"Director of Development, Children's Health"

Posted: 03-Feb-26

Location: Los Angeles, California

Categories: Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 9677

Special Instructions to Applicants

A resume, cover letter and completed application are required to be considered for this position.

Please note, this is a HYBRID role.

Position Summary

If you thrive in a collaborative environment focused on work that strives to bring outstanding clinical care, scholarship and research, education and training to its constituents, join our UCLA Health Sciences Development team as our Director of Development, Children’s Health. UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital (UMCH), in partnership with the Department of Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine, is a nationally recognized leader in children’s health that provides world-class compassionate pediatric care through advanced research and discovery. The Department of Pediatrics drives the hospital’s academic mission, advancing groundbreaking research, innovative treatments, and nationally regarded training programs that shape the next generation of pediatric clinicians and scientists. Your major gift expertise, strategic abilities and high ambitions will drive support that furthers the department’s mission to provide state-of-the-art treatment for children and conducting research that improves the understanding and healing of pediatric diseases. Collaboratively, you will plan and implement a strong major gift program that reflects the department’s priorities, will develop and maintain a portfolio of major gifts prospects and will provide leadership, guidance, advice and counsel on fundraising strategies and initiatives. This is a great opportunity to make a significant impact in a role where you will be challenged and empowered every day as you work alongside strong leadership, driven colleagues and dedicated faculty and clinicians. Philanthropy drives UMCH’s priorities and initiatives and your passion for generating support will contribute to the full spectrum of primary and specialized medical care UMCH offers for infants, children and adolescents. UCLA is an exceptional place to work, with limitless opportunities and meaningful work. We also help you achieve financial wellbeing with a pension and other retirement savings plans.

Purpose. Passion. Possibility. Explore more and embark on a rewarding career with us today!

Salary & Compensation

UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of fundraising experience and/or prior professional experience in a related field such as sales, marketing or business development. (Required)
• Experience in and strong documented record of gifts solicited and closed in the annual, special and/or major gifts range and/or solicitations of a similar nature, level and complexity. (Required)
• Experience conceptualizing, planning and implementing special events. (Required)
• Working knowledge of the principles and practices of fundraising in a university setting with a strong understanding of the goals, functions and services of a research university or institution of equivalent complexity. (Required)
• Proven skills in and/or ability to develop sophisticated strategies in planning, implementing and administering major gift solicitations or other solicitations of a similar nature, level and complexity. (Required)
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to work harmoniously with volunteers, academic leaders, faculty, and other development staff toward the accomplishment of fundraising goals. (Required)
• Demonstrated skill and/or ability to work with a dean and/or senior faculty or equivalent leadership of a similar level and type at a comparable organization. (Required)
• Strong ability to recruit, orient, train, organize, motivate and evaluate staff and volunteers who support development goals and programs. (Required)
• Ability to establish priorities, manage multiple tasks and multi-phase projects simultaneously from inception to completion and complete work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment with minimum supervision. (Required)
• Ability to communicate persuasively, both orally and in writing, about UCLA’s fundraising goals and the specific priorities of the (school/unit); equal ability to listen perceptively and convey sensitivity and awareness. (Required)
• Excellent written and communication skills, with the ability to produce business correspondence, solicitation materials, appropriate letters of acknowledgement, proposals to individuals, corporations and foundations, and reports. (Required)
• Impeccable integrity and discretion in dealing with donors, alumni, students, administrators and colleagues as well as confidential information. (Required)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite of applications is required as is familiarity with other applications, programs and databases as needed with a willingness to learn new technologies. (Required)

Special Conditions for Employment

• Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• Ability to work some evenings and/or weekends as needed. (Required)
• Ability to travel as needed.

Schedule

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Union/Policy Covered

99-Policy Covered