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Job TitleAssistant Director, Development

                        

LocationCleveland

                    

FacilityCleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

DepartmentPhilanthropy Institute-Philanthropy Institute

                      

Job CodeT28073

                     

ShiftDays

                       

Schedule8:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.   

 

As Assistant Director of Development, you will work on various activities and programs that support the fundraising priorities of Cleveland Clinic. You will play a vital role in securing philanthropic gifts through the process of identifying, qualifying, strategizing, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift prospects. Additionally, this position offers work/life balance, a supportive culture, and an established career path with eligibility for job growth opportunities.  

 

A caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday from 8:00AM – 5:00PM. 

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

Identify individual major gift prospects and secures visits through cold calls and other appropriate contact. 

Develop cultivation and solicitation strategies for each prospective client.

Establish a program of personal visits with past, current, and prospective donors. 

Strategically move major gift prospects through the development cycle from qualification to cultivation to solicitation to closing to stewardship. 

Meet monthly and yearly metrics with respect to prospect and donor visits, solicitations, and dollars raised. 

Coordinate donor interests with the priorities of the organization and develop funding proposals to match interests with needs. 

Coordinate stewardship reports to communicate with donors concerning the use of their gifts. 

Assists in department projects, events and programs. 

Other duties as assigned. 

 

 Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

Bachelor’s Degree required  

Advanced degree and or two years of experience in Sales, Project Management, Donor Relations, Marketing or a related field may offset total experience.

Ability to establish and maintain friendly and cooperative relations with corporate executives, donors and staff physicians. 

 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

Minimum three years of fundraising or face-to-face solicitation experience with major gifts preferred. 

Willingness to conduct in-person and virtual donor meetings in Northeast Ohio, Florida and Nationally per assigned region. 

Working knowledge of fundraising techniques and strategies preferred. 

 

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/  

Physical Requirements:

Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods.

Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment.

Ability to travel throughout the hospital system.

Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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