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Senior Major Gift Officer

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Requisition # 2936

Job Description

Align yourself with an organization that has a reputation for excellence! Cedars-Sinai was awarded the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award 19 years in a row for providing the highest-quality medical care in Los Angeles. We also were awarded the Advisory Board Company’s Workplace of the Year. We provide an outstanding benefit package that includes healthcare, paid vacation, and a 403(b). Join us! Discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals. 

What you would be doing in this role:

The Senior Major Gift Officer will identify, engage, cultivate, solicit and steward current and prospective donors and partners to maintain and expand financial support of Cedars-Sinai. You will be responsible for working with an assigned portfolio of donors, prospects, and selected leaders and/or faculty to advance the mission of the organization. The Senior Major Gift Officer will be responsible for strategic ownership and optimization for an assigned geographic territory or specific area(s) and/or program(s) within the Medical Center and its affiliates, including the development, implementation and execution of fundraising efforts. You are expected to maintain high volume of significant donor relationships, meaningful contact and solicitation. They will be responsible for working with a defined portfolio of donors, prospects, and selected leaders and/or faculty to advance the mission of the organization:

  • Maintains a well-designed and documented prospect portfolio. Balance contacts to qualify prospects and key cultivation moves that result in stronger relationship, solicitation and commitment.
  • Builds strategic vision of philanthropy in assigned geographic territory or assigned areas/programs.
  • Creates and implements customized strategies for each prospect. This includes setting and meeting goals, objectives and setting significant actions or moves leading to closing gifts.
  • Researches, qualifies and cultivates new individual and institutional giving prospects.
  • Creates, analyzes, and forecasts annual solicitation projections and work throughout the year to achieve projected goals. This includes generating written gift solicitation proposals as appropriate to prospective high net worth donors.
  • Oversees, records, manages data integrity and track planned actions and accomplished moves with constituents in fundraising database.
  • Develops lifetime relationships with high-capacity donors leading to closing and stewarding high impact gifts for the benefit of Cedars-Sinai by working with medical staff, volunteers, and other members of the community.
  • Cultivates and maintain strong working relationships with faculty and/or selected leaders to identify potential donors and to enhance and engage relationships with current donors to support organization-wide efforts in philanthropic community.
  • Participates in departmental and organizational activities and events. Acts as good will ambassador in the community for Cedars-Sinai. Be conversant and influential in the case for Cedars-Sinai by providing information to donors with the intent of encouraging further involvement in and giving to Cedars-Sinai.

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Qualifications

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in business administration, business management, healthcare, or another related major required.

A minimum of 5 years of experience fundraising or related experience in a medical healthcare facility; demonstrated success in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding at major gift levels; working knowledge of deferred vehicles and community/philanthropic resources required. 

A minimum of 3 years of experience in a healthcare field preferred.

Why work here?

Beyond outstanding employee benefits including health and dental insurance, paid vacation, and a 403(b), we take pride in hiring the best employees. Our accomplished staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our commitment to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation.


Req ID : 2936
Working Title : Senior Major Gift Officer
Department : Adv Fundraising
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Fundraising / Development
Job Specialty : Fundraising
Overtime Status : EXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $56.14 - $89.82

Our compensation philosophy

We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision (PDF) (opens in new window)

Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai

We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve. Quality Care and Research—For All, By All (opens in new window).

Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy. Cedars-Sinai’s AA Policy Statement (PDF) (opens in new window)

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