Director of Gift Planning, Foundation Administration

Baptist Health South Florida is the region’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organization with 12 hospitals, more than 28,000 employees, 4,500 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence.

Our mission, vision, and values make us who we are at Baptist Health and are at the center of everything we do. At Baptist Health, we positively impact the human experience for patients, employees, and physicians. Our success comes from a culture of quality and dedication that is instilled into every member of the Baptist Health family.

This year, and for 24 years, we’ve been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, based on employee feedback. We’ve also been recognized as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies and People Magazine included us in 50 Companies That Care. Based on the U.S. News & World Report 2024-2025 Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health is the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, with its hospitals and institutes earning 45 high-performing honors.

But really, the reason we’re excited to come to work is the people.

Working together, we form personal connections with our colleagues that are stronger than most of us have experienced at other jobs. We develop caring relationships with our patients and their families that go beyond just delivering healthcare. After all, we know what it’s like to be in their shoes. Many of us have been patients here and have had family members as patients here. We’re committed to delivering quality care in the most compassionate way possible because we feel a personal stake in the outcomes. When it comes to caring for people, we’re all in.

Description:

Reporting to the assistant vice president of development, the director of gift planning provides overall guidance and strategic direction for the Foundation‘s gift planning program. Responsibilities include identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of prospective and existing gift planning donors, oversight of gift planning marketing, and administration and stewardship of life income gifts, bequest expectancies, realized bequests, certain gifts-in-kind, real estate gifts, and other complex assets in conjunction with the Foundation‘s leadership team and Baptist Health‘s finance, legal and real estate departments. Responsible for creating a comprehensive marketing plan for the Office of Planned Giving and Living Legacy Society. Estimated salary range for this position is $113738.20 - $147859.66 / year depending on experience.

Qualifications:

Degrees:

• Masters.

Additional Qualifications:

• Master‘s Degree in business, finance, or related field, or Juris Doctorate degree is required.
• Familiarity with planned giving techniques and financial planning preferred.
• Candidate must have knowledge of estate planning, including wills, trusts, charitable gift annuities, retained life estates and estate and gift tax laws.
• The position requires experience using planned giving or fundraising software, preferably Crescendo Planned Giving Manager and Raiser‘s Edge.
• Candidate must have the ability to provide leadership, mutual respect and work effectively in diverse groups.
• The required skills include the ability to work independently, research and analysis and project management.
• Demonstrated track record of success in leading, mentoring, and inspiring staff to achieve goals and fostering an attitude of staff responsiveness.
• Demonstrated proficiency in written and verbal communication, including the ability to make compelling presentations.
• The position requires an ability and willingness to work outside normal business hours, including some evenings and weekends.

Minimum Required Experience:

EOE, including disability/vets