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Director-Planned Giving

Location Chicago, Illinois Business Unit Northwestern Memorial Foundation Job REQID 144649 Job Function Philanthropy/Fundraising Shift Rotating Type of Employment Full-Time Apply Now

Benefits

  • $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
  • $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
  • $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
  • $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
  • Matching 401(k)
  • Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
  • Paid time off and Holiday pay

Northwestern Medicine is powered by a community of colleagues who are purpose-driven and committed to our mission to deliver world-class care. Here, you'll work alongside some of the best clinical talent in the nation leading the way in medical innovation and breakthrough research with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

We recognize where you've been, and we support where you're headed. We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, which fuel our commitment to equity and culture of service.

Grow your career with comprehensive training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support and student loan repayment.

  • Create the life you envision for yourself with flexible work options, a Reimbursable Well-Being Fund and a Total Rewards package that support your physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being.
  • Make a difference through volunteer opportunities we offer in local communities and drive inclusive change through our workforce-led resource groups.

From discovery to delivery, come help us shape the future of medicine.

Description

The Director-Planned Giving serves as the lead for Northwestern Memorial Foundation’s comprehensive planned giving program. This individual is responsible for the development and execution of strategies and tactics to increase planned gift disclosures to the health system.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage the planned giving team of three at NMF.
  • Develop and implement the planned giving strategy for NMF with the overall goal of significantly increasing planned gifts to NMF. Such strategy shall include marketing, planned giving education and training, gift officer collaboration, portfolio engagement, stewardship, and Legacy Society growth and management.
  • Work closely with the NMF’s gift officers to close outright gifts, planned gifts and blended gifts that will include, but not be limited to, life-income gifts, bequest intentions, IRA qualified charitable distributions and retirement account death benefit designations, gifts of appreciated assets, charitable lead trusts, and gifts of real estate, both outright and with retained life estates, and gifts of complex assets.
  • Personally manage a portfolio of up to 75 prospects. Identify, cultivate and solicit prospects for outright, planned and blended gifts. 
  • Provide technical expertise and planned giving assistance to gift officers, donors and their professional advisors.
  • Build and maintain relationships with professional advisors to inform and educate them about the mission and impact of NMF.
  • Maintain expertise in the field of planned giving with an emphasis on current technical expertise in tax and legal aspects of philanthropic giving; utilize expertise clearly in discussions with donors, prospective donors, their professional advisors and colleagues.  
  • Prepare and manage the planned giving budget and ensure that goals and objectives are met within the budget.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree;
  • 5+ years of experience in a fundraising, community outreach, healthcare or development position with a proven track record, preferably in a non-profit organization;
  • Ability to earn the confidence of a wide range of internal and external constituents and to network within a professional, corporate environment;
  • Demonstrated project management, organizational, analysis and problem-solving skills;
  • Excellent oral, communication and interpersonal skills;
  • High degree of professionalism, sensitivity, and integrity;
  • Strong intellectual curiosity, initiative and highly effective listening/communication skills;
  • Proven ability to meet deadlines, communicate effectively and track details;
  • Demonstrate high levels of leadership and flexibility in a team environment;
  • Comfortable leading multiple projects, accurately setting priorities for team(s) on a regular basis, thinking creatively and working as both a collaborative team member and leader;
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Preferred:

  • Healthcare fundraising experience;
  • Prior staff, budget and operational management experience;
  • Public speaking and presentation skills;
  • Advanced degree;
  • Excellent knowledge of Raiser’s Edge database.

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

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