Executive Director, Development - Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced health care systems in the world. 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. UCLA's hospitals are consistently ranked among the top in the nation by U.S News and World Report and it is our integrated mission to provide state-of-the-art patient care, train top medical professionals and support pioneering research and discovery. The UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCLA Health JCCC) is the hub all cancer activity on campus and throughout the communities. As one of six major research themes within UCLA Health, the goal of UCLA Health JCCC is to develop and foster visible concentrations of excellence in basic and interdisciplinary cancer research and patient care at UCLA.

Reporting to the Executive Director of the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation, who is the Senior Executive Director of Development/Cancer, Health Sciences Development (HSD), and working closely with senior administration, the Executive Director will lead the planning and implementation of development efforts for priorities in cancer and specifically, Hematology/Oncology, Radiation Oncology, UCLA Health JCCC Strategic Plan, and other areas as assigned. The Executive Director will design and lead a comprehensive development program for assigned departments and divisions, establish goals and objectives, coordinate strategies for fundraising, stewardship, cultivation, and communications. The Executive Director will oversee professional and support staff and will personally cultivate, solicit and steward donors at the major and principal gift levels.

Salary:$9,691.67 - $22,050 monthly

Required:

• At least seven years of increasingly responsible experience in highereducation, preferably in development of similar professional experience in anonprofit membership/volunteer driven or related environment.
  
• Working knowledge of high-level, sophisticated Development or similarlystructured programs in an academic, membership/volunteer-driven orsimilarly structured environment including strong experience with major giftsor solicitations of a similar nature, level and complexity.
  
• Demonstrated skill in developing and implementing successful strategies foridentification, cultivation and solicitation of individuals, corporations, andfoundations including the ability to envision and articulate future direction.
  
• Knowledge of issues facing higher education and on the basic principles onwhich a public university is established.
  
• Management and administrative skills to organize, direct, motivate andevaluate other professionals and volunteers.
  
• Ability to grasp and articulate research quickly and across a wide spectrum ofdisciplines.
  
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral) tointeract effectively with academic leaders, faculty, staff, donors andvolunteers.
  
• A broad background in the management of unit-based and/or central teams ina major research university or institution of equivalent complexity.
  
• Ability to render mature judgments, to tolerate ambiguity and to navigate andbe effective within a complex environment.
  
• Extensive experience participating in strategic planning.
  
• Self-starter who works independently while, at the same time works well
  
• collectively and collaboratively with colleagues to achieve common goals.
  
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as required and to travel to achieve stated goals.
  

• Experience in an academic medical school or hospital setting is beneficial.
  
• Knowledge of UCLA and its philanthropic history
  
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience/training