Chief Advancement Officer

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC's critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over$1.9billion and launched more than1,300programsimpacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than90countries last year. Visit for more information. $214,000 - $312,000 a year The Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) works collaboratively with team members to establish and execute a plan for significant growth. Key areas of focus include the continued development and strengthening of Advancement Team members. They will also improve the utilization of data and planning with an emphasis on emerging new AI tools. RESPONSIBILITIES: •Participate as a member of the Chief Team and Executive Team to provide a united, visible, and strong leadership presence across the organization. •Strengthen and build an agile and results-oriented Advancement Team. •Evaluate donor experience and design, implement, and continually improve a resource development model based on researched best practices and results. •Lead innovation and data-driven giving solutions, positioning the CDC Foundation as a visionary market leader by donors, philanthropic organizations, media, and community. •Create, integrate, and adapt technological platforms and strategies to improve the donor experience. •Drive new growth opportunities. Identify, prioritize, develop, and launch new products, services and business models that elevate the donor and volunteer experience. •Ensure fund raising efforts support the Foundation's strategies for impact model and revenue goals. Such model components include workplace development, individual and major gifts, planned giving, revenue producing events and new relationships with venture capital and impact investors. •Ensure that the Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) is consistently and accurately used to provide a comprehensive view of existing and potential donors. Use the data to inform strategies. Ensure information about needs, interests, expectations of these individuals and organizations are used to enrich relationships. •Ensure that donor segmentation models are in place and used to inform fundraising plans. Ensure that prospective donors and partners are measured against those models and that resource development time and effort is allocated toward those segments most critical to achieving the results of building a well-balanced donor portfolio and roadmap that drives giving and donation growth. •Ensure that segment specific strategic engagement plans are developed for building relationships that support fundraising efforts. •Promote cross functional collaboration as a component of operationalizing the strategic plan and annual goals. •Ensure relationship-based development practices, intended to ensure an exceptional donor experience are in place and attract and sustain both financial and non-financial resources. •Lead the strategic priorities of Planned Giving and Grants. Lead the team to build annual plans that support overall revenue goals. Ensure policies and procedures are followed. •Partner with the Communications Team to ensure systems and processes are in place for successful planning, execution, and evaluation of revenue generating events. Ensure documentation of such processes. •Other Duties may be assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: •Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or related field; Master's degree preferred. Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in the field of fundraising, marketing, sales, public relations, or related field. Supervisory experience required. •Excellent leadership experience representing an organization to external audiences. •Experience with staff and board management, engagement, and development. •Demonstrated success in developing and implementing effective fundraising strategies with success from a variety of fundraising streams. •Proven record of developing successful partnerships. •Donor communications experience •Exceptional communication and influencing skills; persuasive, credible and polished communicator both written and verbal. •Creative, independent, and strategic thinker with strong strategic planning skills. •Self-starter with a proven ability to meet and complete multiple tasks with solid deadlines. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law. We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans. The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment. Relocation expenses are not included. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2024-11-12