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Open Date  | 05/02/2025
Requisition Number  | PRN41803B
Job Title  | Sr. Advancement Director
Working Title  | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT, SURGERY & OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Job Grade  | H
FLSA Code  | Management
Patient Sensitive Job Code?  | No
Standard Hours per Week  | 40
Full Time or Part Time?  | Full Time
Shift  | Day
Work Schedule Summary  |
VP Area  | President
Department  | 00289 - Development
Location  | Campus
City  | Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment  | External Posting
Pay Rate Range  | $120,000.00-$150,000.00
Close Date  | 05/31/2025
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)  |
Job Summary  | The Senior Director of Advancement (SDOA) directs fundraising activities for the Departments of Surgery and Otolaryngology by building a robust community of philanthropic support by partnering with physicians, leadership, and care teams. This includes, but is not limited to, case development, creating appeals, cultivating donors and prospective donors, soliciting gifts, and ensuring all gifts are acknowledged.

Works closely with Department Chairs and leaders to develop and implement fundraising priorities, strategy, programs, and financial objectives for departments. The focus of this role is major and principal solicitations. Establishes goals and strategies for fundraising campaigns. Acts as a catalyst between departments, faculty, staff, training alumni, and external entities to ensure continuity and quality of service. Develops long-term donor relationships and solicits gifts in the 6 to 7-figure range. Supervises one or more employees. Strengthens grateful patient programming within the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine.

The SDOA directs fundraising activities for the Departments of Surgery and Otolaryngology in concert with a team of University Advancement professionals and reports directly to the Principal Director of Advancement for Hospitals and Clinics within the University of Utah Health Advancement Office. The SDOA also supervises a team of Directors and Associate Director roles within the clinical team.
Responsibilities  | Essential Functions:
· Directs development activities for Departments of Surgery and Otolaryngology, including case development, creating appeals, cultivating donors and prospective donors, soliciting gifts, and ensuring all gifts are acknowledged.
· Prepares proposals by conducting research, coordinating with departments and faculty, meeting with potential donors, corporations, or foundations, and writing proposals and budgets for submission
· Plans strategies and goals to increase fund-raising effectiveness with a focus on major giving and principal giving. This may also include grateful patients, individual, corporate and foundation giving, annual giving, capital campaigns, planned giving, communications, and events.
· Collaborates with senior administrators, Department Chairs, and faculty to identify initiatives for grateful patient fundraising, fund development and plan campaigns.
· Analyzes market research and performance data to aid in fundraising.
· Develops long-term relationships with higher level actual and potential donors and solicits gifts in the 6 to 7-figure range.
· Ensures appropriate recognition and stewardship of donors.
· Oversees or partners with marketing professionals to manage donor communications.
· Ensures gifts are deposited correctly and reconciled with accounting system.
· Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates staff in the School of Medicine.

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required
Nearly Continuously: Office environment.

Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required
Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.
Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.
Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.
Minimum Qualifications  | Master’s Degree or equivalent experience (One year of education is equivalent to two years of experience). Four years of related experience
Preferences  |
Type  | Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary  |
Additional Information  | The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
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