Development Liaison - Office of Development
University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Jackson, MS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations. You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it.
- You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application.
- You can only apply one time to a job requisition.
- Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.
- Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.
- Assists the major gifts officer in working with individuals, corporations and foundations soliciting/raising major, principal and deferred gifts. Coordinates meetings and events between major gifts officer and donors.
- Designs, coordinates, and conducts fundraising and marketing support related programs for UMMC as assigned by the chief development officer (CDO).
- Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with donors, department leaders, physicians, researchers, management and other key personnel to understand needs and engage them in the development process.
- Plans, executes and/or attends fundraising-related (institutional advancement) events for UMMC.
- Plans, executes and/or attends fundraising-related (institutional advancement) events for the mind center and UMMC.
- Assists with building and maintaining a development program and supporting database of prospective donor names and related information (including tracking and recording donor activity in a donor management system), and accurately reporting achievement of established charitable fundraising goals.
- Develops and proposes strategies for solicitation acquisition of major gifts, including: determining the appropriate amount of interaction and ongoing relationships with a prospect/donor; recommending specific purposes and levels of gifts; identifying those who should be involved in that donor relationship and cultivation; and assuring that relationships progress to solicitation in a timely manner.
- Drafts and executes communications with donors through cultivation letters, solicitation letters, thank you notes, proposals, case statements, phone calls, meetings, etc, for the purpose of strategically communicating and informing donors.
- Furthers her/his education in advancement related topics (planned giving, etc.) Including maintaining appropriate professional affiliations and publication subscriptions.
- Collaborates with the executive and event committees to plan and orchestrate special fundraising events.
- The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
Requires frequent working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, frequent driving, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)Time Type: Full timeFLSA Designation/Job Exempt: YesPay Class: SalaryFTE %: 100Work Shift: DayBenefits Eligibility: Benefits EligibleGrant Funded: NoJob Posting Date: 02/28/2024Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):