Job Description

The Role

The Senior Director develops and drives innovative fundraising strategies to advance capital philanthropic priorities, with a primary focus on major gifts ($100,000+) and an emphasis on growing principal gifts ($1,000,000+). Identifies, cultivates and executes new approaches to strengthen the major and principal gift pipeline, accelerate donor engagement and expand transformational giving opportunities. Builds and leverages meaningful relationships with internal and external stakeholders to optimize philanthropic investments with capital priorities and maximize support for strategic initiatives.

Creates and oversees philanthropic strategies tied to the capital expansion, ensuring alignment of executive leadership, physician partners, philanthropy team, volunteer leaders, and key stakeholders. Provides strategic oversight, driving accountability, collaboration, and momentum across multiple workstreams to achieve capital expansion goals and other strategic priorities.

What You'll Do

• In partnership with the major gifts team, responsible for raising donations at the major and principal gift level to optimize fundraising success and help fulfill the organization's mission and strategic objectives.
• Works closely with administrative leadership and real estate strategy and operations department to determine capital priority needs; provides fundraising and consultative services throughout regarding strategic planning and positioning activities to optimize fundraising potential.
• Works closely with philanthropy shared services and real estate systems and operations to identify naming opportunities and solicits gifts tied to those varying levels of recognition.
• Provides strong, creative, energetic, and strategic leadership to the major gifts team to meet short- and long-term capital fundraising goals.
• Develops strategies and implements activities to maximize relationships and donations from individuals, foundations, corporations, and organizations in concert with all shared services teams supporting these various constituencies.
• Maintains and manages a personal portfolio of major/principal gift donors and prospects through identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship; directs and participates in the cultivation and solicitation of major gift prospects.
• Leads efforts to develop positive, lifelong relationships between the organization and donors and provides opportunities for meaningful donor involvement and engagement.
• Collaborates closely with Foundation leadership to strategize, promote and raise funds for comprehensive campaign priorities specific to the capital expansion, goals, strategies and giving opportunities to fundraising team, internal stakeholders, physician leaders and donors to ensure success.
• Works collaboratively across medical center departments and program leadership to help achieve fundraising success.

What You'll Bring

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Master's Degree or equivalent education/experience (preferred).

Experience & Expertise

• 10 or more years of progressively responsible fundraising experience.
• 8 years of leadership experience.
• 5 years of experience working in a comprehensive and capital fundraising environment highly desired (preferred).
• Experience working on capital expansions and within a campaign environment.
• Proven track record of strategic planning, stakeholder engagement and leading interdepartmental initiatives.
• Demonstrated success developing new programs, building organizational alignment and managing complex projects that require collaboration across multiple departments and teams.
• Thorough knowledge in all areas of fundraising with particular emphasis on major gift acquisition, principal gift strategies and planned gift vehicles.
• Excellent understanding of Comprehensive Fundraising.
• Ability to develop and maintain successful working relationships with the Foundation and SHS leadership, physicians, SHS staff, volunteers and all donors and prospects.
• Demonstrated ability in management, finance, communication and marketing.

Professional & Leadership Capabilities

• Action oriented and results driven.
• Business/organizational acumen.
• Donor-centric with strong storytelling skills.
• Ability to interact with high-net-worth individuals with varied backgrounds, interests and professions.
• Discretion and high level of professionalism.
• Displays values that are in line with the organization.
• Skilled listener.
• Effective presentation skills and the ability to motivate others.
• Enthusiasm for mission and vision.

Why Join Us?

• Transformational Philanthropic Impact: Lead fundraising efforts focused on major and principal gifts that support capital priorities, strategic initiatives, and organizational growth.
• Capital Campaign Leadership: Help drive philanthropic strategies that support capital expansion goals and comprehensive campaign priorities.
• Donor & Stakeholder Engagement: Build meaningful relationships with donors, physicians, executive leadership, volunteers, foundations, corporations, and community partners.
• Mission-Driven Work: Advance Providence's mission through philanthropy that creates lasting impact for patients, caregivers, and the communities served.

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare?

If you are a strategic fundraising leader with experience in major gifts, principal gifts, capital campaigns, donor engagement, and organizational leadership, we encourage you to apply and help advance Providence's mission through transformational philanthropy.

The full pay range is listed in accordance with applicable law. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, organizational compensation alignment, and the approved hiring department budget for the position. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation and benefits.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

The Sisters of Providence and Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange have deep roots in California, bringing health care and education to communities from the redwood forests to the beach shores of Orange county - and everywhere in between. In Southern California, Providence provides care throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County, High Desert and beyond.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care, and even our own Providence High School.