Inside Higher Ed
Vice President, Medical and Health Sciences Advancement
Inside Higher Ed, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43224
Overview
Ohio State is seeking a talented leader to elevate the advancement office at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to new heights - capitalizing on the existing, successful development efforts and coalescing them into greater success. In addition to leading fundraising efforts for the entire medical center, including the James Cancer Center, this individual will oversee all advancement efforts taking place in the seven health colleges of the University; this includes the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Optometry, Public Health, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Veterinary Medicine. The Vice President (VP) serves as a key member of both the medical center CEO’s leadership team and the Advancement executive team. In this dual capacity, the VP provides strategic guidance and leadership for a high-performing principal gifts program, focused on the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of prospects capable of making transformational gifts of $5 million or more. This individual will be a key strategist for the building and cultivating of relationships with individuals, foundations, and corporations who can contribute at the targeted level. Duties And Responsibilities
40%: Serves as a key strategist for the building and cultivating of relationships with individuals, foundations, and corporations who can contribute at the targeted level; provides visionary leadership for fundraising efforts across the entire medical center, including the James Cancer Center, and health science colleges; creates strategies to identify, qualify and develop a robust pipeline of donors while managing a complex portfolio of top donors and prospects at the $500,000 to the principal gift level ($5M+); supervises and supports a high-performing team of development professionals; leads strategy sessions, drives performance, and champions best practices in donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and prospect strategy with all team members; maximizes partnerships with central service providers to align and support the achievement of goals; facilitates collaboration in support of interdisciplinary projects and related fundraising; advocates for resources to accomplish goals; builds cohesiveness within Advancement and across units; cultivates meaningful relationships with alumni, grateful patients, foundations, and corporations to deepen engagement and increase giving; drives the integration of alumni and donor relations efforts, ensuring alignment with philanthropic strategy; recruits, trains and inspires alumni leaders and volunteers. 30%: Partner closely with deans, faculty, medical center leadership, and advancement peers to align fundraising priorities with institutional goals; build effective relationships with medical center leadership; serve as a key advisor in campaign planning and capital project fundraising; grow and activate an engaged network of alumni and grateful patients; provide counsel to align strategies with fundraising opportunities; communicate the vision, goals and accomplishments to alumni and donors; guide strategic stewardship initiatives to ensure donor satisfaction and retention; recruit, train, evaluate, motivate, and coach employees; establish and monitor goals and provide performance feedback and professional development; manage performance and resources. 20%: Personally manage a portfolio of major and principal gift prospects, including direct responsibility for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors at the $5M+ level; develop creative strategies to engage transformative philanthropic investment. 10%: Serve as a key member of fundraising leadership in the medical center, including the James Cancer Center, health science colleges and Advancement; perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education/experience 10 years of progressive leadership experience 15+ years of experience in advancement, development or fundraising, preferably in a medical or academic setting Desired Qualifications
Master’s degree At least 15 years of professional fundraising experience raising the highest level of philanthropic gifts (six and seven figures and above) Experience serving high-level leadership such as President’s cabinet members Experience overseeing other advancement departments such as alumni/donor relations and stewardship or donor communications Additional Information
Location: Ackerman Rd, 660 (0242) Position Type: Regular Scheduled Hours: 40 Shift: First Shift The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills; not require or prohibit speech; foster a civil and free inquiry environment; and provide equality of opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
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Ohio State is seeking a talented leader to elevate the advancement office at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to new heights - capitalizing on the existing, successful development efforts and coalescing them into greater success. In addition to leading fundraising efforts for the entire medical center, including the James Cancer Center, this individual will oversee all advancement efforts taking place in the seven health colleges of the University; this includes the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Optometry, Public Health, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Veterinary Medicine. The Vice President (VP) serves as a key member of both the medical center CEO’s leadership team and the Advancement executive team. In this dual capacity, the VP provides strategic guidance and leadership for a high-performing principal gifts program, focused on the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of prospects capable of making transformational gifts of $5 million or more. This individual will be a key strategist for the building and cultivating of relationships with individuals, foundations, and corporations who can contribute at the targeted level. Duties And Responsibilities
40%: Serves as a key strategist for the building and cultivating of relationships with individuals, foundations, and corporations who can contribute at the targeted level; provides visionary leadership for fundraising efforts across the entire medical center, including the James Cancer Center, and health science colleges; creates strategies to identify, qualify and develop a robust pipeline of donors while managing a complex portfolio of top donors and prospects at the $500,000 to the principal gift level ($5M+); supervises and supports a high-performing team of development professionals; leads strategy sessions, drives performance, and champions best practices in donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and prospect strategy with all team members; maximizes partnerships with central service providers to align and support the achievement of goals; facilitates collaboration in support of interdisciplinary projects and related fundraising; advocates for resources to accomplish goals; builds cohesiveness within Advancement and across units; cultivates meaningful relationships with alumni, grateful patients, foundations, and corporations to deepen engagement and increase giving; drives the integration of alumni and donor relations efforts, ensuring alignment with philanthropic strategy; recruits, trains and inspires alumni leaders and volunteers. 30%: Partner closely with deans, faculty, medical center leadership, and advancement peers to align fundraising priorities with institutional goals; build effective relationships with medical center leadership; serve as a key advisor in campaign planning and capital project fundraising; grow and activate an engaged network of alumni and grateful patients; provide counsel to align strategies with fundraising opportunities; communicate the vision, goals and accomplishments to alumni and donors; guide strategic stewardship initiatives to ensure donor satisfaction and retention; recruit, train, evaluate, motivate, and coach employees; establish and monitor goals and provide performance feedback and professional development; manage performance and resources. 20%: Personally manage a portfolio of major and principal gift prospects, including direct responsibility for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors at the $5M+ level; develop creative strategies to engage transformative philanthropic investment. 10%: Serve as a key member of fundraising leadership in the medical center, including the James Cancer Center, health science colleges and Advancement; perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education/experience 10 years of progressive leadership experience 15+ years of experience in advancement, development or fundraising, preferably in a medical or academic setting Desired Qualifications
Master’s degree At least 15 years of professional fundraising experience raising the highest level of philanthropic gifts (six and seven figures and above) Experience serving high-level leadership such as President’s cabinet members Experience overseeing other advancement departments such as alumni/donor relations and stewardship or donor communications Additional Information
Location: Ackerman Rd, 660 (0242) Position Type: Regular Scheduled Hours: 40 Shift: First Shift The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills; not require or prohibit speech; foster a civil and free inquiry environment; and provide equality of opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
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