Feb 28th, 2024
The Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Assistant Director/Associate Director/Director/Senior Director of Development
( Illinois | On-site )
About the Organization
The Carle Illinois College of Medicine and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement (OVCIA) invites applications and nominations for a full-time major gift officer position to secure private support for funding priorities for Carle Illinois. The Assistant Director/Associate Director/Director/Senior Director of Development will play a critical role in supporting Carle Illinois to maximize overall support and opportunities for collaborative giving.
The Carle Illinois College of Medicine is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's first new college established in six decades-and its first and only campus-based medical school. Born of Illinois' strategic vision to enhance biomedical training to address society's grand healthcare challenges, Carle Illinois harnesses the energy and enthusiasm of our faculty and students to make a true and lasting impact on human health by seamlessly integrating Illinois' unparalleled assets in engineering, technology and supercomputing with the Carle Health System's nationally recognized, comprehensive healthcare system.
Organizational Relationship
This position reports to the Associate Dean of Advancement at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and will work closely with advancement colleagues and the Dean of Carle Illinois to maximize identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for major gift prospects.
Job Description
Position reports to: Associate Dean of Advancement
Position salary range: $65,000 to $105,000
Job Summary
The Assistant Director/Associate Director/Director/Senior Director of Development will assist Carle Illinois in designing strategies to broaden and strengthen development activities across the United States and will require travel of varying durations, up to 30-50%, including some evenings and weekends. The successful candidate will develop strategies and implement programs that will lead to and result in the successful philanthropic support of the academic priorities of the University and the philanthropic interest of donors.
Duties and Responsibilities
•Identify, assess, analyze, and design appropriate strategies for approaching prospects and donors and making the vitally important match between donors' philanthropic interests and Carle Illinois' programmatic needs. Plan and implement effective outreach and cultivation activities to enhance prospect identification and move solicitation and stewardship processes forward. Qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of major gift prospects, with an emphasis on gifts of $100,000 or more, determining frequency of contact needed. Document all activities and interactions in the alumni/donor database
•Develop and maintain close collaborative partnerships with faculty and staff to gain a strong knowledge of the academic and research programs in order to identify and define priorities to be funded through private support. Partner closely with other advancement professionals, including gift officers and corporate relations professionals.
•Prepare faculty and other volunteers to participate in cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major gifts as needed.
•Other Duties
•As a leader and as needed, provide operational and administrative support to the unit and college.
•Actively engage in relevant professional development opportunities.
•Establish and maintain effective working relationships; work cooperatively and collegially with others in a manner consistent with a workplace of dignity and respect; support and engage in equal employment opportunity principles, rules, and regulations.
•Champion positive inter-professional relationships bridging the college's private/public organization and missions.
•Perform other related duties or projects as assigned to further the mission of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine.
Impact in Your First Year
At Advancement at Illinois, we value our employees and provide resources to help you continually learn and grow. We foster a strong, collaborative community of people who are driven by their ability to make a difference.
Within 3 months, you’ll:
•Become familiar with the strategic vision and priorities of the College/specific departments throughout Carle Illinois
•Meet your assigned Prospect Development Analyst and begin to dig into your portfolio
•Attend professional development and networking activities for newcomers within Advancement
•Be introduced to fundraising fundamentals terminology adopted from Plus Delta Partners
Within 6 months, you’ll:
•Begin cultivating relationships with key prospects/donors/alumni in an effort to create and implement solicitation strategies
•Partner with stewardship and donor relations, events, alumni relations, and communications colleagues on department and College-wide initiatives
•Be able to share multiple meaningful impact stories of transformative gifts
By the end of the first year, you’ll:
•Cooperatively set annual goals with your supervisor and portfolio management team
•Continue portfolio growth of qualified prospects and successful solicitation strategies
•Receive one-on-one coaching from People & Culture to help transition to your new role
•Build a robust network of colleagues across campus
Required Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree
•For the title of Assistant Director, minimum of two years of successful advancement experience or three years of experience in a closely related field which requires strong relationship-building and outcome-driven results. For the title of Associate Director, a minimum of three years of successful advancement experience or more than six years of experience in a closely related field which requires strong relationship building and outcome driven components. For the title of Director, a minimum of five years of successful advancement experience or ten years of experience in a closely related field which requires strong relationship building and outcome driven components. For the title of Senior Director, a minimum of seven years of successful advancement experience
•Experience working in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
Preferred Qualifications
•Documented success as a major and principal gift fundraiser in higher education.
•Advancement experience in an academic unit that produces degrees and conducts rigorous academic research.
•Experience working with faculty leaders.
•Experience managing alumni and/or student programs and devising innovative programs to engage alumni and/or donors to support academic priorities.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
•Understanding of major donor prospect qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship
•Knowledge of advancement strategies including best practices related to development at institutions of higher education or in a medical system
•Superb oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with an emphasis on engaged, active listening
•Demonstrated ability to represent an organization in visits with key constituents
•Strong relationship management skills
Salary
Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity. The salary range for this position starts at $65,000 for the title of Assistant Director; $75,000 for the title of Associate Director; $85,000 for the title of Director; and $105,000 for the title of Senior Director.
Please note: Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.
To Apply
Applications must be received by 6:00pm (CST) on March 15, 2024. Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered. For further information about this specific position, please contact Zsayla Brummett at zbrummet@illinois.edu. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.
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When you pursue a career with Illinois Advancement, you’ll join our tight-knit community of professionals who treat each other with as much care and respect as we treat our donors. At Illinois, we invest in you. Our leaders are eager to partner with you on the next phase of your career and have the tools and experience to help you succeed. Illinois Advancement values creativity and fosters a collaborative, flexible environment to develop new ideas that become best practices – and we’re looking for your unique skills. Learn more about what others have to say about their experiences: Opportunity Awaits.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY:
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive and major public land-grant university (Doctoral/Research University-Extensive) that is ranked among the best in the world. Chartered in 1867, it provides undergraduate and graduate education in more than 150 fields of study, conducts theoretical and applied research, and provides public service to the state and the nation. It employs about 3,000 faculty members who serve over 33,000 undergraduates and 17,000 graduate and professional students. More information about the campus is available at www.illinois.edu.
The university is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana (total population 226,000) in east-central Illinois, and is situated about 140 miles south of Chicago, 125 miles west of Indianapolis, and 170 northeast of St. Louis. The University and its surrounding communities offer a cultural and recreational environment ideally suited to the work of a major research institution. For more information
about the community, visit: Living in Champaign-Urbana, Experience Champaign Urbana, or Champaign County Chamber of Commerce.
Health insurance is available to employees (with the option to purchase coverage for spouse and dependents), required participation in State Universities Retirement System (SURS), with several options for participation in additional retirement plans. Learn more about employee benefits at the University of Illinois. Newly hired employees are covered by the Medicare portion of Social Security and are subject to this deduction.
The University of Illinois has a strong commitment to work-life balance and family-friendly programs for faculty and staff: Work-Life Balance & Family-Friendly Programs and Other Work-Life Programs.
Contact email for applicants zbrummet@illinois.edu