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Assistant Director of Development, Medicine/Surgery - Jefferson Center City

Jefferson Health
Jefferson Center, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Mar 2026

About the role

Job Details

The Assistant Director of Development in Jefferson's Office of Institutional Advancement will collaborate with their manager,
clinical and academic faculty and staff to engage in grateful patient fundraising. They will maintain an active portfolio of new
prospects and some existing donors, taking them through the full donor cycle of identification, qualification, cultivation,
solicitation, gift closure, and stewardship. Responsible for meeting defined metrics and goals annually including number of
proposals presented and funded, meaningful donor encounters, and dollars raised.

Job Description

  • Maintain and manage a portfolio and communicate with alumni, patients and friends of Jefferson (phone calls, in-person meetings, emails) in a manner that fosters a relationship that leads to a philanthropic commitment.
  • Through internal meetings and activities, develop a comprehensive understanding of the educational, research, clinical, and capital needs and priorities of the Department(s) to articulate compelling cases for philanthropic support
  • Work with OIA centralized teams – Communications, Events, Research, Annual Fund, Planned Giving, etc – to advance donor relations. Maintain proactive communications with colleagues to ensure effective collaborations and synergy in achieving key fundraising goals and objectives.

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree Required
  • 2 years experience in frontline fundraising Experience Required
  • 2 years Experience with frontline fundraising in a healthcare and/or higher education preferred

Please note:

  • This role is responsible for meeting defined metrics and goals annually including number of proposals presented (24 at $10K+) and funded (10 at $10K+), meaningful donor encounters (125), and dollars raised ($100K+)
  • This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule with flexibility to work from home, but the incumbent must be available for in-person meetings as they arise, and with the ability and willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Superior interpersonal skills and a capacity to engage, inspire, and persuade both internal and external constituents.
  • Experience with database software systems/CRM and Microsoft Office.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.

Company

Jefferson Health

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