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Executive Director of Development

Yale New Haven Hospital

Hamden, CT

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Business Strategy, Campaigns, Communication Skills, Fundraising, Hospital, Interpersonal Skills, Lead Generation, Leadership, People Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Set Goals, Stewardship, Strategic Analysis, Strategic Planning, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player
LOCATION
Hamden, CT
POSTED
1 day ago

The Executive Director of Development leads fundraising efforts, providing strategic direction, managing staff, and cultivating donor relationships to support hospital initiatives.
Responsibilities include overseeing major gift portfolios, crafting tailored support cases, planning campaigns, and executing donor stewardship events.
The role involves partnering with senior leadership, physicians, and board members to align development strategies with organizational goals.
Leadership of the development team, fostering professional growth, setting goals, and ensuring a collaborative, inclusive work environment are key.
Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree (advanced preferred), 10+ years of development experience, proven success securing large gifts, and strong strategic, analytical, and communication skills.
The position reports to senior executives, requiring high-level decision-making, data-driven planning, and the ability to work evenings and weekends as needed.
It demands a results-oriented, relationship-focused leader with excellent interpersonal and presentation skills to advance hospital fundraising efforts.

About the Company

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Yale New Haven Hospital

Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) is a 1,541 bed, not-for-profit academic medical center. Located on the Connecticut shoreline, YNHH is the primary teaching site for Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Nursing.

Founded in 1826, Yale-New Haven Hospital is the largest hospital in Yale New Haven Health System, which includes both Bridgeport and Greenwich Hospitals and their affiliated outpatient facilities in New Haven and Fairfield Counties. The health system also includes a physician organization, Northeast Medical Group.

Consistently recognized by U.S. News and World Report as a top hospital, Yale-New Haven Hospital's faculty and community physicians practice in more than 100 specialties. The hospital has a level one trauma center, comprehensive transplant center, and both a certified heart and stroke center. The medical center also includes Smilow Cancer Hospital and its affiliated Yale Cancer Center, one of only 41 NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S., and the largest between New York and Boston.

We care for our smallest patients at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, and the hospital's psychiatric services are ranked in the top ten nationally. Yale-New Haven Hospital is also a Magnet Hospital, a designation of excellence in nursing practice.

We are proud to be recognized as an employer of choice, consistently recognized by Working Mother Magazine, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and Family Digest. YNHH has also been recognized for advances in technology as one of the most wired health care facilities.

Technologically advanced, patient-focused and committed to our employees, Yale-New Haven Hospital provides a dynamic, exciting work environment. Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, including a day care center and a fitness center are only the beginning. You will be able to explore your full potential within a supportive learning environment where staff engagement and contributions are valued and recognized.

Valuing the growth and development of our staff, we have both an on-site career counselor and a tuition reimbursement program for continuing education. Yale-New Haven Hospital also has reward and recognition programs for staff that consistently excel.

Consider joining our organization … check out our website at www.ynhh.org.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1826
WEBSITE
http://www.ynhh.org