Chief Development Officer

4 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Sinai Chicago Full time
About Us:

Sinai Chicago is a healthcare organization that prioritizes patient care and dignity. Our mission is to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community.

Position Purpose:

The Chief Development Officer (CDO) is responsible for driving philanthropic growth and influencing the organization's ability to impact the communities we serve. This role develops and executes a comprehensive philanthropy strategy, provides operational leadership and direction, and fosters a culture of philanthropy across Sinai Chicago, our board, and key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develops and brands a compelling vision for philanthropy that fully leverages system strengths while ensuring strategic giving/fundraising initiatives are aligned with the organization's mission, vision, and values.
  • Creates the philanthropic marketing and stakeholder strategy aimed at building relationships that will help strengthen philanthropic support and promote the organization's mission throughout Chicagoland and other appropriate markets.
  • Demonstrates strong strategic planning and execution skills and the ability to inspire and lead fundraising efforts from conception to achievement of objectives.
  • Develops new strategies and approaches to cultivate and obtain contributions from a diverse pool of donor prospects.
  • Serves as a system ambassador in forming and managing philanthropic relationships and stays abreast to align system strategy and priorities with donor interest.
  • Builds a strong collaboration with board development committee, auxiliaries, and other organizational support development teams to support innovation and shared opportunities, while also understanding the unique fundraising drivers of each group.
  • Builds and fosters a vibrant culture of philanthropy internally and throughout the Sinai Chicago service area through compelling stories and messages.
  • Identifies and supports implementation of best practices and aligns development team to most effectively drive desired outcomes and maximize return on investment (ROI).
  • Maintains a collaborative, supporting relationship with leaders and stakeholders across the enterprise to encourage vendor and external partner connection and support of the Sinai Chicago's mission.
  • Tracks and monitors fundraising progress and regularly reports results to board, executive leadership and management teams.
Requirements:
  • Master's degree in communication, public relations, philanthropic management, non-profit administration business administration, finance, health care administration, or related field.
  • 10+ years of progressively more responsible related work experience including five (5) or more years of experience as progressive leader in philanthropic or chief executive role in non-profit leadership.
  • A proven track record as an effective and communicative leader of a healthcare organization.
Knowledge and Skills:
  • Ability to communicate a vision and instill associates with a sense of shared purpose.
  • Advanced critical and strategic thinking skills.
  • Self-starter and driven to build and grow the right long-term relationships.
  • Leadership and management skills necessary to work effectively within a system, influence results, motivate individuals and teams, and resolve problems in a diplomatic professional manner.
  • Excellent oral and written communication, persuasion, negotiation, and presentation skills.
  • Computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Willingness to operate in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
  • A personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Sinai Health System.


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