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Associate Director of Prospect Development

1 month ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States The University of Chicago Full time
About the Role

The University of Chicago is seeking a highly skilled Associate Director of Prospect Development to join its Medicine and Biological Sciences Development team. This key role will play a critical part in inspiring and facilitating philanthropy at the University of Chicago Medicine by building relationships with prospective donors.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement programs related to biographical and financial research on individuals, corporations, and/or foundations to support fundraising.
  • Identify prospective donors using research and analysis through the use of standard procedures.
  • Forecast and measure the effectiveness of the fiscal year and overall campaign progress.
  • Administer multiple prospect identification portals to grow the base of philanthropic support for the Division of the Biological Sciences and the University of Chicago Medicine.
  • Advise on policies and implement systems to assign prospective donors to relationship manager portfolios and track their movement through the donor cycle.
  • Partner closely with front-line teams to advise on prospect management policies, portfolio composition, and progress toward annual and campaign goals.
  • Navigate an array of databases and online sources to identify publicly available biographic, financial, philanthropic, and professional information on prospective donors.
  • Interpret complex financial information to assign gift capacity estimates to prospects.
  • Prepare accurate, clear, and concise written profiles and briefings to communicate relevant details that advance the qualification, cultivation, and solicitation of prospective donors.
  • Respond to requests for information from multiple University and UCM stakeholders, including University and UCM leadership.
  • Advises on protocol to prioritize, delegate, and track research requests.
  • Innovates new formats for research reports and briefing documents.
  • Processes screening files, assesses demographic, departmental, and activity data to make recommendations on prospect assignment.
  • Collaborating closely with the Senior Associate Director and University partners, documents and regularly reviews prospect management protocols to improve fundraising outcomes.
  • Oversees and directs the work of an Assistant Director with secondary responsibility for patient screening and management of ad hoc research requests.
Requirements
  • A minimum of a college or university degree in a related field.
  • A minimum of 57 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
  • Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in a research and writing-intensive field such as social sciences, history, economics, or library sciences.
  • A minimum of three years of development experience including prospect research and prospect management in a major and principal gift program.
  • Experience in an academic medical center strongly preferred.