Vice President for Philanthropy

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

The Vice President for Philanthropy at the Joslin Diabetes Center reports to the Divisional Vice President for Philanthropy, Metro Boston at Beth Israel Lahey Health. The VP provides leadership and strategic direction for a growing fundraising program that is national in scope. They will work closely with BILH and Joslin leadership and executive teams, partnering with the Joslin President and Chief Scientific Officer, BILH system Chief Development Officer, and other executives to identify key funding initiatives designed to enhance and improve the research and clinical program, and to align philanthropic efforts around those priorities. The VP will provide counsel to and engage medical research staff and board leadership to expand the impact of philanthropy. They will serve as the key principal gift fund raiser for the institution and will inspire a team of front line fund raising staff on best practices necessary for executing high-performing major and principal gift fundraising. This leader may also collaborate with BILH Philanthropy staff on system-wide initiatives and will partner with BILH Philanthropy Services (External Relations, Administration & Operations, Enterprise Initiatives etc.).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Promotes the mission and its case for philanthropic support throughout the community. 

• Designs and implements annual and multiyear goals and objectives for fundraising, to create a sustainable, comprehensive and high-performing development function. 

• Leads and mentors a team to ensure staff engagement, alignment and productivity. Develops staffing plans that maximizes major gift fundraising opportunities. 

• Partners with executive leadership, President & Chief Scientific Officer, and Board as appropriate to foster and build a culture of philanthropy. Partners with key board members and other volunteers to strengthen their relationship and commitment to Joslin Diabetes Center and to foster their engagement in philanthropy. 

• Personally manages a portfolio of high level prospects and donors, while working to engage the next level of principal level prospects. 

• Oversees the creation and implementation of innovative cultivation and stewardship opportunities that inspire donors to elevate their level of support, engagement and commitment to BILH programs, physicians, and caregivers. 

• Assures collaborative working relationships with the Chief Medical Officer and senior research faculty, including executive leadership.

• Work collaboratively across BILH, partnering whenever necessary, on system level transformative gifts that may be multi-institutional. 

• Works collaboratively with BILH Philanthropy services to drive front line fund raising results.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience.

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing and developing a successful and comprehensive fundraising program that resulted in revenue growth, an expanded constituency base and streamlined operations. 

• Proven ability to close major, principal and foundation gifts along with a demonstrated record of cultivation, solicitation and stewardship best practices including the management of a personal portfolio.

• Full understanding of all aspects of a comprehensive Development program, with a focus on major and principal gift strategy. 

• Experience in medical philanthropy is preferred.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Visionary leader, who can coach staff and inspire loyalty and hard work to achieve philanthropic success for the team and for Joslin. 

• Ability to work collaboratively in an integrated health system. 

• Extraordinary communication skills and the ability to elicit and translate sometimes complex institutional and campaign priorities from medical/scientific information to capital needs into a compelling case for support. 

• Ability to work across all levels of an organization—strong financial acumen and intellectual maturity, and skill at navigating institutional relationships. 

• Commitment to continuous improvement. Understands the importance of strong work processes and is good at identifying and implementing meaningful performance metrics.

• Energetic and stimulated by fast-paced environment. 

• Warm, friendly and engaging, easy to approach and relates well to all kinds of people. Track record of building solid relationships with others—donors, board members, medical staff, and employees.

Key Business Relationships

• CDO of BILH

• President & Chief Scientific Officer of Joslin Diabetes

• Chair of the Board of Trustees and Board members

• Physician and Research leadership

• Leadership of BILH member hospitals

Pay Range:

$245,000.00 USD - $300,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time.  In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for additional compensation, which may include performance-based incentive bonuses.

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