Senior Director Major Gifts

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class patient care at its best. Located in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast, Indian River Hospital is committed to providing optimal family- and community-focused services. Here, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

As Senior Director of Major Gifts, you will lead major gift fundraising efforts by identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding prospective donors to secure philanthropic support. In this leadership role, you will develop and execute fundraising strategies, build and maintain relationships with major gift prospects, and oversee a team of development professionals. You will collaborate with volunteers, Leadership Board members, and organizational stakeholders to advance fundraising goals while managing related administrative and operational activities.

A caregiver in this role works a hybrid schedule, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with three days per week on-site at Indian River.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Secure philanthropic gifts through a process of identifying, qualifying, strategizing, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major gift prospects.

• Manage a team of development professionals, volunteers, Leadership Board members and administrative activities

• Set vision and implementation strategies for the generation of philanthropic funds for Cleveland Clinic priorities.

• Promote collaboration between staff.

• Provide leadership for the effective and efficient operation of are of assigned responsibility.

• Achieve significant dollar goals; lead the success of campaigns for capital, programmatic, research, endowment and operating support for Cleveland Clinic.

• Lead overall management of the area and supervises assigned employees.

• Establish a program of personal visits with past, current and prospective donors, as appropriate.

• Ensure that donors are properly advised as to the financial options available, projects and needs.

• Develop funding proposals.

• Act as leader that is ultimately accountable for complete transfer of funds, property, etc. to Cleveland Clinic.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Ten years of progressively responsible experience in fund raising, direct solicitation and capital campaign environment, including management experience

• Demonstrated success and experience in fund raising strategies for donor cultivation and direct solicitation

• Strong leadership and decision-making skills

• Ability to manage a diverse central service team

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Advanced degree

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods

• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment

• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. 

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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