Chief Philanthropy Officer & Executive Director of the Foundation

Job Description

Job Description

The Chief Philanthropy Officer & Executive Director serves as the senior executive responsible for leading Augusta Health's comprehensive philanthropy program and the Augusta Health Foundation. As a member of the Senior Executive Council, this executive develops and executes an enterprise-wide philanthropic strategy aligned with the health system's mission and strategic priorities. The role provides leadership for fundraising, major and principal gifts, planned giving, grants, stewardship, Foundation operations, governance, and community engagement while partnering with the COO, CEO, Foundation Board, physicians, and executive leaders. Works closely with the President & CEO to cultivate, solicit, and steward transformational philanthropic opportunities and major donor relationships.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Healthcare Administration, Nonprofit Management, Communications, Public Administration, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive executive leadership in healthcare philanthropy or a comparable nonprofit foundation.
• Demonstrated success leading comprehensive fundraising including major gifts, principal gifts, campaigns, planned giving, grants, and stewardship.
• Successful collaboration with governing boards, physicians, executive leaders, and community stakeholders.
• Proven success securing six-, seven-, and transformational gifts.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree (MBA, MHA, MPA, Nonprofit Leadership, or related discipline).
• CFRE, FAHP, or comparable professional credential.

Skills:

• Strategic leadership.
• Executive presence.
• Relationship building.
• Board governance.
• Financial acumen.
• Innovation.
• Change leadership.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Collaboration.
• Community engagement.

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:

• Healthcare Benefits.
• Generous paid time off.
• Retirement savings helping you to plan for your future.
• Free onsite parking.
• 24/7 armed security to ensure your safety.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Onsite child care.
• Augusta Health Fitness Reimbursement Program.
• Onsite credit union.
• Employee discounts including the cafeteria, gift shop, pharmacy, and movie tickets.

Company Information:
Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal Opportunity: Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.