24000001ZJ - University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Direct Leadership:Oversight of all gift officers within the UT Health Science Centerdivision of advancement.

• Major Gift Fundraising: The CDO will manage a limited portfolio of high-levelprospects, to include identification, qualification, cultivation, and stewardship activities.

• Collaboration:Partnership within and across UTFI and UT Health Science CenterAdvancement to create a systematic process for the research, qualification & development functions to grow in quantity and production while modernizing our efforts to maximize efficiencies.

• Division Leadership: Serve the division on the Vice Chancellor’s executive leadership team. Work with this group to build out the tools, resources and initiatives that will lead the division to be a destination advancement operation that is recognized nationally.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• A compelling track record leading philanthropic efforts, specifically in major gifts, for a large and complex organization with demonstrated advancement career progression.

• 4years of supervisory experience

• Experience in majorgift fundraising & gift planning within higher education or health care.

• Experience in stewardship of major gift donors; superior interpersonal and communication skills; demonstrated analytical and creative problem-solving skills; computer literacy, including proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications.

• Experience in building consensus and vision among staff, donors, and institutional leaders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree

• Extensive experience in major gift fundraising, annual gift fundraising, and gift planning

• Experience in managing teams of fundraisers in higher education specifically health sciences.

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Application Process: Priority will be given to applications received on or before October 1, 2024via our Taleo application system. Applications must include a completed candidate profile, cover letter,resume, and contact information for three professional references.  References will not be contacted without explicit permission of the candidate.

NOTE – When determining minimum qualifications, only information entered into the candidate profile can be considered. Please ensure your candidate profile is completed in its entirety as it relates to qualifying education/work experience.

Target Start Date:December 1, 2024

Benefits: Recognized as a Top Employer by Knoxville Top Workplaces in 2022 and 2023, the Foundation’s greatest asset is our team. Foundation employees are eligible for a comprehensive suite of benefits that includes:

• Generous paid leave, accruing up to 24days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave annually, plus 14 paid holidays and administrative closing days

• Flexible work arrangements, offering a hybrid schedule to most team members

• Education benefits for employees and their dependents at UT System campuses

• Retirement and deferred compensation plans, including 401(k), 403(b), etc.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans

• Employee discounts to attractions, services, and goods

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The Foundation: The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. is an interdependent nonprofit corporation whose mission is to raise financial, public and political support for the University of Tennessee System. With 260 employees supportingseven campuses and institutes, the Foundation works state-wide to enhance and support the educational and economic development goals of the UT System.

Health Science Center – The University of Tennessee Health Science Center trains the next generation of health care providers for Tennessee, cares for the people from one end of the state to the other and researches the cures for the diseases that most affect all who call Tennessee home. Founded in 1911, the main campus is located in Memphis and includes six colleges: Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. The Health Science Center also educates and trains cohorts of medicine, pharmacy and/or health professions students — in addition to medical residents and fellows — at its major sites in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville.

The UT System: The University of Tennessee System is comprised of campuses at Knoxville, Chattanooga, Pulaski, Martin and the Health Science Center at Memphis; the Institute of Agriculture.

The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.

The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the University of Tennessee Foundation’s legal duty to furnish information.