Director of Development III, O’Donnell Brain Institute

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

16h

About The Position

UT Southwestern's Williams P. Clements Jr. University Hospital is ranked #1 in Texas and Top 20 in the United States. North Texas continues to rank as a top destination for corporate relocations and general population growth. To ensure UT Southwestern is a top philanthropic priority for individuals and families moving to our community and national funders throughout the U.S., UT Southwestern's Office of Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) seeks to add an experienced fundraiser to lead its development efforts supporting the O’Donnell Brain Institute (OBI). The Director of Development (DOD) will report directly to the Associate Vice President of Development and will focus on managing an active gift portfolio of major gift donors as well as growing the donor pipeline of new donors for the OBI. The DOD is primarily externally facing, will have experience securing major gifts ($50K+) and principal gifts ($1M+) from individuals and families, and will possess high emotional intelligence and the maturity to engage leading philanthropists, and faculty leaders. This fundraising professional will enjoy the challenge of discovery and building new relationships. Possessing excellent verbal and written communication skills, this individual should embrace collaboration, thrive in a team-first environment, and possess a deep passion for advancing the work and mission of UT Southwestern.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 10 years of fundraising or related sales/client facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Primarily tasked with building a donor pipeline and making successful solicitations with donors capable of making major gift contributions.
• Works closely with DAR Leadership, OBI Leadership, and UTSW faculty to develop and implement solicitation strategies for major gift donors.
• In collaboration with the Associate Vice President of Development, and the OBI Director is responsible for advising and executing fundraising strategies for the OBI and related departments.
• Within three years, secures minimum of $10M(+) in annual philanthropic revenue from self- managed portfolio.
• Collaborates with OBI leadership, related departmental faculty, and DAR colleagues to help identify and design transformative projects worthy of significant philanthropic investment.
• Performs related duties as required and other duties as assigned.
• Identify, qualify, cultivate, and solicit prospects capable of making gifts of $1,000,000+.
• Manage and develop a portfolio of prospective donors and implement solicitation and engagement strategies in support of UT Southwestern priorities.
• May supervise others in performance of duties.
• May serve as clinical line liaison.
• Build and nurture effective working relationships with administrative leadership, physicians, researchers, and volunteer leadership.
• Work closely with Stewardship team to identify and implement appropriate stewardship strategies.
• Work collaboratively as a member of the Development team.
• Identify, recruit, and train volunteer leaders who can extend the reach of staff through involvement in the cultivation and solicitation of prospective donors.
• Write letters, proposals, and case materials.
• Utilize constituent relationship management system to strategically plan and track activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

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