Executive Director, Development
Location: Edison
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At
Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better,
healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a
culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are
team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning.
It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for
our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our
mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive
change. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Healthcare
Development, with a dotted line reporting to the Chief Hospital
Executive (CHE), the Executive Director of Development functions as
the lead development officer for the general and active management
of the affairs of the hospital foundation. Responsibilities include
working collaboratively with the CHE to ensure the development and
execution of approved fundraising plans and a comprehensive,
integrated fundraising program, as well as monitoring of financial
assets and fund allocation, in consultation with the hospital
foundation Board and HMH Foundation Operations. The Executive
Director provides leadership to the board to motivate and execute a
comprehensive, compelling and successful fundraising plan. This
position will spend a majority of the time on-site.
Responsibilities A day in the life of an Executive Director of
Development at Hackensack Meridian Health includes: • In
collaboration with the CHE and Senior Vice President of Healthcare
Development, manage the affairs of the hospital foundation,
including but not limited to: Developing, executing and monitoring
a comprehensive development program; setting and achieving goals;
legal, financial and general management; Board management and
trustee recruitment. • Responsible for setting realistic,
challenging goals and directing major gift activity aimed at
meeting those goals within budget. • Develop and maintain senior
level communication with CHE, Board of Trustees and Senior Vice
President of Healthcare Development to align priorities, goals and
strategies in the creation and implementation of a comprehensive
development program for the hospital. Maintain high visibility with
and participate in management groups and maintain a regular
physical presence at the medical center. Ensure that fund raising
strategies are consistent with hospital and network goals and work
closely with leaders on collaborative projects. • Manage a
portfolio of principal and major gift donors and prospects. Create
and execute cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies
for donors and prospects. Work closely with affiliated foundations
to ensure appropriate solicitation and minimal duplication in
crossover catchment areas. • Provide leadership and support to the
hospital foundation Board of Trustees. Recruit and orient new
trustees, prepare annual budgets and plans, report regularly to
board on progress against goals, motivate Board effectiveness and
ensure the effective involvement of trustees with all hospital
foundation activities. Effectively articulate strategy to the
board, motivate trustees and direct board activities necessary to
achieve results. • Supervise and direct the activities of the
hospital foundation staff, helping to set and monitor goals, manage
prospects and close gifts. • Oversee the coordination of activities
with planned giving, annual fund, grants and strategic events
departments for the successful implementation of related programs
and achievement of goals in these areas. • Engage board members and
friends to host awareness building and networking forums. Recruit
hosts for and coordinate appropriate cultivation gatherings of
prospects at various educational, social and hospitality events.
Manage cultivation events and internal constituency giving
subcommittees and oversee management. • Collaborate effectively as
part of the hospital¿s leadership team to ensure that the
hospital¿s philanthropy objectives are met through developing
important relationships with physicians, nurses and staff to
promote a culture of philanthropy and grateful patient prospect
pipeline. • Work collaboratively with physicians and helps to
engage grateful patients in fundraising for the hospital. Must
maintain patient confidentiality. • Serve as needed on an on-call
basis (including nights and weekends) for the Friends of the
Foundation (FOF) program. Act as a liaison between program members,
the Foundation, and clinicians and administrators, navigating the
health care system on behalf of FOF program members, nurturing
donor relationships, and providing continuity of a consistently
high level of service. Express genuine compassion and ability to
maintain confidentiality. • If applicable, participate in auxiliary
meetings and events to help achieve compliance and to provide
funding information, as well as secure auxiliary funding. • Other
duties and/or projects as assigned. • Adheres to HMH Organizational
competencies and standards of behavior. Qualifications Education,
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: • Ten or more years of
professional experience in the development field. • Demonstrated
success with major gifts and capital campaigns. • Established track
record closing six- and seven-figure gifts independently. •
Bachelors degree in a related field. • Highly functional with
Microsoft Office Suite. • Highly articulate and professional with
strong oral and written communication skills. Education, Knowledge,
Skills and Abilities Preferred: • Experience managing legal,
financial, and general management responsibilities for a
not-for-profit organization. • Masters degree or specialized
certification. • Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). •
Experience in a healthcare environment, preferably a hospital
system. • Experience working with Raisers Edge and/or other
fundraising/CRM management software. If you feel that the above
description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities,
then please apply today! HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color,
creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal
to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the
results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood
trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital
status, liability for military service, or status as a protected
veteran.
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