Come join the growing team at the UConn Foundation!

As the Associate Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations, Health Sciences you will create strategic action plans to solicit local, regional, and national corporate & philanthropic foundations that align with key priorities at UConn Health, with particular focus on the School of Medicine and John Dempsey Hospital. The successful Candidate will be a collaborative and experienced fundraising professional with an established record of securing funding from foundations, corporations, and organizations.

You will be responsible for developing relationships with potential funders and submitting successful proposals to support UConn Health. You will ensure that all submitted materials are of the highest quality, fully support the Foundation’s mission, goals and key messages, and are consistent with and complementary to UConn Health’s objectives and mission.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations and working closely with the Senior Director for Development, UConn Health, you will also partner with faculty, physicians, and researchers.

In this role, you will:

• Put a strong emphasis on the identification, strategy and solicitation activities for foundations and corporations that will bring significant resources for UConn Health’s highest priorities in teaching, research and patient care.
• Establish working relationships with key faculty and staff to gain knowledge of UConn Health activities to generate corporate and foundation support.
• Serve as a liaison between the corporate & philanthropic community and UConn Health, facilitating access to academic, clinical and research funding opportunities.
• Collaborate with Senior Director to develop policies and projects that position CFR for overall fundraising success, including successful internal and external CFR brand recognition at UConn Health.
• Develop annual workplans to meet and exceed performance metrics: work with Prospect Research to guide caseload assignments; track, analyze and report on progress against goals.
• Foster strong working relationships with Foundation colleagues, adhering to Prospect Management Guidelines and providing timely and appropriate documentation of interactions and solicitations.
• Manage a small caseload (5-10) of individual major gift prospects with ties to personal or family foundations.
• Work with the Sr. Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Health Sciences to provide policy recommendations and establish policies to better identify, secure and manage grants in partnerships with UConn Health and OVPR and to position the team for fundraising success, including internal and external CFR brand recognition.
• Other duties as assigned.

To be successful in this role, you should:

• Have an appreciation for philanthropy at an academic medical center.
• Be a Champion for diversity and inclusion bother internally and externally.
• Proactively and strategically design and activate plans for identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Build relationships and track progress with local, regional, and national foundations.
• Have expertise in working with standard concepts, practices, and procedures in the proposal and grant-application process.
• Be a well-organized self-starter who can manage time effectively and who possesses excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Be able to perform multiple tasks, to track details, and to set priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Have experience researching potential prospects for an academic medical center.
• Be able to build relationships to achieve desired outcomes in accordance with the goals of the position.
• Engender trust and confidence of donors and prospective donors and to maintain confidentiality of donor information; ability to represent the UConn Foundation to prospects, donors, faculty, administrators, and others.
• Be able to exercise independent, creative and insightful judgment.
• Have knowledge of various office software systems such as Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Be able to be congenial, professional, and effective in managing relationships with donors, Foundation staff, faculty and staff, and visitors.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills, ability to build project support from internal stakeholders.
• Be available to work to the demands of the position which may exceed a 40-hour work week.
• Be willing to travel throughout the state of Connecticut and occasionally outside of the state. Reliable personal transportation is necessary for this position.
• Possess a valid driver’s license issued from state in which employee resides. Employee must maintain at their expense, automobile liability insurance coverage in the minimum amount of $500,000 or a combination of umbrella and automobile liability insurance coverage of $500,000. A certificate of automobile insurance evidencing the limit, must be provided to the Foundation at hire and annually thereafter.

Education and Experience:

We provide a broad set of requirements to be inclusive of people of all backgrounds and experiences. If you think you have the skills for the position, we want to hear from you. Even if this is not the right role, we may know of opportunities elsewhere or have future opportunities that better match your skill set.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 2 years of major gift fundraising experience with the majority of experience in corporate and foundation relations fundraising in healthcare or at an academic medical center.
• A successful record of securing major gifts/grants from corporate and foundation donors.

Salary:

The expected salary for this position is $71,000 It will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also placing an emphasis on internal equity.

Benefits:

Benefits start from day one. We offer medical, dental, and vision plans and will make an annual contribution to your health savings account if enrolled in one of the high-deductible health plans offered by the Foundation.

In addition, there are a few other perks to being a UConn Foundation employee:

We offer a generous contribution to your 403(b)-retirement plan to help you plan for retirement.

We place an emphasis on work/life balance. You will receive thirteen paid holidays, five weeks of paid time off per calendar year, and additional sick time.

We invest in your professional development. Aside from opportunities to participate in various trainings, committees, and conferences throughout the year, you will also be eligible for partial tuition reimbursement after one year of employment.

The UConn Foundation is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. We celebrate diverse perspectives and are committed to a welcoming environment that will value your unique experiences and identity. We recognize that a true commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion requires ongoing education and action and we strive for continued growth each and every day.

Please inform a Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or participating in any part of the application process due to a disability.