Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Advancement

University of California, Irvine • Orange, CA

36d • $375,000 - $400,000

About The Position

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.
In 1965, the University of California, Irvine was founded with a mission to catalyze the community and enhance lives through rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and dedicated public service. A top public university, UCI has become internationally recognized for improving lives through research and discovery, fostering excellence in scholarship and teaching, and engaging and enriching the community. Today, UCI continues to inspire change and pioneer new ideas with the support of its generous partners, alumni and friends.

Through the combined efforts of the University Advancement & Alumni relations team, the university is able to share its amazing achievements, build lasting relationships and generate support for important campus programs and initiatives. University Advancement seeks to strengthen contributions in research, education, and service; accelerate the university's place among globally preeminent research universities; and bring together passions, skills, and creativity to further improve people's lives.

Your Role on the Team

The Associate Vice Chancellor, UCI Health Advancement is responsible for providing leadership and strategic planning for Health Advancement programs and operations in coordination with UCI University Advancement in support of the UCI Health System and The Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences (CoHS), which includes the UCI School of Medicine, the Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing, Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute and numerous other centers, institutes, and research units. UCI Health Advancement raises approximately $100M annually in new gifts and commitments. This amount is expected to double in coming years. The AVC, Health Advancement will maintain a portfolio of 25 prospects and donors for cultivation and solicitation, focusing on individuals and entities with capacities of $5M or more.

The AVC, Health Advancement reports directly to the Vice Chancellor of University Advancement and Alumni Relations and is an integral member of the senior management team. This role also has a dotted reporting line to the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and works closely with the CEO of UCI Health and the Deans of the schools within CoHS.

The AVC, Health Advancement will mentor and coach the Health Advancement development
directors and their respective support staff through an annual planning process to solicit principal, major and annual gift donors and continually identify opportunities to strengthen, leverage and engage the UCI Health System’s and Health Sciences’ numerous advisory boards in meaningful ways. The AVC, Health Advancement provides primary direction to development officers and staff and strategic guidance to develop and implement annual performance plans and standards to achieve the fundraising and campaign goals.

In collaboration with UCI Strategic Communications and Marketing, and UCI Medical Center Communications, devise innovative methods for broadening the UCI Health Sciences visibility as centers for excellence and as significant philanthropic organizations, locally and nationally.

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of all aspects of fundraising, donor and public relations, including principles, concepts, techniques and procedures.
• Expert knowledge of design and implementation of donor identification, cultivation and solicitation strategies and techniques.
• Expert skills to conceive, design, implement and evaluate effective fundraising programs.
• Expert knowledge of leadership and management principles, concepts, techniques, etc.
• Expert leadership / management skills, including skills to select, train, mentor, motivate and evaluate all levels of staff.
• Expert written, oral and interpersonal communication skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships within all organizational levels and with outside constituencies.
• Expert skills to meet predetermined goals and objectives, including meeting fundraising goals and objectives.
• Expert level political acumen.
• Expert strategic planning, critical thinking, analytical and persuasion / negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of HIPAA and its requirements for advancement activities.
• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
• Fifteen (15) years or more of demonstrated and documented experience with development program planning, including principal gifts and senior management.
• Proven track record of success leading large advancement operations
• Demonstrated progressively increasing responsibility in fundraising roles, including managing annual giving and major gifts as well as experience planning and implementing a multi-million campaign.
• Proven history of major donor portfolio management, as well as the cultivation and solicitation of major gifts from individuals and from corporations and foundations.

Nice To Haves

• Expert knowledge of the campus and / or medical center, its achievements, vision, mission, goals, objectives and issues of concern both on campus and / or medical center as well as in higher education and the medical sciences.
• Expert marketing skills.
• Working knowledge of foundations and non-profit, public benefit corporations.
• Working knowledge of salesforce software
• Experience in health sciences fundraising, preferably in an academic medical setting

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership and strategic planning for Health Advancement programs and operations in coordination with UCI University Advancement in support of the UCI Health System and The Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences (CoHS)
• Maintaining a portfolio of 25 prospects and donors for cultivation and solicitation, focusing on individuals and entities with capacities of $5M or more.
• Mentor and coach the Health Advancement development directors and their respective support staff through an annual planning process to solicit principal, major and annual gift donors and continually identify opportunities to strengthen, leverage and engage the UCI Health System’s and Health Sciences’ numerous advisory boards in meaningful ways.
• Providing primary direction to development officers and staff and strategic guidance to develop and implement annual performance plans and standards to achieve the fundraising and campaign goals.
• In collaboration with UCI Strategic Communications and Marketing, and UCI Medical Center Communications, devise innovative methods for broadening the UCI Health Sciences visibility as centers for excellence and as significant philanthropic organizations, locally and nationally.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive