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AVP Philanthropy Transformational Giving

AVP Philanthropy Transformational Giving

UNC Health CareMorrisville, NC, United States
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Description

Join a small, dedicated team focused on building North Carolina's first freestanding children's hospital and world-class children's health system.

Summary :

Reporting directly to the Chief Philanthropy Officer for NC Children's, the Assistant Vice President, Philanthropy (Transformational Philanthropy) will play a pivotal role in shaping and securing the visionary investments that will define the future of NC Children's.

This leader will oversee the identification, cultivation, engagement, solicitation, and stewardship of individuals and organizations with the capacity to make gifts of $10 million or more. The AVP will design and execute a comprehensive strategic and annual operating plan for transformational giving by setting clear goals, tracking performance, and reporting progress as part of NC Children's broader philanthropic and organizational accountability framework. In partnership with institutional leadership and faculty, this role will help articulate bold, compelling cases for support, translating complex ideas into powerful philanthropic opportunities.

Responsibilities :

  • Design and execute a focused strategy to identify, engage, solicit, and steward individuals and organizations capable of making gifts of $10 million and above, driving the vision and impact of NC Children's.
  • Personally manage a select portfolio of individuals, families, and foundations with the capacity to make landmark investments that advance children's health in North Carolina and beyond.
  • Create tailored engagement and solicitation strategies for top these prospects, including detailed annual plans for NC Children's leadership involvement and cross-institutional coordination.
  • Partner with NC Children's leadership, Duke Health and UNC Health clinicians, and faculty to articulate bold, compelling cases for support transforming institutional priorities into inspiring investment opportunities.
  • Contribute to the design and execution of NC Children's comprehensive campaign, ensuring transformational philanthropy efforts align with long-term institutional goals and measurable outcomes.
  • Coordinate closely with teammates across UNC Health, UNC Health Foundation, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and Duke Health to ensure unified engagement and solicitation strategies for shared transformational prospects.

Other Information

Education Requirements :

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Licensure / Certification Requirements :

  • None required.
  • Professional Experience Requirements :

  • Requires a minimum of ten (10) years of development or philanthropy related experience, with at least seven (7) years of management experience.
  • Experience in a Children's Hospital, academic medical center, university or large college setting preferred.
  • A successful track record in soliciting and closing transformational, principal, major, deferred and annual gifts as well as comprehensive campaign experience are required.
  • Knowledge / Skills / and Abilities Requirements :

  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational and presentational skills required.
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills required.
  • Demonstrated supervisory experience of fundraising staff required.
  • Working knowledge of computer-related office tools and database management.
  • Job Details

    Legal Employer : NCHEALTH

    Entity : Shared Services

    Organization Unit : NC Children's Hospital Admin

    Work Type : Full Time

    Standard Hours Per Week : 40.00

    Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

    Work Assignment Type : Hybrid

    Work Schedule : Day Job

    Location of Job : US : NC : Morrisville

    Exempt From Overtime : Exempt : Yes

    This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d / b / a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System.

    Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

    UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and / or to apply for a career opportunity.

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