Senior Director, Athletic Events and Community Fundraising
Boston, MA - USA
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
The Mass General Brigham Development Office represents a team of 450 vibrant collaborative and skilled fundraising professionals. We are dedicated to inspiring visionary philanthropy that advances caring and curing for patients in Boston and around the world. Philanthropy enables Mass General Brigham to deliver the highest quality patient care pursue the most innovative and promising research train the brightest minds to become the next generation of healthcare leaders and expand and improve our world-class facilities. Join us in our mission to transform the future of medicine. The Mass General Brigham Development Office offers excellent benefits competitive salaries and a hybrid flexible work schedule.To Apply:
Applications must include a current resume and a cover letter detailing applicable experience and accomplishments.
The Senior Director serves as a vital member of our Athletic Events team a collaborative mission-driven donor- and sponsor-focused group of professionals committed to delivering best-in-class events through a spirit of teamwork and support. The Senior Director plays a leadership role in driving revenue to support the fundraising success of annual events currently raising $20M annually to support the mission of Mass General Brigham.
The Senior Director is responsible for leading a portfolio of high-profile events/programs for the MGBDO an area we are investing in to meet ambitious targets. This includes the MGB Eversource Cancer 5K Run-Walk our Community Fundraising (3rd party) program and the management of a team of event and fundraising professionals. This role ensures that event logistics and fundraising strategies are effectively designed and executed to maximize support for MGBs charitable mission.
Drive event and fundraising strategies oversee planning and execution and meet or exceed fundraising goals for a portfolio of major fundraising events/programs. Fundraising metrics are reestablished annually.
Serve as the event and fundraising strategy lead for the MGB Eversource Cancer 5K Run-Walk a high-profile fundraising event held each fall to raise funds for the MGB Cancer Institute. Includes:
oDevelop and execute growth plans for MGBCI Run-Walk and Community Fundraising in partnership with key stakeholders across MGB.
oManage a team of professionals from the Athletic Fundraising Events team as they execute all aspects of this large-scale event including revenue growth and logistical execution.
oServe as the lead for a cross-functional project team within the MGB Development Office integrating the work of various teams to ensure a successfully executed Run-Walk. This includes staff members from Major Gifts Comms Digital Donor Relations Corporate Partnerships.
oServe as a liaison to and maintain positive relationships with executive leadership from MGB Development Office the MGB Cancer Institute and other hospital leaders.
oMaintain strong relationships with event partners like presenting sponsor event production vendor venue etc.
oDevelop annual project plan budget revenue growth strategies etc.
Oversee MGBs Community Fundraising a program of hundreds of donor-led fundraising events that benefit a variety of areas across MGB. Includes establishing program best practices collaborating with Communications and MGBDO to ensure maximum promotion to hospital communities managing staff who are relationship managers for Community Fundraising events and overseeing stewardship and cultivation of event organizers.
Identify and evaluate new opportunities in athletic and community fundraising in partnership with Event MGBDO and MGB leadership. Develop a strategic plan to expand community fundraising in areas of priority and across MGB system.
Manage and develop a team of 6 event professionals providing guidance and performance management. Provide timely performance evaluations and collaborate with Talent Management on recruitment and onboarding of new team members as needed.
Establish and nurture partnerships with hospital leadership faculty board members donors and vendors to ensure collaborative success.
Lead cross collaboration with communications IS operations and finance teams to maximize operational efficiency and revenue generation for events.
Manage complex event logistics including venue selection vendor contracts production needs and volunteer coordination.
Oversee event budgets ensuring effective use of resources and adherence to financial targets.
Analyze fundraising outcomes and metrics harnessing insights to inform future strategies.
Anticipate and independently troubleshoot and problem-solve for issues that put events at risk of not meeting set goals.
Play a leadership role on the Events Team providing mentorship across the team.
Provide additional support for other events as needed.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree required and 10 years of client-facing or relationship building experience ideally in addition the ideal candidate will possess the following skills abilities and competencies:
- People management
- Experience leading large scale/7-figure fundraising events
- Experience fundraising for a complex healthcare setting
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Organizational time management problem solving and project management skills
- Command of Word PowerPoint Excel and Outlook or the ability to learn them quickly
- Competency using videoconferencing platforms (Zoom and Teams preferred)
- Proficiency with data entry or data management in a database (Blackbaud CRM or Raisers Edge preferred)
- Attention to detail creativity and strong work ethic
- Desire and motivation to learn about the organization and fundraising
- Awareness of personal work styles in self and others
- Adaptability and flexibility in times of shifting priorities
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse audiences
- Mission driven
- Ability to complete assigned projects and tasks independently or with minimal guidance
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$124342.40 - $180897.60/AnnualGrade
9EEO Statement:
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
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About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.