Associate Vice President External Relations

Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple Health is a dynamic network of outstanding hospitals specialty centers and physician practices that is advancing the fight against disease pushing the boundaries of medical science and educating future healthcare professionals. Temple Health consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH) Fox Chase Cancer Center TUH-Jeanes Campus TUH-Episcopal Campus TUH-Northeastern Campus Temple Physicians Inc. and Temple Transport Team. Temple Health is proudly affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

To support this mission Temple Health is continuously recruiting top talent to join its diverse 10000 strong workforce that fosters a healthy safe and productive environment for its patients visitors students and colleagues alike. At Temple Health your tomorrow is here!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President for External Relations (SVPER) the Associate Vice President for External Relations (AVPER) is a senior member of the Temple University Health System (TUHS) External Relations team and works closely with senior and other leadership Faculty clinicians and prospective donors to execute the strategic vision planning and execution of philanthropic initiatives to support the mission and growth of TUHS and its interests. The AVPER will lead all prospecting and coordination efforts for TUHS portion of the comprehensive Campaign for Temple University and its Health System; and oversee major and principal gift programs ($500000) to ensure robust donor support. Specifically the AVPER will coordinate efforts with the central Institutional Advancement Office at Temple University to manage major and principal prospects and track the ER teams progress relative to the initiative known as the Temple 150 representing the highest level Presidential prospects as well as to manage an individual portfolio of high-net-worth individuals families corporations and foundations (CFR) to secure significant philanthropic investments that enhance patient care medical research and other community initiatives. The AVPER will also manage a team of event and fundraising professionals including (CFR) staff with whom he or she will set goals providing direction and foster a culture of collaboration and excellence. This position requires a strategic results-driven leader with expertise in healthcare philanthropy exceptional communication and writing skills and an inviolable commitment to advance TUHS mission of providing high-quality of care to all.

Education
Masters Degree in related field Required

Experience
10 years experience in Institutional Advancement/fund raising Required
10 years experience in identifying cultivating soliciting and stewarding corporations and foundations Required
10 years experience in identifying donors and relationships Required
10 years experience in a clinical/medical fundraising setting Required
General Experience and knowledge of clinical trials Preferred

Licenses

Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple Health is committed to setting new standards for preventing diagnosing and treating major diseases in our community and across the nation. Achieving that goal means investing in our employees success through staff and leadership development. Our recruitment strategy is to attract and retain a diverse high performing workforce that fosters a healthy safe and productive environment for our patients and colleagues alike.