Senior Director of Development, ASU Health-Foundations
The ASU Foundation (ASUF) fosters partnerships between ASU and like-minded individuals, corporations and foundations who believe in ASU’s mission and provide resources for ASU to manifest its charter into meaningful impact.
The Senior Director of Development is a senior fundraising professional focused on securing transformational philanthropic support from institutional and family foundations for ASU Health. Working across the six ASU Health units, this role designs and executes strategies to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward foundation donors for cross-unit initiatives and high-priority programs.
What you’ll do:
- Designs and leads a coordinated cross-unit foundation fundraising program for ASU Health
- Manages a foundation prospect portfolio with a primary focus on securing gifts at or above $500,000
- Applies a business-development mindset to identify and cultivate foundation prospects
- Convenes faculty, institute/center directors, and unit-based development officers across ASU Health
- Guides the development of cases for support, concept notes, proposals, budgets, and related materials
- High level of collaboration with both internal departments and broader University partners
- Ensures the proper stewardship and recognition of donors in portfolio
- Manages projects with moderate oversight
- Ensures compliance with prospect management guidelines
- Works with supervisor on budget management
- Maintains up to date knowledge on key alumni and high-level donors
- Participates as a member of the ASUF development team
- Sustains and elevates working relationships with deans, chairs, directors, and faculty members
- Raises the national philanthropic profile of ASU Health
- Partners effectively with unit-based development officers
What you'll need:
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Complex problem-solving skills
- Strong knowledge and understanding of database management
- Ability to inquire about and understand organizational interests and needs
- Ability to exercise good judgment
- Ability to foster effective working relationships in a matrixed environment
- Community relations skills
- Knowledge of fundraising techniques
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills
- Strong discernment and prioritization
- Builder and entrepreneurial mindset
- Systems and process orientation
- High comfort with AI tools
- Ability to juggle high volume and high complexity
- Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
- Ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures and backgrounds
- Ability to represent the institution well
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
Relevant qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Seven (7) years of successful professional development and/or fundraising experience
- Documented success in personally implementing sophisticated, multi-year cultivation strategies
- Demonstrated ability in securing six- and seven-figure grants from institutional foundations, family foundations, and other private funding sources
Preferred education and experience:
- Advanced degree
- Direct experience working in or adjacent to the health sector
- Experience working in Salesforce and Workday
Preferred qualifications:
- Established relationships with national health-focused foundations
- Experience cultivating family foundations
- Familiarity with current themes shaping health philanthropy
Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with matching employer contribution
- 22 days of vacation time
- 11 holidays, including your birthday
- Parental leave
- Significant tuition reductions
- Professional development is highly valued
- $30 bi-weekly cell phone reimbursement
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