Senior Development Director
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Posted on:
30-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
Generates significant impact through planning and leading a comprehensive development program to generate revenue for the organization.
Leads the long-range planning and execution of Capital Campaigns for Boys Towns Home Campus in conjunction with Facilities leadership.
Drives the success of fundraising efforts by defining and overseeing a plan for relational fundraising identifying and executing on major giving opportunities and ensuring proactive efforts are implemented to achieve goals.
Oversees Boys Town fundraising efforts for the Nebraska and Iowa regions.
Manages a portfolio of major donors for the Nebraska and Iowa regions.
Oversees the planning and management of fundraising and friendraising events.
Manages fundraising for National Boys Town National Research Hospital.
Works closely with the Marketing staff to develop collateral supporting fundraising efforts.
Actively participates in major gift solicitation. Builds strong donor relationships through cultivation and stewardship with individual business and foundation donors.
Fosters a culture of one Boys Town and carries out Boys Towns mission through leadership trust honest and open dialogues and transparency.
Drives awareness of the Boys Town Mission to those in need of services.
Creates professional relationships based upon mutual respect accountability and Boys Towns mission.
Develops and executes fundraising plans focused on the One Boys Town mission considering the values and principles of Boys Town and regulatory compliance.
Develops and implements short and long-term plans budgets and reporting to document outcomes.
Provides outstanding functional leadership and communicates effectively across the organization and with senior management to achieve goals.
Performs management duties such as hiring training coaching counseling corrective action and performance evaluations.
Leads coaches and inspires a team of fundraisers and holds them accountable to their goals.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Proven success generating revenue in all major areas including individual corporate foundation major giving and capital campaign solicitation.
Strong experience in planning and executing successful fundraising events.
Proven success cultivating and leading high-performing teams.
Ability to oversee and foster innovative use of stewardship fundraising and communications strategies.
Ability to create and execute programs that meet the organizations goals.
Knowledge of strategic planning resource allocation and leadership techniques.
Knowledge of non-profit administration compliance fiscal and organizational management and administration of grants and donations.
Ability to identify shared interest and shape partnerships in a way that benefits both the interests of the donor and the organization.
Proven ability to set and achieve ambitious fundraising goals.
Proven ability to identify research and cultivate major gifts prospects from new and current sources.
Ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders internally and externally while maintaining necessary degree of integrity and confidentiality.
Ability to speak publicly as an organizational expert.
Demonstrated track record as highly versatile communicator who is comfortable with high level donors who is media savvy is excellent at large audience presentations and has the ability to be strategic in marketing Boys Town to internal and external constituents.
Ability to collaborate between departments be a team player communicate and to align strategies to achieve the mission.
Demonstrated integrity positive attitude mission-driven and self-directed with a passion for the organization.
Knowledge and practice of the ethical standards within the fundraising industry.
Ability to motivate and develop leaders across all areas of responsibility.
Strong conflict management skills to align all facets of the organization to serve the mission and to deal with difficult problems and challenges.
Strong work ethic with a clear commitment to the organization ownership and a willingness to take on challenges internally and externally.
Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to set and achieve strategic objectives form and manage teams and develop and manage a budget.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
Minimum seven years of progressive fundraising and/or development experience required.
Proven success at developing and executing large (i.e. over $10 million dollar) philanthropic campaigns required.
Experience closing $1 million and larger gifts required.
Ability to travel to regional donors and Boys Town sites as required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of 12 years of progressive and successful experience in development/philanthropic work preferred with consideration given to related fields (non-profit business development sales marketing communications public relations).
Masters degree preferred.
Other Duties: This job description incorporates the essential functions and duties required for this position. However other duties may be required and assigned at times and as determined by a supervisor in order to meet the needs of the organization.
Serves as a role model in carrying out activities and behaviors that reflect the values and principles of the Boys Town mission.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS EQUIPMENT USAGE WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Position is relatively sedentary in a normal office administrative environment involving minimum exposure to physical risks. Will use office equipment such as a computer/laptop monitor keyboard and a general workstation set-up.
Care and respect for others is more than a commitment at Boys Town it is the foundation of who we are and what we do.
At Boys Town we cultivate a culture of belonging for all employees that respects their individual strengths views and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team one that makes better decisions drives innovation and delivers better business results.
About Boys Town:
Boys Town has been changing the way America cares for children and families since 1917. With over a century of service our employees have helped us grow from a small boardinghouse in downtown Omaha Nebraska into one of the largest national child and family care organizations in the country. With the addition of Boys Town National Research Hospital in 1977 our services branched out into the health care and research fields offering even more career opportunities to those looking to make a real difference.
Our employees are our #1 supporters when it comes to achieving Boys Towns mission which is why we are proud of their commitment to making the world a better place for children families patients and communities. A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location. Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs. Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider. We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account. Additional benefits include tuition assistance parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization just to name a few. Working at Boys Town is more than just a job it is a way of life.
This advertisement describes the general nature of work to be performed and does not include an exhaustive list of all duties skills or abilities required. Boys Town is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression national origin age disability or veteran status. To request a disability-related accommodation in the application process contact us at 1-.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Fundraising
- Management Experience
- Biotechnology
- Clinical Development
- Clinical Trials
- Research & Development
- Training & Development
- Grant Writing
- Economic Development
- Leadership Experience
- Public Speaking
- Product Development
About Company
Boys Town Hospital, a non-profit medical center, provides clinical and hospital care and is a leader in research, education and pediatric care.
