Senior Associate Director, Major Gifts - Cancer

Senior Fundraising Officer

This position is within Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, based on Northwestern's Chicago campus. Hybrid schedule available.

Job Summary :

Senior fundraising position responsible for designing and implementing innovative programs to identify prospective major and / or principal gift donors to Northwestern University, specifically the Feinberg School of Medicine, including the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, within assigned areas of the Division of Hematology-Oncology, the Brain Tumor Institute, and the Department of Dermatology. Focusing on grateful patients and influential community leaders, devises and executes plans to qualify, cultivate, steward and solicit major and principal gift donors. Builds and adapts programs to a point of sustainability. Collaborates with various teams (e.g., NU Leadership Circle, Reunions, Schools / Units), as well as deans and / or faculty administrators, program directors, and other University leaders, to develop philanthropic and fundraising strategies. Interfaces with campus leadership to prepare for prospect meetings and solicitations.

Attendance is required at occasional events that take place outside of standard work hours.

Specific Responsibilities :

Strategic Planning

• Creates and leads a coordinated program of fundraising activities designed to increase the number and level of major and / or principal gifts donors.
• Develops and executes strategies to involve campus leaders, alumni, friends, grateful patients and volunteers, as well as identify and cultivate new individual, corporate, institutional and / or foundation prospects.
• Provides strategy and leadership in staffing fundraising efforts at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine for Lurie Cancer Center, the Division of Hematology / Oncology, the Brain Tumor Institute, the Department of Dermatology, and other assigned program areas as part of Cancer Fundraising Development Team.
• Facilitates or makes solicitations with a focus on major gift commitments of $100K to $1M+.
• Raises funds in support of biomedical research and medical education.

Collaboration

Prospects and Gifts

Administration

Supervisory

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications :

Minimum Competencies : (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

Preferred Qualifications :

Preferred Competencies : (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

Target hiring range for this position will be between $111,000 to $113,300 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.