AVP Development, NC Children's - NC Children's Hospital

Description

Join a small, dedicated team focused on building the Carolinas' first freestanding Children's Hospital.

Summary:

North Carolina Children's, a new children's health system in North Carolina, will be the state's only academic health system dedicated solely to caring for kids.

The Assistant Vice President for Development - Major and Principal Giving will oversee the strategy, execution, and performance of NC Children's Foundation's major and principal gifts program, ultimately building and managing a high-performing team responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors capable of making gifts from $100,000 to $10 million. This leader will work closely with clinical, academic, and administrative partners to align donor interests with NC Children's priorities and translate those priorities into compelling philanthropic opportunities. The role requires a visionary fundraiser who is highly innovative and skilled at crafting unconventional pathways to achieve ambitious philanthropic goals.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Vision: Team with the Foundation President, Vice President for Development, Board of Directors, and NC Children's leadership to develop and implement a multi-year, scalable fundraising strategy. Build and implement innovative, data-driven, and relationship-focused approaches to engage emerging donors and partners. Support the buildout of the Foundation's philanthropic infrastructure, systems, policies and team. Serve as a strategic advisor to the President and Board of Directors on trends, opportunities, risk, and long-term strategy.
Fundraising & Campaign Development: Design and execute a focused strategy to identify, engage, solicit, and steward individuals and organizations capable of making gifts of $100,000 and $10 million 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 these prospects, including detailed annual plans for NC Children's leadership, Duke Health and UNC Health clinicians, and faculty to articulate board, compelling cases for support transforming institutional priorities into inspiring investment opportunities. Contribute to the design and execution of NC Children's comprehensive campaign, ensuring philanthropy efforts align with long-term institutional goals and measurable outcomes. Establish a new donor pipeline-leveraging networks and a compelling value proposition. Build and lead a high-performing, ambitious philanthropy team. Team with the Foundation President to establish metrics of success, evaluation systems, and accountability structures; create a culture of stewardship and personalized philanthropy.
Leading People: Leads people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Provides an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Encourages workforce engagement by building a commitment to excellence and by promoting the organization's vision internally and externally. Delegates responsibility clarifies expectations and holds others accountable for achieving results related to their area of responsibility. Leads in a deliberate and predictable way and operates with transparency. Treats sensitive or confidential information appropriately. Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods. Manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.
Leading Change:Acts as a catalyst for organizational change. Influences others to translate vision into action. Brings about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Establishes an organizational vision and implements it in a continuously changing environment. Is open to change and new information and rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Deals effectively with pressure and remains optimistic and persistent, even under adversity. Recovers quickly from setbacks. Formulates objectives and priorities and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization. Capitalizes on opportunities and manages risks. Takes a long-term view and builds a shared vision with others.
Results Driven:Exceeds organizational goals and customer expectations. Makes decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Delivers high-quality services and is committed to continuous improvement. Fosters a culture of safe and compassionate patient care. Makes well-informed, timely decisions, even when data are limited, or solutions produce unfavorable results. Positions the organization for success by identifying new opportunities and builds the organization by developing and improving services.

Education Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
*No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Requires ten (10) years of progressive nonprofit or philanthropic fundraising experience, including leadership roles, and at least seven (7) years of management experience.
* Experience in an early-stage charitable foundation and/or Children's Hospital is preferred, but not required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
* Ability to network and form relationships-identifying, connecting with, and forming relationships with new donors.
* Ability to pitch in and do what needs to be done to achieve ambitious personal and Foundation goals.
* Ability to thrive in ambiguity, build structure where none exists, and test unconventional approaches with confidence and grace.
* Entrepreneurial mindset.
* Willingness to learn - open to acquiring new skills, technologies, and subject matter expertise.
* Detail oriented and organized.
* Ability to juggle multiple projects as new and competing demands emerge, and comfort with re-prioritization to ensure alignment with Foundation strategic priorities and advancement of its mission.
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to convey information clearly, professionally and diplomatically.

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.