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University of Iowa Center for Advancement · 8 hours ago

Assistant Vice President of Development, Health Sciences

Iowa City, IA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

The University of Iowa Center for Advancement is seeking an Assistant Vice President of Development to lead and oversee fundraising efforts for the University of Iowa Health Care departments. This role involves strategic planning for major gift development, managing donor engagement, and providing leadership to the development team.

EducationHigher EducationPrimary Education

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Provides fundraising leadership for UI Health Care clinical departments and strategic oversight of UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Corporate Community Development and Health Care Philanthropy teams

Maintains relationships and ongoing contact with the CEO of the clinical enterprise, UI Health Care and other UIHC leaders and administrators to ensure their full confidence and trust in our advancement approach

Works with Data Analytics to develop strategies that strengthen the team’s fundraising capacity

Maintains awareness and understanding through continuing education and interaction with colleagues at other institutions of trends, developments, and new fundraising techniques, especially as related to medicine fundraising

Strives to maintain a collaborative and cohesive development team that works synergistically with teams across the organization

Serves as a member of the Health Sciences Leadership Team and participates in decision-making related to the strategic direction of the team

Manages a portfolio of active principal and major gift prospects, skillfully moving those prospects through the steps of an established process of donor engagement

Meets expectations for solicitations, gifts closed, and average gift size (goals established annually with the supervisor in alignment with organization-wide metrics)

Interfaces with other senior and constituent fundraisers, as appropriate, to develop broad and/or meaningful strategies for assigned principal and major gift prospects

Models the role of a trusted philanthropic advisor and identifies meaningful donor-centered ways for prospects to achieve their desired impact while meeting funding needs

Clearly articulates the vision and priorities of the unit in a compelling and broadly understandable way

Prepares partners/leaders as necessary for donor meetings and guides their critical role in the giving conversation and donor process

Develops, implements, and participates in stewardship activities for donors as relevant (e.g., acknowledgement letters, publicity events)

Conducts all activities, particularly those involving patient data, according to established laws, policies, procedures, and standards and with the full support of UICA, UI, and UI Health Care as relevant

Plans and oversees the overall operational, reporting, budgetary, and financial responsibilities of assigned unit

Develops and maintains work systems, procedures, and productivity standards that advance the mission and goals of the team and enable optimum performance of the people and other resources within it

Allocates resources to effectively accomplish the work of the assigned unit

Monitors, evaluates, and aims to improve effectiveness of unit operations

Makes business decisions that are consistent with UICA mission/vision and our organizational culture and values

Manages all aspects of the employee lifecycle from recruitment and onboarding through separation

Empowers employees to take responsibility for their jobs and prioritizes trust and transparent communication as the basis for a productive relationship

Supports employees in developing meaningful goals aligned with those of the unit and UICA and in achieving/surpassing those goals

Inspires performance through clear expectations and ongoing feedback

Supports employees struggling to meet expectations for productivity, quality, and goal attainment

Identifies and anticipates competency gaps within individuals and the UICA unit as a whole

Motivates, develops, coaches, and rewards employees for growth in competencies over time, leading to new opportunities for subject matter expertise or leadership

Partners with Talent Management to achieve optimum results for employees, self, unit, and UICA

Creates a work environment that is consistent with UICA mission/vision and that emphasizes our organizational culture and values

Qualification

Fundraising leadershipDonor engagementOrganizational leadershipData analyticsProgram managementPeople managementGoal settingCommunicationTeam collaboration