Senior Director of Development, Geisel School of Medicine

Position Purpose

Reporting to the Executive Director of Development for the Geisel School of Medicine, the Senior Director of Development will secure and steward gifts of $250,000-$5M to advance the mission of The Geisel School of Medicine. The incumbent will also provide strategic leadership on the execution of engagement activities to support development objectives nation-wide. Will strategize and coordinate closely with colleagues across the department, as well as with development counterparts across Dartmouth College, to formulate and implement donor engagement strategies to increase philanthropic investment in the academic medical enterprise at Dartmouth, and to achieve annual performance metrics. Contributes as a member of the overall team to further the overall objectives of the Geisel School of Medicine and the larger idea of health care at Dartmouth. The incumbent must have experience collaborating with faculty, researchers, students, residents, and fellows from a variety of disciplines to convey their stories to a wide range of constituents, thrive from developing and sustaining relationships with our donor and friends, and believe in advancing health worldwide.

Fundraising

• Identifies, qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards a portfolio of ~125-175 Dartmouth alumni and friends, with an emphasis on medical school alumni (MD, Master's, PhD) as well as resident and fellow "alumni" with the capacity to make multi-year gift commitments between $250,000 and $5M.
• Collaborates with colleagues in the Dartmouth College Development office to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward Dartmouth College alumni with an interest in supporting the priorities of the Geisel School of Medicine.
• Help design strategies to attract and engage non Dartmouth alumni, with an emphasis on building a robust pipeline of prospects to support expanding research enterprises.
• Develops and implements comprehensive solicitation and stewardship strategies for major gift donors and prospects.
• Devises and implements donor-centric fundraising strategies to meet personal activity and revenue goals through portfolio planning and moves management.
• Leverages Geisel reunion classes, using the special opportunity to solicit significant gifts from alumni in class or affinity reunions.
• Manages and curates pipelines for senior leader and faculty trips to visit prospects with the goal of advancing key relationships.
• Serves as a mentor to fellow frontline fundraisers at Geisel.
• Travels with consistent frequency to meet with individuals and achieve annual fundraising and engagement targets.
• Writes and submits contact reports and compiles other pertinent information following donor contacts.

Donor Coordination and Contact

• Interacts with and engages specific major donors, including those with shared Dartmouth College and Geisel interests.
• Works in close collaboration with the Chief Development Officer and Vice-President of Development and Alumni Engagement to ensure seamless integration and coordination of donors and related activities.
• Ensures appropriate recognition and stewardship of donors.
• Works with development peers across Dartmouth College and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in individual giving, research, and donor relations on matters related to prospects with institutional giving ties.

Program and Project Management

• Develops and maintains working knowledge of Geisel's priority areas for fundraising; gains knowledge of faculty research interests and areas of expertise; serves as a resource to faculty, helping to devise and implement fund-raising strategies for gifts.
• Attends appropriate Geisel School of Medicine events, programs and meetings.
• Attends meetings, makes presentations and works on special projects at the direction of the Chief Development Officer and Vice-President of Development and Alumni Engagement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.