Chief Development Officer/Executive Director of Development. at Martha's Vineyard Hospital (MVH) in FALMOUTH, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Martha's Vineyard Hospital is one of the most respected and admired community hospitals in the country. MVH provides cutting-edge, top-quality care programs to a close-knit, diverse community of full-time residents and visitors. Through its affiliation with Mass General Brigham, among the most prestigious health systems in the world for biomedical research, advanced clinical care and medical education, MVH stands out as an institution that the provides comprehensive community based medicine as well as advanced specialty care.


The newly invigorated role of CDO will serve as a key member of an outstanding operational leadership team at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. Reporting directly to the President, the CDO has the full buy-in and support of leadership at the highest levels. The CDO will be charged with establishing a first-class development function, leading with best practices, leaning into metrics, and helping to position MVH as a primary beneficiary of community engagement and support.


The CDO will promote and foster a strong culture of philanthropy and community engagement across the hospital and community. This person will cultivate a small but stellar team to develop robust programs and a multi-year strategy to continually raise the level of support for the hospital. This individual will provide long-range strategic leadership and day-to-day administration to maximize MVH's philanthropic potential. The CDO will also serve as a key member of the MGB Development Team maintaining effective and responsive relationships with all stakeholders across the MGB system.



Qualifications

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES



• Develop and execute an integrated and comprehensive fundraising and community engagement strategy, inclusive of aggressive annual and long-term development goals, to maximize philanthropic support for MVH.


• Lead the identification of strategic fundraising priorities; oversee effective identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of prospects and donors; major philanthropic commitments, securing significant support for the hospital's overall mission and vision.


• Identify and recruit high net-worth individuals, community leaders and stakeholders to serve on volunteer boards and councils and effectively participate in securing philanthropic support.


• Engage executives, administrators and clinicians at the hospital and across the system to ensure collaboration and achievement of philanthropic goals and objectives.


• Serve as a representative of MVH to internal and external constituencies and the community-at-large.


• Identify and implement strategies to build and maintain a robust prospect portfolio that will ensure sustainable philanthropic support for the future.


• Bring and leverage best practices in the philanthropy industry to uphold the highest standards at MVH; organize, monitor, and coordinate all benchmarking and growth activities; working with MGB, leverage data analytics to instill performance metrics.


• Develop and foster a staff culture that emphasizes inclusion, collaboration and teamwork and recognizes shared success.


• Attract, grow and retain a high performing team.


• Serve as a mentor; developing staff for increased responsibility and leadership.


• Establish performance expectations and provide direction, feedback and guidance to employees.


• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and laws, maintains accountability standards to donors; ensure compliance with code of ethical principles and standards of professional conduct for fundraising executives.



QUALIFICATIONS:



Preferred qualities, experiences, knowledge, and interests:


• Minimum 10 years of fundraising experience with departmental management ideally within a complex non-profit health organization/system. Backgrounds outside of health care will be considered.


• Experience working with Boards, senior management teams, community leaders and community constituents.


• Results-oriented leadership with a track record of achieving significant fundraising goals.


• Ability to build and operate a best-in-class development program with performance metrics.


• Proven track record of success of building strong relationships to effectively engage local stakeholders in a centralized fundraising process.


• Successful track record in identifying high-net-worth donors and closing six and seven-figure philanthropic commitments.


• Demonstrated ability to effectively navigate large, complex, matrixed organizations.


• A track record of recruiting, developing and retaining a high-functioning, cohesive team.


• Politically astute with a high level of emotional intelligence.


• Possesses a collaborative, engaging, and charismatic leadership approach, demonstrating the ability to inspire both internally and externally.


• Unwavering integrity and sense of purpose; positive and optimistic attitude.


• Champion for health equity and unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.


• Additional proficiencies include: solid judgment, strategic thinking, mentoring and leadership abilities and organizational skills.



EEO Statement

Martha's Vineyard Hospital and Windemere Nursing & Rehabilitation Center are Equal Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law.