Program Director-Major Gifts Full-Time Days

Job Description
The Program Director, Major Gifts reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
The Program Director, Major Gifts leads planning and implementation activities for Northwestern Memorial Foundation, including the management of projects of strategic and operational importance to NM. The Program Director, Major Gifts, in partnership with the Director, Philanthropy, utilizes their program and process expertise to set departmental goals, provide clear and consistent direction and feedback to lead high-performing teams executing on key NMF deliverables. They develop and sustain relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to advance NMHC strategic initiatives.
NMF raises funds to support the health system’s strategic goals to deliver exceptional care and experience, advance and extend medical science and knowledge and enhance people, culture and resources through: (1) raising planned, principal and major gifts, (2) cultivating and stewarding donors, and (3) fostering a culture of philanthropy at NM.
Responsibilities:
In partnership with Director, Philanthropy, set strategic vision for program(s), ensuring their support of NMHC and NMF strategic objectives;
Understand external market and impact of all on goal-setting and team strategies for success;
Engage in activities and processes necessary to support fundraising activities of NMF, which include donor development, stewardship, solicitation and general relationship management of NMF donors;
Understand, develop and execute appropriate goal-oriented fundraising, donor cultivation and/or fundraising support strategies which may include annual giving, planned giving, principal and major giving and/or events;
Develop, manage and professionally grow a high-functioning team;
Develop and manage operating budget(s);
Maintain and/or develop organization-wide and departmental policies/procedures relevant to areas of responsibility;
Participate in professional development opportunities to continuously strengthen leadership capabilities;
Represent and provide support for NMF at appropriate events related to donor cultivation, stewardship and fundraising activities. This includes interactions with various levels of donors and constituents, both internally and externally;
Respond to unanticipated complex issues as well as manage critical and confidential information;
Utilize meaningful metrics to assess outcomes and achieve goals;
Exemplify the NM values of patients first, integrity, excellence and teamwork;
Perform other duties as assigned.