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Position: Director - Major Gifts-Brown Cancer Center
Organization: University of Louisville
Location: Kentucky
Date posted: 10/28/2009

Application deadline: 11/7/2009

Director - Major Gifts - JGBCCJob 24696

The University of Louisville is seeking an effective, innovative and seasoned major gifts officer with experience building long term relationships with prospects and donors, and a proven track record in identifying, cultivating, soliciting and closing six and seven figure gifts. Candidate will have experience in crafting development strategies and proposals in conjunction with faculty and advancement leadership. The position is part of an established development team, reports directly to Executive Director for HSC Development, and coordinates with Vice President-University Advancement and Associate Vice President for Development to manage and supervise staff of development professionals responsible for major and annual giving programs for the James Graham Brown Cancer Center.

Candidate will possess: experience working in, and/or leading, a health sciences development program and previous involvement in capital campaigns; a passion for health care and research and a high level of energy, creativity and initiative; demonstrated success in constituency development, especially with grateful patients; ability to work closely with, and direct activities of, dynamic medical professional and community leaders; and ability to plan, organize and direct the activities of volunteers. Candidate must have proven communication skills with an ability to write and speak persuasively about the role of philanthropy and its impact on patient care and research; demonstrate an ability to work constructively with other members of a development team, and with other professionals in institutional advancement; and an understanding of the research, teaching, and clinical services mission of a complex Health Science Center with a vision for the role of philanthropic development. This position also supervises three development professionals.

Requirements
Master's degree and five years of related experience. Additional experience may be used to offset the educational requirements.

COMPLETE DESCRIPTION/APPLY AT: louisville.edu/jobs/
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Application Deadline: Saturday, November 7, 2009

The University of Louisville is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Americans with Disabilities Employer, committed to diversity and in that spirit, seeks applications from a broad variety of candidates.


POSITION CATEGORIES:
Donor relations, Executive positions, Major gifts, Planned giving

FIELD CATEGORIES:
Education


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