Associate Director of Major Gifts, Penn Vet

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Posted Job Title

Associate Director of Major Gifts, Penn Vet

Job Profile Title

Major Gifts Officer

Job Description Summary

Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) is internationally recognized as a leader in veterinary medical education, animal healthcare, biomedical and clinical research, public health, animal agriculture and food security. Established in 1884, Penn Vet is one of the leading teaching, research and clinical veterinary institutions in the world. Its two teaching hospitals are among the busiest in the world with Ryan Hospital for Companion Animals handling approximately 35,000 cases per year and New Bolton Center, located in Kennett Square PA, handling over 8,000 equine and large animal cases per year. Founded on the recommendation of Penn’s School of Medicine, it is the only veterinary school in the U.S. to be developed in association with a medical school. Today, Penn Vet alumni, numbering over 5000 living alumni, are working across the country and around the world to improve the health and welfare of animals and humans.

Under the guidance of the Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement, the Associate Director of Major Gifts cultivates, solicits, and stewards individual prospects capable of making gifts of $100,000 and greater for the School and select clinical departments, divisions, and programs within Penn Vet. The Associate Director manages a portfolio of 150 prospects consisting of Penn Vet alumni, clients from both hospitals, and other friends of Penn Vet. This position is based in Philadelphia with an expectation that they will be rotating periodically through New Bolton Center.

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement, the Associate Director of Major Gifts will work in a highly collaborative team environment and serve a vital role as part of the overall Institutional Advancement division at Penn Vet. This person will build philanthropic support from an assigned portfolio made up of alumni, friends and referrals from sources throughout Penn Vet, including clinical faculty and staff from both hospitals, Penn Vet faculty, and other members of Penn Vet. The ability to build strong relationships within the Penn Vet community and with referring clinicians in the hospitals is a must. The Associate Director will successfully coordinate complex prospect relationships with colleagues on the Penn Vet Institutional Advancement team as well as with central development partners to maximize philanthropic support. Responsibilities include creating and executing coordinating strategies for outright gifts and planned gifts for prospective donors, volunteer and clinician interaction with prospects, and executing targeted stewardship to demonstrate impact. Ability to work collaborativel