Location:
Avera Health
Worker Type:
Regular
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Position Highlights
Management of Foundations Operations area. Role will also carry a constituent portfolio. Foundation has grown from $12 to $14 million to more than $50 million over a five-year timeframe.
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief OverviewContributes to a culture of collaboration and inclusion by fully integrating and aligning Avera Foundations operational strategies and tactics with all stakeholders. The VP Foundation Operations serves as a key member of Averas philanthropy leadership team and will lead gift processing constituent services financial reporting activities fund and endowment management fund distribution Avera Careflight membership program and other philanthropy support functions for the Avera Foundation. In addition to operational responsibilities this leadership role manages a cohort of constituents capable of contributing major gifts. Reporting to the Chief Philanthropy Officer this leader will champion Averas community engagement efforts by integrating and managing mission-critical best practice philanthropy operations performance metrics planned and legacy giving administration among other initiatives.
What you will do
- Manages a series of philanthropy support services to include gift processing fund distribution financial reporting regulatory compliance performance metrics planned and legacy giving administration biographical records. Assess internal systems and processes to identify gaps and recommend solutions that increase workflow efficiency and facilitate ease of giving.
- Carries a portfolio of assigned constituents and works on a healthy balance of 50% cultivation 40% solicitation and 10% stewardship. Cultivates relationships to support assigned philanthropic priorities and giving level(s) (mid major and legacy/planned giving) and meets philanthropic revenue goals through relationship building activities such as personal visits letters telephone calls etc.
- Develops a high functioning support service culture by training managing and developing a competent accountable and cohesive Avera Foundation philanthropy and constituent services staff.
- Provide strategic operational direction to achieve overall Foundation objectives. Including overseeing planning and leading annual budget planning forecasting to maximize return on investments (ROI) and executing planning decisions to ensure the strategic allocation of resources.
- Partners with the Foundation Leadership Council (FLC) to develop a set of system-wide philanthropy performance metrics and tracks and reports progress toward achieving performance metric goals and objectives. Suggests performance metrics updates based on evolving national healthcare system fundraising trends and best practices.
- Serve as the executive sponsor and thought partner to ensure operational systems (technology) and workflow processes (project management) across the Foundation are efficient and platform investments are being optimized
- Develops implements and monitors best practice system-wide philanthropic policies procedures and processes.
- Assists with compliance to applicable state and federal philanthropic legal requirements (HIPAA state charitable registration process etc.).
- Assists with the administration of planned gifts and provides leadership for the Avera Careflight membership program.
- Evaluate recommend and execute operational process improvement opportunities inclusive of team member and donor experience.
- Responsibilities include interviewing hiring developing training and retaining employees; planning assigning and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Essential QualificationsThe individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- Bachelors in public relations communications nonprofit management or a related field.
- 4-6 years Proven experience working with standardized philanthropy best practices procedures and processes in a sophisticated environment.
- 4-6 years Proven track record of managing a portfolio of constituents and successfully raising major gifts from individual and organizational constituents leading philanthropy operations preferably in a healthcare or human services setting.
- Experience setting personal and team benchmarks regularly measuring success against goals and responsible for outcomes.
- 4-6 years Experience managing staff in a sophisticated metric-driven environment.
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
- Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
- Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
Free health insurance options for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan
Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please call 1- or send an email to .
Required Experience:
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