Executive Director & Chief Development Officer

Role Description

The Executive Director & Chief Development Officer serves as the senior executive leader responsible for advancing the mission, visibility, financial sustainability, and strategic growth of the NCPDP Foundation. This role combines executive leadership of the Foundation with a strong chief development function to support the Foundation’s next chapter of growth as a private foundation.

The position is responsible for:

• Leading donor development, fundraising strategy, strategic partnerships, sponsorship cultivation, and grant funding opportunities.
• Overseeing the Foundation’s core Executive Director functions, including board support, governance coordination, grantmaking operations, financial oversight, compliance awareness, program execution, and stakeholder engagement.
• Building relationships, cultivating donor confidence, and expanding funding opportunities.

This role is weighted approximately 70% toward development, fundraising, donor cultivation, and strategic growth, and 30% toward Executive Director operations, governance, grantmaking, and administrative leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred in nonprofit management, healthcare administration, business, public health, philanthropy, public policy, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 – 7 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in nonprofit, foundation, healthcare, association, philanthropy, fundraising, development, or mission-driven executive leadership.
• Demonstrated experience in fundraising, donor cultivation, sponsorship development, major gifts, corporate partnerships, or philanthropic revenue development.
• Experience working with a Board of Trustees, Board committees, or senior volunteer leadership.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget oversight, financial reporting, forecasting, and resource planning.
• Experience developing and executing strategic plans, operating plans, fundraising plans, or organizational growth strategies.
• Possess deep relationships across the healthcare ecosystem that can translate into donor cultivation opportunities.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and relationship management skills.

Requirements

• Experience with private foundations, public charities, healthcare foundations, or association-affiliated foundations.
• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability, health information technology, pharmacy, standards development, public health, patient safety, or healthcare policy.
• Experience managing grantmaking programs, research funding, restricted funds, endowments, or donor-designated funds.
• Experience developing donor impact reports, grant summaries, sponsorship proposals, and executive-level Board materials.
• Familiarity with nonprofit compliance, charitable giving rules, conflict-of-interest considerations, and private foundation restrictions.
• Experience working in a lean or emerging organization where the executive must balance strategy, execution, relationship management, and operational detail.
• Experience leading event strategy, planning, and execution.

Benefits

• Participation in Board meetings, donor meetings, industry events, conferences, fundraising events, and stakeholder engagements.
• Travel up to fifteen percent (15%) may be required to support donor cultivation, partnership development, Foundation events, and external visibility.
• The role may be structured as office-based, hybrid, or remote depending on organizational needs, Board direction, and candidate qualifications.

Company Description

The Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive and professional work environment. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, organizational need, and alignment with the Foundation’s mission and strategic priorities.