at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Senior Director of Foundation Relations
Senior Director of Foundation Relations
Hiring Department: Office of The Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1026057
Posting Close Date: August 16, 2024
About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
Description:
THE OPPORTUNITY
The University of Illinois at Chicago and UI Health seek a strategic, collaborative, and experienced fundraising leader to serve as the inaugural Senior Director of Foundation Relations, UI Health (SD) to help build and elevate a high-performing foundation relations program. This position will take the lead in enhancing a foundation relations program for the UI College of Medicine and partner closely with the Executive Director of Foundation Relations, UI Health (ED); Chief Advancement Officer for the College of Medicine (CAO); and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement, Health Affairs (AVC) to build a dynamic foundations operation across UI Health.
The $2.5 billion UI Health system is comprised of seven health science colleges, a major teaching hospital, a substantial community-based healthcare network, a wide variety of top-ranked primary and specialty clinics, and a cancer center. UI Health has an unswerving commitment to ensuring access to both education and health care in Chicago and beyond, serving as an incubator for life-saving research, a major healthcare provider to underserved communities, and educator of more physicians, nurses, dentists, and pharmacists for Illinois than any other school.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Foundation Relations, UI Health, the Senior Director will be a hands-on strategic partner for the ED, and CAO, College of Medicine, bringing entrepreneurial drive and ambition to establish a best-in-class foundations fundraising operation that supports the clinical, educational, and research ambitions of the College of Medicine and UI Health more broadly. Ultimately, the SD will be responsible for growing philanthropic revenue and generating transformational gifts for the College of Medicine that elevate the entire UI Health enterprise.
UI College of Medicine Advancement is at a pivotal moment in its trajectory, with tremendous potential for exponential growth. The University of Illinois has committed to a substantial investment in the expansion of Advancement, with the goal of adding approximately 30 new Advancement positions in UI Health over the next two years. UI Health is truly singular in its breadth of activity and innovation-from groundbreaking research and medical education led by world-class faculty, to cutting-edge surgical training, to innovative healthcare design and delivery, to renowned drug discovery, and more-and in its dedication to health equity across these areas. The College of Medicine is among the top-ranked colleges for African American and Hispanic physicians, and the hospital and clinics serve among the most diverse populations in the nation.
The SD is a critical partner to faculty leadership and senior leadership within the UI Hospital and Clinics, Mile Square Health Center, the UI Cancer Center, and-especially-the UI College of Medicine. The SD will be relied upon by key institutional partners to provide... For full info follow application link.
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