Director, Compensation
Syneos Health
Director of Development
Duke Careers
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Durham • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $78,161 - $156,319 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift donors of $100,000 and above, with a primary focus on engaging School of Medicine alumni
- Carry a portfolio of prospects capable of gifts of $100,000 or more and meet fundraising metric expectations, including dollars raised
- Utilize in-person, virtual, and phone meetings to cultivate and solicit donors and solicit multi-year pledges
- Engage senior administrators and faculty on fundraising initiatives and collaborate with Duke Health Development and University partners
- Maintain and manage a portfolio of major gift prospects and use university-wide prospect tracking systems
- Develop contact reports, enter moves and data into tracking databases, and follow gift recording/acknowledgement procedures
- Represent the School of Medicine Development and Alumni Affairs team at meetings, events, and stewardship programs
- Travel to visit alumni prospects and donors as needed and perform other duties as assigned
- Contribute to a collaborative team environment and coordinate across multiple constituencies
Requirements
- Campaign experience is desirable
- A passion for and knowledge of higher education fundraising with a preference for medicine/health experience
- Impeccable customer service skills
- Refined written and oral communication skills
- Experience and comfort in interacting with senior level executives
- Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Willingness and ability to master SAP-based database tools
- Excellent interpersonal skills and sound judgment
- Ability to operate in a de-centralized, nuanced environment and handle confidential information
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and travel extensively
- Proven ability to achieve results in a team setting; successful solicitor and team player
- Demonstrated patience, persistence, flexibility, and consensus-building skills
- Excellent presentation skills and persuasive, compelling writing
- Politically astute and able to navigate complex academic medical center environments
- Education: bachelor's degree required (or equivalent combination of education and/or experience)
- Experience: five (5) years of progressive fund-raising experience in a related organization with a proven track record in major gifts (or equivalent combination)
Benefits
- comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs
- generous retirement benefits
- wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs
- flexible work arrangements (on-site, hybrid, remote, flexible start and end time work arrangements)
- ability to work a flexible schedule within DHDAA’s core work hours (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. eastern)
- support for secure home office environment and requirement for high-speed internet (for hybrid/remote schedules)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
fundraisingmajor giftscampaign experienceprospect trackinggift recordingdata entrycustomer servicepresentation skillswriting skillsconfidential information handling
Soft skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillsteam playerpatiencepersistenceflexibilityconsensus-buildingsound judgmentpolitical astutenesscollaboration