Director for Advancement

Job Description

For over 160 years the University of Washington has been a hub for learning innovation problem solving and community building. Supporting this legacy and important public missionwith the goal of making the UW the worlds greatest public university as measured by positive impactguides everything we do in University Advancement. Bringing together development; alumni and stakeholder engagement; marketing and communications; and advancement operations we advance the UWs impact by developing meaningful connections that foster pride advocacy and philanthropic support.

The College of Engineering has an exciting opening for a Director for is a full-time permanent position.

The Director of Advancement serves as the lead fundraising strategist and primary fundraiser for the Kren Engineering-based Medicine Institute (KEMI). KEMIs mission is to leverage innovative technologies to develop creative solutions to prevent and alleviate human suffering from disease and injury and to create an enduring and unparalleled environment to promote collaborations between clinicians and engineers to transform the future of health and healthcare.

Reporting to the Senior Director for Advancement for Individual Giving in the College of Engineering with a dotted-line relationship to the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Giving and Special Initiatives at UW Medicine Advancement the Director develops and implements a comprehensive strategy to generate philanthropic support for KEMI. The Director manages a portfolio of major- and principal-level donor prospects and builds fundraising partnerships in support of partnership with academic and advancement leaders the Director aligns fundraising strategies with KEMIs priorities and develops proposals and funding options.

What You Will Do:

Frontline Fundraising (75%)

• Manage a portfolio of up to 125 prospects primarily individual philanthropists with occasional inclusion of strategic foundation and corporate donors.

• Develop and carry out fundraising strategies to secure philanthropic support for KEMI including gifts of $100000 in partnership with academic leaders faculty and advancement colleagues.

• Cultivate solicit and steward donors through meaningful engagement aligning donor interests with KEMI priorities.

• Partner with academic leaders to shape and communicate a compelling case for support.

• Plan and conduct prospect meetings and visits; prepare briefing materials and customized proposals; and support strategic cultivation and stewardship activities.

• Support and design strategic cultivation and stewardship events.

• Travel as needed to cultivate prospects present proposals and steward existing relationships.

• Collaborate with advancement colleagues across the College of Engineering UW Medicine and University Advancement to coordinate donor engagement and ensure effective stewardship.

• Identify and qualify new major gift prospects including UW Medicine grateful patients and individuals identified through research.

• Prepare timely impact and stewardship reports and ensure compliance with all University gift acceptance policies.

Strategy and Program Development (20%)

• Provide strategic fundraising guidance in support of KEMIs philanthropic priorities.

• Support and encourage KEMI leadership faculty and advancement partners in fundraising efforts.

• Use donor data to inform prospect strategy prioritization and outreach.

• Assist with portfolio goal setting monitor progress toward annual goals and report on fundraising results.

• In partnership with advancement leadership contribute to the development and execution of the annual KEMI fundraising plan.

Other Duties (5%)

• Participate in University Advancement College of Engineering and KEMI meetings and events as appropriate.

• Engage in professional development activities.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

To be considered for this opportunity your application must demonstrate you meet both the minimum qualifications and additional qualifications listed below. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements such as a license certification and/or registration.

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants who do not meet these qualifications will not be forwarded to the Hiring Department.

Bachelors degree AND a minimum of seven (7) yearsof experience in institutional advancement preferably in higher education and/or health care with an emphasis on frontline fundraising and soliciting major gifts.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success securing major and principal gifts including experience developing and closing gifts of $1 million or more through complex collaborative prospect strategies.

• Proven ability to establish cultivate solicit and steward trust-based relationships with individual philanthropists.

• Strong capability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships with academic leaders administrators and advancement partners across organizations.

• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing fundraising strategies aligned with organizational mission priorities and goals both independently and in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

• Experience crafting compelling fundraising proposals and solicitation materials for individual donors.

• Ability to work independently and proactively exercising sound judgment discretion and initiative while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage diverse internal and external stakeholders and navigate complex partnerships with tact and professionalism.

• Demonstrated creativity organizational strength and attention to detail including the ability to make informed decisions in ambiguous situations.

• Knowledge of advancement principles within higher education healthcare fundraising or a related environment including familiarity with the integrated advancement model.

• Access to reliable transportation and ability to travel as needed for donor work.

What You Can Expect:

• Hybrid-work schedule with three days in the office and two days eligible for telework per week.

• Cubicle/open workspace environment that may result in higher noise levels and visual distractions.

• Ability to work evening and weekend hours as necessary on short or limited notice.

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About the UW

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Our Commitment

The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race color creed religion national origin citizenship sex pregnancy age marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information disability or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81.

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