Sr Director of Strategic Events

Description

Sr Dir, Strategic Events

Welcome to Holy Name, a medical center where innovation is not just a goal — it's a commitment. Here, medical excellence thrives, allowing hope to reign supreme and leaving no room for fear. At our hospital, every patient is cared for with undivided attention — because healing every soul is our sole focus.

Holy Name is New Jersey's only independent Catholic health system, comprising a 361-bed acute care hospital, a renowned cancer center, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a residential hospice, a prestigious nursing school, and an extensive physician network. Healing at Holy Name goes beyond medicine and technology – it is infused with faith, conviction, compassion, and a commitment to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals through a variety of residency and educational programs. Our mission to provide care for the body, mind, and soul spans education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall wellness. This is at the core of who we are and what we do, and we've done it this way across generations, every single day, for nearly 100 years. Every innovation, medical breakthrough, and groundbreaking treatment is powered by some of the best minds in medicine, ensuring nothing is left on the table or the road to recovery.

A Brief Overview

As a frontline fundraiser, the Director of Strategic Events oversees the development and implementation of philanthropic events and programs to inspire donors to support excellence, innovation and education throughout Holy Name's health system. Strategic Events include but are not limited to the planning and oversight of Holy Name's signature fundraising events, stewardship events or critical meetings for our Centers of Excellence; such as the MS Center. The Senior Director maintains close and collaborative working relationships with key hospital leadership, foundation leadership, department administrators, board members and event committee members to ensure philanthropic objectives are advanced and fundraising goals are accomplished. The individual must identify opportunities to advance donor relationships and fundraising initiatives as well as strategize ways to maximize event participation and generate revenue.

What You Will Do

• Plans, executes, and ensures achievement of established annual goals for all fundraising events and advances cultivation and solicitation activities of the fundraising team
• Creates multi-channel special event solicitations through traditional vehicles, such as face to face visits, direct mail and email solicitations; while infusing modern, segmented, and creative tactics to foster relationships yielding repeat donors and year-over-year revenue growth
• Executes approved plans to expand and diversify the donors and participants for the events in order to broaden our donor base and create events that are welcoming and inclusive
• Identifies and collaborates with the Philanthropy Communications Manager on grateful patient and family stories to support the need for funds, to prepare brand appropriate materials to market the event, and to further build a culture of philanthropy.
• Works cross functionally with other essential units such as Information Technology to develop all necessary marketing materials and ensure efficient and effective list management and solicitation outreach
• Develops a working knowledge of fundraising databases and other management information and tracking systems to effectively register and communicate with guests, update and report progress toward goals; produce a well-managed event and update and report progress toward goals
• Works with consultants, honorees and committees to identify and solicit support, gifts-in-kind, entertainment, etc.; manage or arrange for all audio visual and tech needs for the events; negotiates needed contracts for approvals; and ensures adherence to all terms, including insurance and legal requirements of the hospital and venue
• Analyzes results of the special events by tracking progress from year to year, years of consecutive participation, increased giving, LYBNT and SYBNT donors/participants and performance of various aspects of the event
• Generates reports and statistics for VP and Board Meetings, creates event wrap up reports, budget reconciliation, records and tracks all receivables, prepares creative acknowledgements, archives written documentation for various events and programs.
• Engages senior-level administrators and Board Members in executing the required cultivation, solicitation and stewardship prior to, day of and post events
• Proactively supports development officers in design and execution of annual and multi-year solicitation and stewardship plans for donors and top prospects as requested.
• Manages a portfolio of prospects for sponsorship opportunities and specific donors to Centers of Excellence related to the special event
• Cultivates donor relationships by updating, stewarding, and asking donors to deepen their financial partnership with Holy Name
• Contributes as a leader of the Foundation team and supports other development officers in soliciting and closing gifts from leadership level giving donors.
• Executes strategies to effectively educate donors about programs and projects as well as communicates Holy Name’s mission
• Researches, identifies, and promotes hand-off of high-capacity donors to the appropriate major gift officer or planned giving officer
• Performs other duties as assigned to achieve all Holy Name Foundation goals including: supporting special needs for various meetings and programs and assisting with the Foundation’s role with ambassador services
• Travel to and attendance at events during evenings and weekends is required. Some light lifting for set-up and implementation of programs / events is also required
  
  

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree BA/BS required or substitute by 10 or more years of professional not-for-profit experience Required
  
  

Experience Qualifications

• 10+ years 10 or more years of professional not-for-profit experience Required and
• 10+ years Seven to ten years’ experience in fundraising management in overseeing large scale events, preferably in a hospital or health-care setting, with demonstrated fundraising success Preferred
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• The individual must be detail oriented with both excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills with the ability to set timelines and meet deadlines;
• ability to multitask in stressful situations; strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite;
• demonstrated ability to work well with Board Members, volunteers, vendors and donors of all levels
  
  

At Holy Name, we believe in rewarding every team member with more than a paycheck—we invest in your future and well-being. Full-time and part-time employees have access to a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and quality of life. We offer low-cost medical coverage with generous employer contributions, dental and vision plans, discounted prescriptions, and access to on-site child care. Additional benefits include 401(k) matching, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, flexible spending accounts, legal and voluntary coverage options, life insurance, and free on-site parking. If you are hired at Holy Name, your final base compensation will be determined based on factors such as employment status (Full/Part-Time or Per Diem) skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider any internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Pay Range: $145,600.00 - $182,000.00

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.