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Senior Director of Devel, Osteo Med

Position Summary

BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY

The College of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State University seeks a results-oriented individual to lead its advancement team as the Senior Director of Development. The MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine is the recognized leader amongst all osteopathic medical schools nationally on several fronts, most notably for research, with MSUCOM faculty earning recognition for their numerous research programs, publications, and other scholarly works. The College of Osteopathic Medicine has a long-established network of over 33 community teaching hospital partnerships throughout Michigan to support D.O. medical students in their third and fourth years of clinical education, as well as 2,000 residents and fellows undertaking their graduate medical education. The chosen candidate will be an exceptional fundraiser, an accomplished motivator and mentor, an effective manager of people, a visionary leader who has a proven track record in successfully implementing comprehensive development programs and who can be a strategic partner to the Dean. This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned fundraiser/manager who thrives on fundraising and who wishes to serve in a leadership role for one of the up-and-coming development programs at Michigan State University.

Serving as the units' chief development officer, the Senior Director maintains a personal prospect portfolio of major and principal gift prospects and employs an aggressive, strategic moves management program to ensure movement along the development pipeline. Leading by example, the Senior Director will oversee a team of 4, including one major gift officer, an alumni relations officer and 1.5 administrative support professionals. The Senior Director will partner closely with the Dean, senior administrators, research faculty leaders and volunteer leadership to ensure that the unit grows to reach its full philanthropic potential. 

As MSU strategically positions itself to prepare for its next campaign, the Senior Director will assume a leadership role in planning and assessing the feasibility for campaign goals and priorities. This includes recruiting and training volunteers, conducting a needs assessment of programs, preparing case statements, identifying and cultivating prospects, developing and reviewing proposals, and actively soliciting contributions. While funding from all sources of support certainly is stressed, focused attention should be on prospects with known or suspected principal and major gift capacity.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Fundraising:

• Plans and implements methods of prospect identification, solicitation, and cultivation in order to achieve successful solicitations for funds and match donor's interest with the needs of the College.
• Plans and implements the major, planned, and principal gifts program for the College as well as funding from other sources, including corporations and foundations.
• Provides assistance to donors regarding tax laws, policies, and procedures and resolves problems in order to maintain a positive image of the University.
• Collaborates with colleagues across campus to ensure that the donors' philanthropic interests are being met.

Personnel Management:

Supervises, directs, motivates, and evaluates support staff in order to assure consistency, quantity, and quality of work performed.

Set clear directions and priorities for professionals and administrative support personnel. Promote excellence through well-defined and measurable goals.

Lead by example; foster a work environment that recognizes and rewards cross functional collaboration and team-based efforts. Celebrate current achievements and set clear expectatio