Posting Note: Dynamic, strategic and innovative leader to join the Foundation team. Is this you? This position reports to the SVP, Chief Development Officer and is an integral part of the leadership team. The ideal candidate has more than 7 years of strategic marketing/communications leadership experience. The individual will manage a team of 7 and will provide overall vision, strategy and direction for all creative, digital and marketing functions. Experience and knowledge of philanthropy is preferred.

Working in close collaboration with the Vice President (VP), the Director of Foundation Development designs and executes on a comprehensive development strategy for the Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation. The Director oversees and executes on both capital campaigns and ongoing fundraising efforts. This position also forms and manages the Phoenix Children’s Foundation development team, and reports directly to the Vice President.

1. Leadership:
   • Cultivates existing relationships with vendors with the goal of ensuring sufficient space and resources, and access to services.
   • Develops and implements strategies that will maximize the synergies among program areas.
2. Team Management and Development:
   • Develops and implements a system to evaluate the skill, experience, and professional development needs of all staff.
   • Implements a professional development program to address employee experience and skill gaps.
   • Works with staff to develop objective performance measurements across all sites, to ensure consistent, high-quality evaluation and goal setting for all employees.
   • Instills a sense of accountability among team members by modeling tight oversight of individual and organizational performance standards.
   • Recruits, hires, and oversees training and orientation of all staff members.
3. Design Development Strategy:
   • Works with the management team to identify funds needed, preferred funding targets, and approaches.
4. Form and Manage Development Team:
   • Works with the VP and senior leadership team to form a Development Team.
   • Oversees Development Team and identifies staffing needs for campaigns and ongoing development.
5. Fundraising:
   • Conducts research, prospecting, and applications to multiple donor sources.
   • Manages capital campaigns, engaging and overseeing capital campaign firms as necessary.
   • Oversees ongoing development efforts.
6. Build a Robust Donor Base:
   • Develops and maintains key long-term relationships with donors and prospects.
7. Communicate and Train:
   • Trains and mentors Development Staff and communicates fundraising goals and progress throughout the organization
8. Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable