Assistant Director, Leadership Giving (Portfolio)

Leadership Giving Assistant Director

The Leadership Giving program serves donors whose gifts support MD Anderson at a giving level of $5,000 - $100,000 with a goal to develop lifelong relationships, ensuring interested donors are involved at a level, and in opportunities, where they are joyfully engaged and best able to support the institution. In advancement of the institution's largest philanthropic campaign in history, MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking an Assistant Director, Leadership Giving to join the Individual Giving team. The Assistant Director, Leadership Giving will heavily prospect for leadership gift donors through regular contact with personal visits, phone calls, and other engagement opportunities. The successful candidate will have the ability to conceptualize custom cultivation strategies for individual constituents and stakeholders to personally solicit and secure philanthropic gifts of up to $100,000 for the institution's fundraising priorities. This position will pursue growth and sustainability of an individual portfolio comprised of approximately 75 -100 constituents, meaningfully engaging all donors in his / her / their accountability and establishing a constituent portfolio that generates a minimum of $1 million in gift revenue annually.

Key Functions

• Stakeholder Engagement (60%)
• Collaboration and Teaming (30%)
• Perception and Attentiveness (10%)

Education

Required : Bachelor's degree.

Experience

Required : Two years of any development experience. Preferred : Three or more years of professional experience in portfolio-based fundraising with experience securing five-figure gifts. Demonstrated experience working with faculty, leadership teams, campaign / board members and fellow development professionals to execute fundraising strategies. Experience in healthcare or higher education fundraising. Ability to maintain a high level of consistent productivity. High degree of diplomacy, emotional intelligence, ethical sensitivity, cultural sensitivity and commitment to confidentiality. Willingness to travel as well as work some nights and weekends.

The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code is a condition of hire and continued employment.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.