Director of Development

The Director of Development, under the direction of the President and the Senior Director of Development, is responsible for managing a portfolio or current and prospective major, corporate and planned giving donors. Execute various development initiatives for UnityPoint Health - Meriter. Responsible for reaching annual contact and revenue goals through prospect identification, cultivation, proposal development, solicitation, recognition, and stewardship.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of five years of professional experience in the development or related field
• Experience in a complex organization, Hospital, health care system, or non-profit organization
• Experience in grateful patient development or similar population, and business community

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to connect with business, non-profit community leaders
• Exemplary oral, written and public speaking communications skills
• Ability to work in committee, team and group settings
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to engage in vigorous intellectual discussion with medical personnel
• Ability to compassionately connect to patient experience
• Comfort level with senior Executives, CEOs, Board of Directors and Community Leaders and Meriter’s employees
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and follow-through skills
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary in working with external and internal constituencies
• Strong computer, Excel and prospect database management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of Hospital personnel and Volunteers
• High level of motivation, creativity and problem solving
• High level of independence and determination to successfully complete all steps of a major gift cycle
• Maintain at all times a high level of respect, courtesy and dignity for all and honor the inviolability of ethical behavior, honesty and integrity in all that you do
• Ability to be fearless and have fun

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate or advanced degree preferred
• Experience in a multi-institutional Hospital, health care system, or a large high energy and complex organization
• Capital campaign experience
• Planned giving experience
• Major Gifts fund raising experience
• Experience in grateful patient development approach or similar population
• Experience with aging and retirement demographic
• Experience with patient community with significant health issues