Director Philanthropy - Alaska

Providence•Anchorage, AK

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

This leadership opportunity with Providence is for a philanthropy leader who excels in major gifts, planned giving, donor engagement, and fundraising strategy. The role involves relationship building, leadership development, volunteer engagement, and supporting meaningful healthcare initiatives. The Director will direct major gift programs across all Alaskan ministries, develop and manage activities for prospect identification, engagement, and solicitations, and guide major giving donor engagement strategies while maintaining a portfolio of donors. The position also involves participating in the management of relevant board committees and cultivating caregiver and volunteer leadership support to increase major giving.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Nonprofit, or other related major; or equivalent education/experience.
10 years of demonstrated experience in this specific work.
7 years of fundraising development work experience which includes successful major gift and/or grants experience, successfully securing and managing individual gifts and grants of $1 million plus.
5 years of employee management experience including success leading professionals, support staff, and volunteers to achieve short and long term professional goals, preferably in a healthcare setting.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Must work a hybrid schedule (three days onsite, two days remote).
Must live within a reasonable commuting distance to the ministry or service area they support and lead.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Business, Finance, Nonprofit, or other related major.
CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive).

Responsibilities

Provides strategic leadership of major and planned gifts programs for the Region.
Develops single and multi-year fundraising targets.
Prepares an annual major gift plan to achieve revenue targets.
Ensures the quality and quantity of major gift activity in the Region.
Cultivates, solicits, and stewards prospects capable of major gifts.
Provides support and leadership to ensure the highest level of productivity for philanthropy officers, including recruitment, hiring, evaluating, training, and coaching.
Ensures that all major gift materials, proposals and applications are of the highest quality, effective, share a consistent message, and appropriate to the donor or funder.
Responsible for documentation and up to date procedures for major gift processes.
Builds and manages structures that ensure individualized, meaningful and appropriate stewardship for major donors.
Monitors and maximizes major donor retention.
Uses appropriate interpersonal skills to guide others to accomplish objectives, facilitates teamwork, participation and cooperation.
Develops and manages a portfolio of major gift prospects.
Assures timely performance evaluations that reflect validated competence and quality standards.
Develops and promotes talents of the team and succession planning.
Counsels staff appropriately and is competent in conflict management.
Maintains discretion and confidentiality as professionalism and common sense dictate to accomplish the Providence Mission.
Implement care/services that recognize age/diversity specific needs/issues of customers served.
Performs competencies as identified by the competency focused system process.