Director, Major Gifts: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary
| Requisition Number |
09-0450 |
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| | Title |
DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS |
| Department |
Development |
| Shift |
Day |
| Hours Per Week |
40 |
| City |
Boston |
| State |
MA
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| Description |
The
Director of Major Gifts will identify, cultivate, solicit and close
individuals, foundations and corporations with the capacity to make
gifts, grants and pledges. The position will lead the major gifts
fundraising effort and will work very closely with the Chief
Development Officer, Directors, Trustees, and some of the most highly
respected physicians in the world. Creativity, outstanding oral and
written communication skills, an entrepreneurial spirit, and drive are
essential to success in the Director of Major Gifts position.
A
major capital campaign at Mass. Eye and Ear is currently being planned,
and this position is critical to that campaign. In this collegial,
action-oriented department, the Director of Major Gifts will be
empowered to help shape the future of fundraising at this exciting time
in the hospital’s history. The Director of Major Gifts will join a
mid-sized, friendly, dynamic work environment. This is an ideal
opportunity to take an outstanding career as a major gifts officer to
the next level as a development leader.
|
| Requirements |
Possesses
strong leadership skills, maturity, drive, imagination, intelligence,
initiative, and strong social skills. Exemplary verbal and written
communication skills. Supervisory experience desirable. Bachelor’s
degree required. Advanced degree desirable. More than 5 years of
directly related, successful experience in fundraising with a proven
track record of consistently closing major gifts. Hospital fundraising
experience preferred, but not required. |
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