• Job Description

  Req#: R-25007669

  Location:

  Avera Health

  Worker Type:

  Regular

  Work Shift:

  Day Shift (United States of America)

  Position Highlights

  Management of Foundation's Operations area. Role will also carry a constituent portfolio. Foundation has grown from $12 to $14 million to more than $50 million over a five-year timeframe.

  
  You Belong at Avera

  
  Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

  
  A Brief Overview
  
  Contributes to a culture of collaboration and inclusion by fully integrating and aligning Avera Foundation's operational strategies and tactics with all stakeholders. The VP – Foundation Operations serves as a key member of Avera's philanthropy leadership team and will lead gift processing, constituent services, financial reporting activities, fund and endowment management, fund distribution, Avera Careflight membership program, and other philanthropy support functions for the Avera Foundation. In addition to operational responsibilities, this leadership role manages a cohort of constituents capable of contributing major gifts. Reporting to the Chief Philanthropy Officer, this leader will champion Avera's community engagement efforts by integrating and managing mission-critical best practice philanthropy operations, performance metrics, planned and legacy giving administration, among other initiatives.
  
  What you will do
  
  

  • Manages a series of philanthropy support services to include gift processing, fund distribution, financial reporting, regulatory compliance, performance metrics, planned and legacy giving administration, biographical records. Assess internal systems and processes to identify gaps and recommend solutions that increase workflow efficiency and facilitate ease of giving.
  • Carries a portfolio of assigned constituents and works on a healthy balance of 50% cultivation, 40% solicitation and 10% stewardship. Cultivates relationships to support assigned philanthropic priorities and giving level(s) (mid, major, and legacy/planned giving) and meets philanthropic revenue goals through relationship building activities such as personal visits, letters, telephone calls, etc.
  • Develops a high functioning support service culture by training, managing, and developing a competent, accountable, and cohesive Avera Foundation philanthropy and constituent services staff.
  • Provide strategic, operational direction to achieve overall Foundation objectives. Including overseeing, planning, and leading annual budget planning forecasting to maximize return on investments (ROI) and executing planning decisions to ensure the strategic allocation of resources.
  • Partners with the Foundation Leadership Council (FLC) to develop a set of system-wide philanthropy performance metrics and tracks and reports progress toward achieving performance metric goals and objectives. Suggests performance metrics updates based on evolving national healthcare system fundraising trends and best practices.
  • Serve as the executive sponsor and thought partner to ensure operational systems (technology) and workflow processes (project management) across the Foundation are efficient and platform investments are being optimized
  • Develops, implements and monitors best practice system-wide philanthropic policies, procedures and processes.
  • Assists with compliance to applicable state and federal philanthropic legal requirements (HIPAA, state charitable registration process, etc.).
  • Assists with the administration of planned gifts and provides leadership for the Avera Careflight membership program.
  • Evaluate, recommend, and execute operational process improvement opportunities, inclusive of team member and donor experience.
  • Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

  
  Essential Qualifications
  
  The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
  
  Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:
  
  

  • Bachelor's in public relations, communications, nonprofit management or a related field.
  • 4-6 years Proven experience working with standardized philanthropy best practices, procedures and processes in a sophisticated environment.
  • 4-6 years Proven track record of managing a portfolio of constituents and successfully raising major gifts from individual and organizational constituents, leading philanthropy operations, preferably in a healthcare or human services setting.
  • Experience setting personal and team benchmarks, regularly measuring success against goals, and responsible for outcomes.
  • 4-6 years Experience managing staff in a sophisticated, metric-driven environment.

  
  Expectations and Standards
  
  

  • Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
  • Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
  • Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
  • Maintain confidentiality.
  • Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
  • Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

  
  

  
  Benefits You Need & Then Some

  Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

  • PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

  • Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan

  • Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

  • Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

  Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org .

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