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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State is currently seeking a top frontline fundraiser in the role of Medical Fundraiser to engage alumni and friends as partners in supporting Penn State Health and the College of Medicine (PSH/COM). As a member of the Division of Development and Alumni Relations (DDAR), you can play an integral role in Penn State’s future and contribute to one of the most successful fundraising and alumni relations operations in the country.

The University is committed to ensuring that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are central to the success of a world-class research institution. We are dedicated to fostering an institutional culture supporting the University’s core values, with inclusion being a fundamental strength and an essential element of our public service mission: equity.psu.edu/equity-at-penn-state/resources. The University’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging is mirrored in the Division of Development and Alumni Relations’ own ongoing work in these spaces: raise.psu.edu/diversity-equity-and-inclusion.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Development for Penn State Health and the College of Medicine  and working closely with the campus’ leadership, as well as other partners and central development offices, this Director of Major Gifts will:

• Supervise embedded directors for the Corporate Engagement Center and Foundation Relations and provide strategy for the growth of corporate and foundation fundraising  while maintaining a personal portfolio of corporations, foundations and individual donors as they relate to Penn State Health and the Penn State College of Medicine;
• Articulate Penn State’s needs, ambitions, and values, including diversity, equity, and inclusion, through excellent informal and formal communications, including email, phone, in-person or virtual meetings and submission of LOIs and proposals;
• Develop annual goals, plans, and budgets for a comprehensive, strategy-driven fundraising program;
• Prepare briefing materials, coordinate meetings (virtual or in-person) between potential donors/partners and PSH/COM leadership, deans, department heads, principal investigators, faculty, and development colleagues;
• Work closely and proactively with the Penn State College of Medicine Office of Research Affairs
• Proactively employ