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Associate Director, Stewardship (HYBRID)
Health Sciences Development
Working Title : Associate Director, Stewardship (HYBRID)
Department : Health Sciences Development
Supervises :
Salary : Up to $85,000
Payroll Classification: Alumni & External Relations Specialist 3
Req Nbr : 7446

Position Summary
Advance your career and make a positive impact as the Associate Director of Stewardship for UCLA Health Sciences Development where you will become part of a team dedicated to raising funds for one of the most comprehensive and advanced health care systems in the world. For 34 consecutive years, our UCLA Health hospitals have earned a place on the on the U.S News & World Report national honor roll, a distinction reserved for the relative few providing the highest-quality care across multiple medical specialties. Together, UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA strive every day to be a model that redefines the standard of excellence in health care. The magnitude and impact of our donor engagement is broad and deep, and requires a highly collaborative and constituent driven team of development professionals focused on delivering the highest level of stewardship to all UCLA Health donors. This is a remarkable opportunity to bring your stewardship expertise, strategic abilities and high ambitions to contribute to our world-renowned reputation as leaders at the forefront of research, teaching and service. 

Primary Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of the Director of Stewardship for Health Sciences Development (HSD), as the Associate Director of Stewardship, you will play a key role in ensuring an outstanding donor experience for many of HSD’s top donors.  You will primarily manage complex stewardship plans and special projects for HSD’s principal and major gift donors. In this position, you will help develop and deliver strategies for effective stewardship of donors and proactively seek opportunities for developing new stewardship programs. As our Associate Director, you will be a skilled project manager and content creator who will develop a wide range of donor-driven materials and will have the ability to communicate about complex science in a style that is understandable and exciting to a lay audience.  You will be deadline-driven and able to produce accurate and engaging materials quickly. You will collaborate with a diverse group of internal constituents, which may include faculty, executive staff, directors, alumni relations staff and donor relations staff, to facilitate the appropriate stewardship activities. In addition, as the Associate Director will serve as an HSD contact for principal and major gift donors that require help to resolve problems, questions and concerns. As a valued member of our team, you will be given the guidance, inspiration and resources to excel in a supportive environment as part of the many professional growth opportunities we offer staff at UCLA.



Qualifications
1. A minimum of four years of donor relations, stewardship or development experience including strong knowledge of the donor cycle and/or prior experience working with constituents in a related field such as sales, marketing or business development. 

2. Experience with Blackbaud CRM or equivalent database and the use of databases to generate reports is preferred.

3. Experience in writing legal, constituent or donor/client-centric materials is preferred.

4. Engaged, focused and goal oriented with a high level of initiative, energy, intellectual curiosity and interest in the field of development.

5. Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a wide variety of internal and external constituents.

6. Strong writing and editing skills with a high level of attention to details, facts and deadlines.

7. Skilled storyteller comfortable working in a variety of media formats.

8. Tactical and innovative thinker who works well both independently and collaboratively with others as a team.

9. Outstanding time/project management and organizational skills with ability to independently manage several projects simultaneously in a large, complex, dynamic and ever changing environment.

10. Ability to think strategically about donor engagement and generate creative solutions for stewarding donors in order to maintain and strengthen high-quality relationships with donors.

11. Ability to interpret financial data for fund tracking, donor stewardship practices and drafting customized stewardship related reports. 

12. Ability to maintain confidentiality and to use discretion when responding to inquiries and handling sensitive information and situations.

13. Ability to research, analyze and gather data sufficient to prepare summaries and reports. Intuitive and inquisitive in conducting research to provide additional information when needed.

14. Proficiency with Microsoft suite of applications as well as other applications, programs and databases with willingness to learn new technologies.

15. Ability to travel and work some evenings and/or weekends as needed.

16. Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.



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Position Summary
Advance your career and make a positive impact as the Associate Director of Stewardship for UCLA Health Sciences Development where you will become part of a team dedicated to raising funds for one of the most comprehensive and advanced health care systems in the world. For 34 consecutive years, our UCLA Health hospitals have earned a place on the on the U.S News & World Report national honor roll, a distinction reserved for the relative few providing the highest-quality care across multiple medical specialties. Together, UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA strive every day to be a model that redefines the standard of excellence in health care. The magnitude and impact of our donor engagement is broad and deep, and requires a highly collaborative and constituent driven team of development professionals focused on delivering the highest level of stewardship to all UCLA Health donors. This is a remarkable opportunity to bring your stewardship expertise, strategic abilities and high ambitions to contribute to our world-renowned reputation as leaders at the forefront of research, teaching and service. 
Primary Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of the Director of Stewardship for Health Sciences Development (HSD), as the Associate Director of Stewardship, you will play a key role in ensuring an outstanding donor experience for many of HSD’s top donors.  You will primarily manage complex stewardship plans and special projects for HSD’s principal and major gift donors. In this position, you will help develop and deliver strategies for effective stewardship of donors and proactively seek opportunities for developing new stewardship programs. As our Associate Director, you will be a skilled project manager and content creator who will develop a wide range of donor-driven materials and will have the ability to communicate about complex science in a style that is understandable and exciting to a lay audience.  You will be deadline-driven and able to produce accurate and engaging materials quickly. You will collaborate with a diverse group of internal constituents, which may include faculty, executive staff, directors, alumni relations staff and donor relations staff, to facilitate the appropriate stewardship activities. In addition, as the Associate Director will serve as an HSD contact for principal and major gift donors that require help to resolve problems, questions and concerns. As a valued member of our team, you will be given the guidance, inspiration and resources to excel in a supportive environment as part of the many professional growth opportunities we offer staff at UCLA.



Qualifications
1. A minimum of four years of donor relations, stewardship or development experience including strong knowledge of the donor cycle and/or prior experience working with constituents in a related field such as sales, marketing or business development. 

2. Experience with Blackbaud CRM or equivalent database and the use of databases to generate reports is preferred.

3. Experience in writing legal, constituent or donor/client-centric materials is preferred.

4. Engaged, focused and goal oriented with a high level of initiative, energy, intellectual curiosity and interest in the field of development.

5. Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a wide variety of internal and external constituents.

6. Strong writing and editing skills with a high level of attention to details, facts and deadlines.

7. Skilled storyteller comfortable working in a variety of media formats.

8. Tactical and innovative thinker who works well both independently and collaboratively with others as a team.

9. Outstanding time/project management and organizational skills with ability to independently manage several projects simultaneously in a large, complex, dynamic and ever changing environment.

10. Ability to think strategically about donor engagement and generate creative solutions for stewarding donors in order to maintain and strengthen high-quality relationships with donors.

11. Ability to interpret financial data for fund tracking, donor stewardship practices and drafting customized stewardship related reports. 

12. Ability to maintain confidentiality and to use discretion when responding to inquiries and handling sensitive information and situations.

13. Ability to research, analyze and gather data sufficient to prepare summaries and reports. Intuitive and inquisitive in conducting research to provide additional information when needed.

14. Proficiency with Microsoft suite of applications as well as other applications, programs and databases with willingness to learn new technologies.

15. Ability to travel and work some evenings and/or weekends as needed.

16. Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.