Director – Board Development

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

The Director, Board Development will report directly to the Division Vice President, Philanthropy. The primary responsibility is to provide staff support to board development efforts involving the Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) community hospital boards, with a primary focus on, and management of, the volunteer leadership boards, board leadership, and board committees.

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

(including but not limited to)

• Serves as a contact and support to the Chair and Vice Chairs of volunteer leadership boards, including the Boards of Trustees and any advisory boards. Participates in organizing select board meetings, which may include the following actions: prepares briefings and remarks for the Chair and all presenters, creates presentation content/slides, conducts follow-up, and works with other Philanthropy teams to produce a flawless program.
• Crafts and sends regular and special communications to board members regarding upcoming events, media alerts, and time-sensitive hospital and board-related news. Partners with the Philanthropy Communications team to review and produce pieces and publications regarding boards and board members.
• Coordinates and drives the board nomination process in collaboration with DVP and VPs to the Governance and Nominating Committees. Partners with Prospect Research and Major Giving teams to identify and vet board candidates. Conducts outreach to board candidates and designs and executes onboarding programs for incoming board members, including introductory meetings, hospital tours, new leadership orientations, and Annual Meeting of the Boards. Executes strategies to promote board diversity and inclusion.
• Manages additional governance efforts, particularly relating to board committees. Maintains committee rosters and mandates, coordinates committee assignment process, organizes triennial board and committee governance review processes, staffs periodic meetings of committee chairs, and provides centralized coordination of committees.
• Identifies leadership and engagement opportunities for board members. Oversees the distribution and volunteer engagement of annual surveys and other key activities that require volunteer coordination and direction.
• Manages a portfolio of board member prospects, including periodic visits and other outreach, to identify board member interests, ensure optimal engagement, and foster a positive board experience.
• Serves as the board development resource within a hospital division, working in close partnership with the Enterprise Philanthropy team and broader board development structure to support governance-related initiatives and increase board effectiveness. Provides board development resources, templates, data, and best-practice guidance, and facilitates training and education for philanthropy staff and other key stakeholders.
• Serves as a system administrator for the web portal used to store and distribute board and committee meeting materials, resource materials, and other documentation. Maintains up-to-date and accurate data in the portal. Trains and provides technical support to board and staff users of the portal.

Competencies

• Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies, and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.
• Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are highly varied, complex, and often non-recurring, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.
• Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and priorities for functional areas. May make recommendations for department policies, practices, and programs. The Manager or Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.
• Written Communications: Ability to communicate complex information in English effectively in writing to all levels of staff, management, and external customers across functional areas.
• Oral Communications: Ability to verbally communicate complex concepts in English and address sensitive situations, resolve conflicts, negotiate, motivate, and persuade others.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices, and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
• Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.
• Customer Service: Ability to lead operational initiatives to meet or exceed customer service standards and expectations in the assigned unit(s) and/or across multiple areas in a timely and respectful manner.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required.

Licensure, Certification & Registration:

• N/A

Experience:

• 5-8 years of related work experience required in Philanthropy/Development, preferably in a healthcare environment.
• Experience with, or knowledge of, non-profit governance structures and processes.
• Experience with computer systems required, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include O365, Outlook, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Solid volunteer management experience and demonstrated ability to engage and successfully utilize volunteers in achieving fundraising goals.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• Knowledge of Raiser's Edge database and Nasdaq's Board Vantage portal is preferred.

Key Business Relationships

Chairs and Vice Chairs of First-tier and Advisory Boards

• Support of board leadership in executing the vision, goals, and activities of the boards.

Chairs and Vice Chairs of First-tier Board Committees, Advisory Committees, and Task Forces

• Support of board committee leadership in executing the vision, goals, and activities of the board committees, with particular focus on the Governance/Nominating Committee.

Board Candidates and Members

• Management of the board nominating process and onboarding of new board members.
• Coordination of engagement opportunities for board members, including board committee assignments.
• Management of portfolio of board member prospects.

Clinical Unit Presidents and Senior Management

• Partnership with senior management team regarding select board meeting agendas and board communications, as well as select board committee logistics/coordination.

Philanthropy VPs

• Provides guidance and support around board nominating and onboarding processes, as well as board member engagement.

Executive Director, Board Development and Other Board Development Directors

Pay Range:

$114,000.00 USD - $156,000.00 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. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. 

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled