Senior Director, Stewardship and Recognition

Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN

5h

About The Position

The Senior Director, Stewardship and Recognition is responsible for managing an enterprise team and providing operational oversight of stewardship and recognition activities across Mayo Clinic. The Senior Director, Stewardship and Recognition partners with the Executive Director, Stewardship and Recognition in setting in the team’s strategic objectives and is responsible for leading the team implementing the daily operational management for the enterprise-wide Stewardship and Recognition program. Demonstrates leadership skills, including team building, conflict resolution, negotiation and problem solving. Independently leads decision-making activities, within the scope of the Stewardship and Recognition program as well as assessing risks and challenges and taking action to accomplish program objectives. Continually evaluates work unit processes and procedures for effectiveness and efficiency and implements quality improvement efforts. The Senior Director, Stewardship and Recognition ensures that initiatives align with the institution and departmental mission, vision and objectives. Ensures team goals and program strategy are well-defined and metrics based. Develops and maintains relationships with Mayo Clinic executive leadership, fundraising professionals, subject matter experts and staff in adjacent departments, such as Communications, Executive Office, Facilities and Marketing.
The Senior Director, Stewardship and Recognition maintains a portfolio of high-level custom stewardship and recognition activities. Promotes an enterprise and development perspective through service on committees and interdepartmental work groups.
Two positions are available, please indicate in your cover letter which role you are interested in being considered for:
Senior Director of Stewardship and Recognition, Customized Stewardship
The Senior Director of Stewardship and Recognition, Customized Stewardship provides strategic leadership for Mayo Clinic’s highly personalized stewardship and recognition efforts in support of principal and transformational philanthropy. This role sets the vision and direction for customized stewardship and leads a team responsible for designing and executing tailored engagement strategies for the institution’s most significant benefactors. By positioning stewardship as a relationship-centered driver of cultivation, the Senior Director ensures experiences that demonstrate impact, build trust, and strengthen long-term partnerships aligned with fundraising priorities. This position also maintains a portfolio of top-tier benefactors.
Senior Director of Stewardship and Recognition, Programmatic Stewardship
The Senior Director of Stewardship and Recognition, Programmatic Stewardship provides strategic leadership for scalable, enterprise-wide stewardship and recognition initiatives that engage broad and diverse segments of Mayo Clinic’s benefactor community. This role sets the strategic direction for programmatic stewardship and leads a team responsible for delivering technology-enabled, standardized, and data-driven engagement at scale. By aligning stewardship strategies with core giving opportunities and fundraising priorities, the Senior Director strengthens benefactor engagement across the giving pyramid and audiences while advancing Mayo Clinic’s philanthropic and institutional goals. This position also maintains a portfolio of benefactors.

Responsibilities

• managing an enterprise team
• providing operational oversight of stewardship and recognition activities across Mayo Clinic
• partnering with the Executive Director, Stewardship and Recognition in setting in the team’s strategic objectives
• leading the team implementing the daily operational management for the enterprise-wide Stewardship and Recognition program
• Demonstrates leadership skills, including team building, conflict resolution, negotiation and problem solving
• Independently leads decision-making activities, within the scope of the Stewardship and Recognition program as well as assessing risks and challenges and taking action to accomplish program objectives
• Continually evaluates work unit processes and procedures for effectiveness and efficiency and implements quality improvement efforts
• ensures that initiatives align with the institution and departmental mission, vision and objectives
• Ensures team goals and program strategy are well-defined and metrics based
• Develops and maintains relationships with Mayo Clinic executive leadership, fundraising professionals, subject matter experts and staff in adjacent departments, such as Communications, Executive Office, Facilities and Marketing
• maintains a portfolio of high-level custom stewardship and recognition activities
• Promotes an enterprise and development perspective through service on committees and interdepartmental work groups

Benefits

• Medical: Multiple plan options.
• Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
• Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
• Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
• Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed