Job Description

Calling All Esteemed Leaders! Are you an experienced philanthropy leader with a passion for major and transformational giving, board engagement, and advancing mission-driven healthcare? Do you thrive at the intersection of strategic leadership, donor engagement, and organizational impact? If so, we invite you to explore this opportunity with Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center.

The Role

The Chief Philanthropy Officer (CPO) for Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center serves as a key leadership team member and an active participant in making strategic decisions affecting the Foundation. In partnership with the Chief Philanthropy and Health Equity Officer, South Division, this position is responsible for fundraising and development of major gift activities related to the medical center's key Institutes, service lines, campuses, and relevant medical programs.

The CPO will also work closely with the Chief Executive, Foundation Board of Directors, Senior Director of Philanthropy, Campaigns and Senior Director of Philanthropy, Donor Relations. The CPO will mentor and coach the philanthropy officers (development officers) and respective support staff on the major gifts team to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift donors, and identify opportunities to strengthen, leverage and engage the organization's constituents and volunteers in meaningful ways.

The CPO leads a multi-year effort to substantially grow the Foundation's annual philanthropic support. As part of the Foundation's leadership team, the CPO shall assist with developing a system-wide philanthropy vision and strategy aligned with the Foundation's strategic goals and priorities. The CPO shall assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, directing, and evaluating all the Foundation's major gift activities to ensure all short and long-term objectives are fully achieved.

The CPO develops new and more diverse sources of philanthropic support by emphasizing major gifts and seven figure+ transformational gifts in order to generate an ROI that justifies a growing investment of resources in the Foundation's fundraising capacity. The CPO drives and implements a culture of philanthropy throughout Mission Hospital, and works closely with Institute leadership, physician leaders and other caregivers to improve and expand the Foundation's grateful patient fundraising programs.

At all times, the CPO partners with Foundation leadership to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward key individuals, foundations, corporations and others. The CPO manages a portfolio of approximately 50 major/principal gift-level prospects and donors and is responsible for achieving a personal philanthropic revenue goal each year.

What You’ll Do

• Develops and builds teams to achieve a high degree of success in executing the strategic plan and delivering on philanthropic results.
• Functions as a visionary strategic thinker setting the strategic and annual operating plan to achieve the goals of the Foundation.
• Serves as a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Works collaboratively with the senior leadership team and with medical staff leaders to identify organizational priorities, including clinical program development and capital needs.
• Provides leadership to the Foundation team. Interviews, hires, trains, directs and evaluates the performance of Foundation staff. Structures the Foundation staff for maximum effectiveness and motivates and develops a strong team and leads the Foundation staff to maximize their fundraising expertise.
• Develops and administers the Foundation's budget consistent with the operating and strategic plans.
• Develops annual tactical goals, objectives and performance metrics and key performance indicators to track Foundation success.
• Develops, secures approval of, and successfully implements effective short and long range strategic philanthropic plans designed to enable the hospital in fulfilling its mission and achieve its strategic objectives through increased philanthropic support.
• Maintains professional contact with community organizations, other institutions, associations and organizations that affect hospital development programs.
• Maintains open communication with other foundation executives and staff within Providence, ensuring the exchange of ideas and information that would help promote success in all foundations.
• Works effectively with the Foundation Board of Directors in their responsibilities as the fundraising arm of the hospital. Develops an effective structure for the Board; ensures that the Board is able to achieve its goals and priorities, consistent with the philanthropic strategic plan.
• Assists the Board in creation and implementation of policies and procedures that will ensure utilization of the most effective, economical and ethical methods of fundraising.
• Organizes the Board for maximum efficiency and ensures that Foundation Board Members' time and talents are well-utilized to make optimal philanthropic impact. Recruits new Board Members as needed.
• Responsible for the development of principal and major gift prospects for the medical center and for maintaining and building relationships with existing donors.
• Confers with the appropriate hospital leadership to identify key organizational needs and develops presentations, case statements and compelling stories for support from prospective donors. Works in close collaboration with the marketing department, to ensure consistent brand identity in philanthropic efforts; directs preparation of all printed materials.

What You’ll Bring

Education & Credentials

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

Experience & Expertise

• Ten or more years of experience in running a comprehensive fund development organization including comprehensive campaigns, major, principal and planned gift programs, fundraising events, annual giving and grants procurement.
• Ten or more years of experience in philanthropy-related leadership, ideally in a medical setting.
• Extensive knowledge of philanthropy, principal, major, and planned gifts, grant proposal preparation, accounting and statistics in order to express ideas clearly and to develop strategies and plans for long-range and immediate fund development programs.
• Proven track record in achieving success with principal and major gifts, planned giving, and enabling transformational gifts.
• Advanced analytical skills in order to determine effective fund development strategies, identify potential sources of contributions and develop short- and long-term development goals and objectives of the hospital.

Professional & Leadership Capabilities

• Strong strategic skills with the ability to develop, articulate and communicate a strategic vision to the Board, staff, community and hospital leadership team; leads and facilitates Foundation team members' success in strategic objectives.
• Advanced interpersonal skills in order to deal effectively and persuasively with a variety of influential internal and external contacts when eliciting cooperation and support for the medical center.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills to lead the Board of Directors, volunteers, and staff of the Foundation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High visibility throughout the organization with an approachable, personable, charismatic, and optimistic demeanor.
• A detail-oriented leader with a project management mindset; the ability to see the big picture and think strategically combined with a deep understanding of the day-to-day operations.
• Embodies servant leadership, is driven by the mission, and inspires all those around them.
• Honest, has integrity, and ensures accountability for themselves and others.
• Courageousness to drive creative and innovative solutions.
• Strategic thinker and executor, taking calculated risks and making difficult decisions to move the organization forward.
• Navigate and influence in a highly complex, matrixed organization, utilizing the right resources at the right time to get results, particularly during times of change and ambiguity.
• Strong business and financial acumen, who understands healthcare economics, performance, and quality metrics, and can identify disruptive market forces and seize opportunities.
• Strong communicator with high emotional intelligence, that builds relationships and trust and collaborates with all stakeholders.
• Understands their role as a talent steward and has a successful track record of developing, coaching, and growing a team.
• Advocates for the patients and the communities they serve.

Why Join Us?

• Transformational Giving: Lead fundraising activities focused on major gifts and seven figure+ transformational gifts that support key medical center priorities.
• Foundation Leadership: Serve as a key member of the Foundation leadership team and partner with executive leadership, physician leaders, and the Foundation Board of Directors.
• Strategic Philanthropy: Help develop and advance a system-wide philanthropy vision and strategy aligned with the Foundation's strategic goals and priorities.
• Donor & Community Impact: Cultivate and steward relationships with donors, foundations, corporations, volunteers, and community stakeholders to increase philanthropic support.

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare?

If you are a strategic philanthropy leader with experience in major gifts, transformational giving, foundation leadership, and donor engagement, we encourage you to apply and help advance the mission and impact of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center through 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.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

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.

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