Assistant Vice President, Philanthropic Relations, PM&R and Spaulding Rehabilitation

Brigham and Women's Hospital•Boston, MA

43d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. The Development Offices for Mass General Brigham's world-renowned academic medical centers, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, are now unified and represent a team of 350+ vibrant, collaborative, skilled fundraising professionals. We are dedicated to inspiring visionary philanthropy that will advance caring and curing for patients in Boston and around the world. We are committed to inspiring visionary philanthropy to advance patient care, research, and education locally and globally. Join us in our mission to transform the future of medicine. Philanthropy enables MGB's academic medical centers to deliver the highest quality patient care, pursue the most innovative and promising research, train the brightest minds to become the next generation of healthcare leaders and expand and improve our world-class facilities. MGB's Academic Medical Centers' Development Office offers excellent benefits, competitive salaries and a hybrid flexible work schedule. The Assistant Vice President of Development (AVP) is a senior frontline fundraising executive within Mass General Brigham's Academic Medical Centers Development Office responsible for leading the fundraising efforts for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Philanthropic Relations, the AVP leads and inspires a team of frontline gift officers, collaborates across departments , and steers strategy, priorities, policy, and resources to achieve ambitious annual philanthropic goals.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
10+ years of progressive fundraising experience within a large, complex organization.
5+ years of management experience leading fundraising teams.
Demonstrated ability to build alliances, lead diverse teams, and manage sensitive information with discretion and integrity.
Collaborative, flexible team player and consensus builder comfortable with ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

Experience in philanthropic development at an academic medical center or hospital preferred.

Responsibilities

Accelerate philanthropic revenue and deepen donor engagement through coordinated, enterprise-wide strategies .
Deliver seamless, personalized donor experiences, focusing on exceptional stewardship for board members and high-impact donors.
Create, maintain, and strengthen relationships with hospital leadership, board members, physicians, researchers, and administrative directors.
Preserve, leverage and amplify the renowned Spaulding brand both within the current community of supporters and beyond.
Lead, mentor, and empower a high-performing team of fundraisers to achieve and surpass fundraising goals.
Manage a personal portfolio of prospects and donors, developing strategies for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
Work with the Spaulding Rehabilitation leadership to set and achieve fundraising goals and report on all programmatic fundraising elements.
Work collaboratively with colleagues to identify and solve opportunities with broad impact across the department; provide thought leadership on projects beyond immediate area of responsibility, as appropriate.
Collaborate on strategic planning and execution with leadership, participating in cross-functional initiatives and big idea projects.
Prepare and oversee budgets, progress reports, and annual operating plans.
Champion and contribute to a culture of innovation and collaboration.