and follow patients living in poverty who need care the most—that is why 90% of all their surgeries are performed by local partners. ReSurge connects surgical teams in low-income countries directly to top reconstructive surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians, nurses, and physical therapists. Visiting educators, ReSurge staff, and Board members come from top U.S. academic medical institutions such as Stanford University, Johns Hopkins University, and Yale University. ReSurge engages with governments and multilateral organizations to prioritize surgery as a cost-effective and indispensable component of health care, working with international medical societies, universities, advocacy groups, and other surgical NGOs. ReSurge has contributed more than 30 academic, peer-reviewed articles to the global surgery literature.

ReSurge continues to build momentum, having recently received its largest multi-million-dollar transformational gift to-date. The organization is poised for exponential growth, and it is looking for an exceptional development professional to tap its enormous fundraising potential. ReSurge has a proven program model, expanded and honed during the global pandemic, and is prepared for next level scale and impact.

A bachelor's degree is required for this position as is at least five years of experience in a fundraising leadership position in an organization of similar size and scope. All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of Resurge International as well as the responsibilities and qualifications presented in the prospectus.

The salary range for this position is $150,000 to $170,000 annually.

This position is based at ReSurge’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. ReSurge International offers a hybrid work environment. This position requires significant travel and may include the opportunity to be based in another part of the United States.

To apply for this position, visit: https://opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunities/1233.