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Position SummaryJoin us as the Associate Director, Leadership Giving for UCLA Health Sciences Development’s (HSD) Hospital Initiatives team and advance your career raising funds as part of a health care system that strives every day to be a model that redefines the standard of excellence in health care. UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced health care systems in the world. We are at the cutting edge of biomedical research and our physicians and researchers are pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines. With a 70-year history of innovation in education, research, and patient care, the Department of Medicine has grown to become the largest department of medicine in the UC system. As the Associate Director of Leadership Giving, you will be responsible for qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting gifts with a specific focus on building a pipeline for support with grateful patients, major gifts prospects and donors at the $2,500+. You will focus on fundraising for programs within the Integrative Medicine Collaborative, including initiatives that increase support for Sound Body Sound Mind, Operation Mend, the Music Therapy Program, UCLA Mindful, UCLArts & Healing, and other priority areas as assigned. As a valued member of our successful, knowledgeable and highly driven team, you will receive the direction, inspiration and resources to achieve your fundraising career goals. UCLA is a great place to work filled helping you achieve financial well being with a pension and other retirement savings plans.
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Qualifications Minimum of two years of demonstrated annual giving or fundraising experience and/or prior experience in a related field such as sales, marketing or business development. (Required) Experience conceptualizing, planning and implementing special events. (Required) Experience with Blackbaud CRM or equivalent development database and the use of databases to generate reports. (Preferred) Working knowledge of principles and practices of fundraising in a major research university or institution of equivalent complexity including annual giving techniques. (Required)Ability to conceptualize and implement broad ranging and specific individual identification, cultivation and solicitation strategies. (Required)Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to write and edit reports, business correspondence, proposals and other cultivation and solicitation materials; ability to prepare clear and compelling materials for fundraising events, initiatives and programs. (Required)Excellent oral communication skills to collect and convey information with accuracy, diplomacy and tact; ability to persuasively express the mission of the university and the fundraising goals of the campus, especially as they relate to UCLA HSD. (Required)Detail oriented with ability to take initiative, work independently and accept responsibility; adept at setting priorities and managing work flow to fulfill objectives and meet goals accordingly to deadlines in a dynamic and ever-changing environment. (Required)Ability to work effectively as part of a team with well-developed interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with colleagues and build and sustain lasting relationships with a wide variety of internal and external constituents. (Required)Proficiency with Microsoft suite of applications as well as familiarity with other database, spreadsheet, scheduling and email applications; willingness to learn new programs and applications in a prompt and efficient manner. (Required)Knowledge of data management and manipulation sufficient to retrieve data and isolate specific market segments. (Required)Ability to maintain confidentiality of donor files and other information; impeccable integrity and discretion in dealing with donors, alumni, students, administrators and colleagues. (Required)Strong ability to recruit, orient, train, organize, motivate and evaluate staff and volunteers who support development goals and programs. (Required)
Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal AffiliationsBachelor's Degree (Preferred)
Special Conditions for EmploymentBackground Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed. (Required)
Schedule8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Union/Policy Covered99-Policy Covered
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