This position will report to the Executive Director of Gift Planning.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads, develops and implements strategies for identifying, cultivating, and successfully soliciting planned gifts to support education, patient care, and research programs for the University and healthcare.
• Manages a portfolio of prospects through an active schedule of solicitation, cultivation, and stewardship calls to donors and new prospects in support of strategic priorities.
• Develops department strategic planning and goal setting.
• Provides gift planning guidance, education, and technical support to the division.
• Builds relationships among prospective donors, alumni, and volunteers to support programs and priorities.
• Builds relationships with faculty, administrators, deans, and division/University leadership to develop, interpret, and align priorities of the University and healthcare with donor goals/interests.
• Partners with division advancement offices to ensure that potential gift prospects are properly qualified, cultivated, and stewarded.
• Enforces the maintenance of information on selected donors and prospects including contact reports in CRM system.
• Communicates in ways that are donor-centric, while furthering the mission of Emory.
• Travels to meet with donors as needed.
• Manages a team of professionals that may include advancement and support staff.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

In addition to the duties outlined above, the Managing Senior Director may be required to:

• Meet department metrics for visit preparation, qualification, contact reports, visits, referrals, and accurate coding using the CRM system.

About Emory University

The Division of Advancement and Alumni Engagement utilizes resources, technology, and business for the purpose of constituent engagement, donor research, solicitation, and stewardship throughout Emory University and Health Systems. Our mission is to inspire and steward meaningful, lasting relationships that elevate engagement and giving to fulfill Emory’s mission to serve humanity. AAE is a high-performance team built on innovative ideas, trust, and accountability. We foster collaborative connections and value diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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