Senior Director of Development, Penn Medicine

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Senior Director of Development, Penn Medicine

Reporting to the Senior Director of Development, UPHS, and working closely with Penn Medicine Development's Chief Advancement Officer team, the Senior Director of International Development will play a key role as member of the Penn Medicine's Development and Alumni Relations (PMDAR) program.

The Senior Director will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive and coordinated international fundraising strategy for several cities within a given international geographical region which support the goals and objectives of a Penn Medicine Development office.

Specific Duties:

• In close consultation with the Senior Director, develop a short- and long-term strategy for donor cultivation, solicitation, engagement, and stewardship for assigned region(s).
• Strategize targeted prospect activity with the goal of closing principal and major gifts, and overall fundraising in the region(s).
• Manage a specific international geographical region and/or portfolio of principal and major gift prospects.
• Work with PMDAR's CAO leadership team to collectively create development and engagement strategies around Penn Medicine's top academic, clinical and research fundraising priorities.
• Manage and grow Penn Medicine's Global Leadership Council.
• Work with Penn Medicine's Signature Services program to help promote the Penn Passport, Executive Health, and Patient Facilitated Programs.
• Work with the Director of Penn Medicine's Center for Global Health to understand the broad list of Global Health projects and opportunities.
• Serve as an advocate for international constituents.
• Serve as an internal resource for the Dean of the School of Medicine, Faculty, and Senior Officers planning international trips.
• Spearhead, support, and staff Penn Medicine Leadership, Volunteers, and Senior Administrators in strategic engagement and fundraising efforts.
• Develop an understanding of the cultural protocols to follow in targeted region(s) and inform colleagues appropriately.
• Represent Penn Medicine International Development at meetings, events, and professional conferences.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree and 7-10 years of fundraising experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required, with a preferred emphasis on international major gifts fundraising, advanced degree a plus.
• Knowledge of international cross-border charitable giving with jurisdiction-specific understanding of various tax regimes where tax-efficient gifts to a US institution can be made by donors outside the U.S.
• Ability to function with a high degree of independence and to act very collaboratively in development and execution of city strategies.
• Extensive international travel required.
• Valid Passport and U.S. driver's license required.
• Strong competency with standard software applications, and ability to learn new software.
• Strong communication skills both written and oral, especially in unaccustomed cultural settings.
• Preferably knowledge of a foreign language and ease working with people of foreign languages.
• Comfortable as University spokesperson as appropriate.
• Excellent planning, organizational skills; attention to details.
• Manage multiple projects, issues, solicitations simultaneously and creatively, thoroughly, and confidentially; work independently under pressure.
• Be comfortable with ambiguity and adaptable to unfamiliar settings, cultural values and norms.