Director of Development- UI College of Medicine, Peoria

Director Of Development

Reporting to the Senior Director of Development for UICOMP, the Director will bring entrepreneurial drive and ambition to a growing fundraising operation that supports the clinical, educational, and research ambitions of the College of Medicine Peoria, UI Health, and UIC more broadly. They will be responsible for planning, directing, and implementing activities and programs to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major and planned gifts from individual donors and prospects at the $25,000 level and above. They will serve as a liaison with department heads and other key faculty to identify prospective donors and fundraising priorities, and to develop a strategy for soliciting funds.

Manage a portfolio of 100+ donors and prospects by qualifying, researching, cultivating, and soliciting gifts of $25,000 or more. Complete a minimum of 125 substantive actions with prospective donors.

Own and engage in achieving the UICOMP annual fundraising goal, overall College of Medicine annual fundraising goal, and personal fundraising metric.

Devise and implement a personal annual advancement plan that includes solicitation of major gifts.

Leverage existing leadership, donors, and opportunities to rapidly build new donor bases in support of institutional priorities. Use creative, strategic approaches to acquire new donors and engage prospects beyond those in current portfolios. The priority will be alumni constituents.

Prepare professional presentations and funding proposals for donors as required.

Serve as advancement subject matter expert for faculty partners in developing and implementing strategies to solicit gifts.

Coordinate high-level donor meetings with UICOMP leadership, faculty, and Chief Advancement Officer, as needed for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of priority donors.

Serve as the strategic lead for all assigned donors and prospective donors engagement activities. The priority will be on alumni constituents.

Work with the Senior Director of Development and Senior Director of Alumni Relations to cultivate and identify alumni for college, university, and community awards and recognition.

Work with COM Advancement Services team to track fundraising to date and keep the Senior Director of Development and Chief Advancement Officer updated on progress. Develop and present in-depth research, metrics, and reports on prospect pool, benchmarks, success, and growth.

Keep TED (Tracking and Engagement Database) updated with development actions.

Work with the COM Advancement Stewardship team to oversee the delivery of timely acknowledgment letters, endowment impact reports, and other stewardship activities for high-level donors.

Develop annual stewardship plans for donors and oversee execution.

Collaborate with COM Alumni Relations and Special Events teams to enhance interactions with prospects and donors and increase potential gifts.

Cultivate strong working relationships with academic, clinical, and administrative leadership across the organization; ensure that the College of Medicine Advancement team is seen as a collaborative, proactive, and trustworthy partner capable of professionally addressing opportunities and concerns.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible fundraising experience.
• A track record of success personally cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding gifts of five figures and above.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the intellectual depth necessary to understand and translate medical, technical, and research information for all internal and external audiences.

Preferred Qualifications