Job Description

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The Director of Development will work with the Senior Director of Development and the Assistant Vice President of Development to develop and implement key fundraising strategies for Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center relative to their specific areas of responsibility.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Identify prospective donors and funding sources, in conjunction with faculty and staff, and develop cultivation and solicitation plans, involving the aforementioned groups and volunteers, as appropriate. 

• Ensure regular communications and stewardship with donors, including re-solicitations, proper acknowledgement of gifts and pledge payments, reporting, visiting, and providing regular information on the progress of the departments.

• Assist donors, prospects and other select individuals with appointments, scheduling and other necessary facilitation through clinical encounters at Sylvester.

• Maintain communications with colleagues in medical departments, other schools and central development to ensure effective collaborations and synergy in achieving the University’s key fundraising goals and objectives.

• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s needs, both general and specific to various programs and departments.

• Document all contacts, communications, visits, and proposals in Raiser’s Edge and other appropriate donor files.

Measurements of Success:

• Demonstrate significant and continuous progress toward campaign or multi-year project goals. Dollar goals established with supervisor. 

• Reach departmental yearly cash fundraising goals (team goal). Dollar goals established with supervisor. 

• Make an appropriate amount of substantive cultivation and solicitation actions toward closing gifts. Numbers established with supervisor. 

• Reach individual yearly goals for “number and amounts solicited” and “number and amounts funded.” Reach additional goals as acting as a collaborator. Number established with supervisor. 

• Manage an appropriate number of active prospects and active proposals. Number and amounts to be established with supervisor. 

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

H14

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