Relocate to Sydney - Director of Development - The University of Sydney

Relocate to Sydney - Director of Development - Medicine and Health - The University of Sydney

• Lead the largest major gifts team for the most successful fundraising program in Australia
• Located on the Camperdown / Darlington Campus
• Full time continuing role with a competitive salary package including leave loading and a generous employer’s contribution to superannuation.

About the opportunity
This is a very exciting opportunity for a seasoned major gift fundraising leader with a track record of raising layered and complex six and/or seven figure gifts to join the Advancement Portfolio at the University of Sydney.

As a Director of Development, for Medicine and Health you will be part of the Portfolio’s leadership team to develop new strategies and identify and build on a number of established relationships with a strong trajectory of major and principal gifts for the faculty of Medicine and Health.

You will take a leadership role in fundraising across the faculty and schools and will use your skills and experience to close gifts of $1 million+ and attain significant personal fundraising targets. The incumbent will also develop a growing team of high performing fundraising professionals, who work collaboratively with the wider Development Office.
  
Working closely with academic leadership, this position is also charged with growing a culture of philanthropy across the faculty and schools to increase awareness of and engagement with philanthropy the University’s fundraising practice.

To be successful in this role, you will take a long-term view of relationships and gifts and have the discipline and self-motivation to execute against a plan in the short-term to see progress towards a goal.

About you
The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Director of Development, Medicine and Health, who: 

• has extensive background in major gift fundraising, with a demonstrated ability to identify and negotiate 6 and 7 figure gift opportunities. Can demonstrate their success in closing $1 million+ gifts and meeting stretch financial targets
• has a strong track record of achievement and meeting stretch financial targets through ambitious and complex gift proposals
• has proven leadership experience with the ability to mentor, inspire and motivate a group of ambitious and goal-oriented professionals
• is a true team player, working with the Major Gifts team, Donor Relations team, Prospect Research team and other areas of the Advancement Portfolio and the University of Sydney
• has an understanding and a strong interest in medicine and health, in a tertiary environment is preferred
• is creative, with the ability to bring together the disparate interests of a donor and match them with an opportunity that brings together disaffiliated aspects of the University
• is detail-oriented in relationship – given the complex nature of managing a relationship with a prospect with diverse interests and competition priorities, the need to see to the details is critical
• has demonstrated sophisticated relationship building and management skills with the ability to engage internal and external stakeholders
• has highly developed organisational and time-management skills, including the ability to prioritise own workload, to work consistently within busy schedules and to meet deadlines, whilst maintaining a focus on a longer term vision

About us
The Advancement Portfolio team at the University of Sydney is the most successful fundraising program in Australian higher education. Having just completed the nation's first $1BN fundraising campaign and embarking on the next, the team is not only the finest performing, its success facilitates the largest real-world impact that philanthropic giving makes possible.

Since its inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to philanthropy and underpin our long-term strategy for excellence and growth. We're Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 7600 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

Closing date 
4th April

Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

How to apply
For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or support filling out this application, please contact Rosheen Singh at Beaumont People on rosheen@beaumontpeople.com.au