Senior Director Development, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Title: Senior Director Development, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Employee Classification: Senior Director Development

Campus: University of North Texas - Health Science Center

Division: HSC-Institutional Advacement

SubDivision-Department: HSC-Institutional Advancement

Department: HSC-Institutional Advancement-383000

Job Location: Fort Worth

Salary: Commensurate with experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region, employing more than 14,000 employees, educating a record 49,000+ students across our system, and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.   We are one team comprised of individuals who are committed to excellence, curiosity and innovation. We are transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We champion a people-first values-based culture where We Care about each other and those we serve. We believe that we are Better Together because we foster an inclusive environment of respect, belonging, and access for all. We demonstrate Courageous Integrity through setting exceptional standards and acting in the best interest of our communities. We are encouraged to Be Curious about opportunities for learning, creating, discovering, and innovating, and are encouraged to learn from failure. Show Your Fire by joining our team and exhibiting your passion and pride in your work as part of our UNT System team.   Learn more about the UNT System and how we live our values at www.UNTSystem.edu.

Department Summary

HSC Institutional Advancement seeks to advance HSC’s mission to create solutions for a healthier community. Through fund development, community education and alumni relations, our goal is to build meaningful relationships that expand opportunities for our students, faculty and programs in ways that transform countless lives.

Position Overview

This position is responsible for taking the lead role in developing and implementing a strategic plan to attract and sustain relationships from corporations and foundations to advance the strategic initiatives of UNTHSC. The Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations identifies, cultivates, and maintains a portfolio of relationships with high-potential corporate and foundation funders and is responsible for securing gifts and building long-lasting partnerships. This Senior Director is the primary liaison between Institutional Advancement and colleagues across campus to ensure that corporate and foundation proposals follow system and campus-wide policies and procedures. The Senior Director is the primary liaison for all foundation cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities across campus and supervises the Assistant Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years related experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Understand key issues affecting academic medicine and a university health science center.
• Strong communication and fundraising experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience in effectively planning, analyzing, and developing effective gift proposals.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Experience in developing, implementing and monitoring strategic plans.
• Demonstrated success in executing fundraising activities, identifying prospects, developing strong relationships, cultivating support and stewarding gifts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of donor information.

Preferred Qualifications

• An ideal candidate brings a record of proactive identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of a corporate and foundation gifts with a blend of complex public university/higher education/health science center advancement experience.
• Knowledge and experience working in collaboration with faculty a