Major Gifts Officer/College Of Medicine

Major Gifts Officer/College Of Medicine

Position Number: S-3279
Type of Recruitment: External

Position Summary:
The Major Gifts Officer represents Central Michigan University’s
College of Medicine and CMU Medical Education Partners in
supporting its mission to raise philanthropic funds from
corporations, foundations, and individuals. The Major Gifts Officer
will work with the leadership of the College of Medicine and CMU
Medical Partners to identify, cultivate, and secure funds to
support the organization strategy in expanding the College of
Medicine vision. CMU has ambitious plans to consolidate the College
of Medicine operations in one facility and support plans for
economic development in Saginaw. This position reports directly to
the Vice President for Health Affairs/Dean of the College of
Medicine and coordinates efforts with the Vice President for
Advancement and other key stakeholders at the University and its
affiliate organization CMU Medical Education Partners.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to identification,
cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of prospective and
existing donors; oversight of gift planning marketing; and
administration and stewardship of life income gifts, real estate
gifts, and other complex assets. Maintains and stewards ongoing
relationships with donors, while identifying new prospects from a
national territory.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree.
Five years of experience working in a development, legal, or
financial role, with experience related to charitable gifts
planning, including tax and inheritance law.
Experience in development and implementation of a successful
marketing plan.
Considerable knowledge of best practices in major gifts, including
relevant rules, regulations, and policies which comply with various
planned giving vehicles.
Considerable knowledge and a successful record of donor
cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
Extensive knowledge of and skill in using fundraising databases and
planned giving software.
Positive attitude that enables the incumbent to be an effective
communicator.
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain relationships with a
diverse constituent base.
Ability to work independently and as part of the team.
Willingness to work after hours and travel as needed.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or
without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s Degree.
Fundraising experience, closing major gifts of $1,000,000 and
more.
Experience working at a large academic or healthcare
institution.
Experience identifying opportunities, writing grants, and proposal
submission.
Experience in leveraging the advantages of social media, virtual
presentation methods, and website resources to make connections and
build relationships.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team while inspiring
trust and confidence with colleagues and constituents.
Ability to successfully handle competing priorities and manage
projects.
Demonstrated ability to effectively create and maintain
relationships with constituent base.
Proficient in proposal development and writing, fundraising and/or
client development principles and techniques.
Knowledge of charitable giving regulations and various gift
vehicles.
Proficient in the use of data to develop performance measurements,
show portfolio growth and project gift yield.
Evidence of ability to plan and execute a fundraising project from
conception to realization.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Works with University Advancement to develop, implement, and manage
an ambitious marketing plan for a significant Capital Campaign and
Planned Giving program for the College of Medicine.
Identifies, cultivates, and maintains strong relationships with a
select portfolio of potential major gift donors, utilizing the
agreed upon system and software to track and report contacts.
Supports other members of the development team in their efforts to
raise funds for CMU and the College of Medicine.
Works directly with donors (and their financial advisors) to
market, negotiate, and close a wide range of outright and planned
giving arrangements including, but not limited to charitable gift
annuities, charitable remainder and lead trusts, retained life
estates, gifts of real estate, life insurance, and bequests.
Creates detailed reports on major gift program progress.
Organizes and attends fundraising events.
Acknowledges major donors through public and private
recognition.
Conduct direct, in-person solicitations, ensuring achievement of
face-to-face visit metrics established by the Dean.
Responsible for identifying grant opportunities and writing grant
proposals for submission.
Performs all other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised:
None.

Employee Group: Professional & Administrative
-Salary
Staff Pay Level:
Pay Range: $165,000 – $180,000 per year
Division: Academic Affairs
Department: College of Medicine
Position Status: Regular
Position End Date:
Employment Status: Full Time
FTE: 1.0
Position Type: 12 month
Weekly Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. /
weekends and evenings as needed
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes

About the Department:

About CMU:
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of
preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their
communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in
satellite locations around the state and throughout the country,
and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300
undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the
arts, media, business, education, human services, health
professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and
engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through
our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be
among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research
classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate
students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation,
engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including
football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our
student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the
classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and
maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best
of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the
culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also
includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native
American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella
Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural
events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other
major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand
Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski
resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s
central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness
program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional,
state and national norms.

CMU Leadership Standards:
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and
work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees
are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to
make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture
that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and
employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop
them within their teams.

Please review the
Leadership Standards before applying for this
position.

Message to Applicants:
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly
diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities,
experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this
initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will
advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for
every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as
an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

To apply, visit https://www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/40061

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to
increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its
community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age,
color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender
expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital
status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy,
childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex,
sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status,
veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE).

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CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education
program or activity that it operates, including admission and
employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.
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Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education’s Assistant
Secretary, or both.
CMU’s Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:

Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: [email protected]

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