Associate Director for Development

Position Focus :

The Yale School of Medicine seeks and experienced and successful fundraising professional to join the School’s Alumni Affairs and Development team. Reporting to the Senior Director of Development for Brain, Behavior, and Children’s Health, the Associate Director of Development will work closely with the Brain, Behavior, and Children‘s Health team on all aspects of engagement and fundraising activities for several departments at the Yale School of Medicine. The Associate Director will work toward building relationships with faculty, and with grateful patients, grateful patient families, alumni, non-alumni, and friends of the school and university with a goal of securing gifts in support of the faculty, programs, and facilities within the departments. The Associate Director will be an integral major gift fund raiser, responsible for fostering strategic faculty and staff partnerships across the institution. A creative and energetic fundraiser, the Associate Director will bring a high level of sophistication, development leadership, and professional expertise to the team. The successful candidate will be a skilled relationship builder who will inspire trust and collaboration with senior leadership, faculty, and colleagues across the departments and the School.

Essential Duties

1. Develops cultivation and solicitation strategies for a portfolio of prospects and donors. Builds and manages network of relationships with prospective donors involving University administrators and faculty. Facilitates and coordinates all communication with these prospects and among the prospect’s campus relationships. Promotes positive relations with these prospects and donors. 2. Evaluates various gift opportunities and giving vehicles and recommends the most suitable for a particular donor. 3. Interacts with internal contacts such as Deans, Directors, Faculty, Officers, and other Development staff to consult on University needs, to formulate strategies to promote prospect engagement with the University and to identify potential donors. 4. Assist with the strategy for and creation of written communications from various University administrators appropriate to a donor’s interests. 5. Typically participates (often in concert with others) in gift solicitations to fund University programs and to enhance the development efforts of the Schools and departments. 6. May travel (possibly extensively) commensurate with Yale’s standard expectations for fundraising activity, contact and travel. May involve international travel depending upon prospect assignments. 7. Performs additional development-related activities / efforts at the request of manager. 8. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field and four to six years of experience in fundraising or a related field, preferably in higher education or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience working with sensitive information and ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

Required Skill / Ability 1 :

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of fundraising practices.

Required Skill / Ability 2 :

Ability to establish working relationships with a diverse faculty, staff, and donor population. Proven interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

Required Skill / Ability 3 :

Ability to understand and synthesize diverse research and outreach initiatives into a cogent whole. Ability to make informed decisions, together with strong analytic and strategic planning skills.

Required Skill / Ability 4 :

Ability to work well independently as well as demonstrated evidence as a team player.

Required Skill / Ability 5 :

Proven ability to problem solve, be detail oriented and well-organized. Proven ability to innovate and bring a level of creativity to work.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills :

Minimum of five years in development / alumni relations. Proven successful track record of experience in major gift fundraising, preferably in the healthcare environment. Experience working in college / university / academic medical center setting.

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Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.

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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.