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Medical Fundraising

The Medical Fundraiser Manager is responsible for leading a team of gift officers and alumni relations professionals that primarily serve the medical college and academic medical center’s mission, programs, scholarships, research, and student success; directs the team in the development and implementation of a multi-year strategy to enhance a culture of philanthropy at the College of Medicine that includes engagement of alumni, faculty, staff and emeritus faculty; oversees the implementation of the alumni relations engagement and communications; serves a critical role in identifying, prioritizing and achieving fundraising goals.

• Develop and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies to support the College of Medicine's initiatives, including scholarships, research, faculty support, and capital projects
• Lead and mentor gift officers and alumni relations specialists, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and professional development
• Lead the identification, cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation of major gift prospects that align with the priorities of the Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health
• Work with team to implement strategic prospect management, expand the prospect pipeline, and meaningfully steward existing donors
• Develop and execute short- and long-term alumni engagement and fundraising team goals, plans, and objectives
• Monitor fundraising progress and provide regular reports to leadership on the status of campaigns and donor engagement
• Collaborate with the marketing and communications team to develop fundraising materials and messaging that resonate with prospective donors
• Provide formal and informal communications to University, business, social, and civic groups that articulate the needs, ambitions, and values of the College of Medicine and Penn State Health
• Strengthen existing partnerships, securing new commitments and driving philanthropic success
• Plan and execute fundraising events, campaigns, and initiatives to increase donor engagement and giving and to enhance strategic relationships
• Oversee campus visits and fundraising efforts to execute effective solicitation and stewardship strategies
• Serve as a front-line fundraiser responsible for identifying sources of individual philanthropy to advance the mission of the College of Medicine and Penn State Health
• Ensure effective utilization of donor databases and other tools to track engagement and manage relationships
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of trends in medical philanthropy, fundraising best practices, and the College's programs and initiatives

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 15
• Minimum – $109,300.00
• MidPoint – $136,600.00
• Maximum – $164,000.00