Development Liaison

Position Description:

Every day, in ways both big and small, the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is impacting lives for the better. MCW ... changemaking for a healthier Wisconsin.

The Development Liaison will serve as a lead philanthropy partner to multiple institutional priorities and initiatives at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Froedtert Hospital. This position reports to the Assistant Vice President and collaborates closely with the philanthropy team and engagement team to bridge the philanthropy vision and priorities of MCW and Froedtert Hospital with donor relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as the primary contact between key institutional priorities and the Office of Institutional Advancement (OIA)
• Acquires and maintains a knowledge and fluency in the priorities focused on research, education, clinical care, and community for each assigned institutional priority area and provides effective communication to necessary OIA and Communications partners for visibility into these priorities
• Builds and maintains successful partnership with institutional priority leaders, inclusive of a team approach to benefactor opportunities (institutional priority leaders, OIA leaders, relationship manager, key volunteers, etc)
• Develops and implements successful fundraising strategic plans for each assigned institutional priority
• Consults with development officers, OIA leaders, institutional priority leaders, and executive leadership to strategize and align benefactor interest with funding opportunities within institutional priorities
• Works closely with development officers and creative services team to identify content for donor-facing materials such as proposals and stewardship reports
• Guides proposal process to align benefactor interest with institutional priorities and funding opportunities, including the proposal review process in partnership with key departmental leaders
• Works with philanthropy finance teams to prepare and report philanthropy productivity for assigned institutional priorities
• Ensures tracking of all philanthropy productivity and donor opportunities for assigned institutional priorities
• Ensures gifts are designated appropriately and spent according to donor intentions to inform effective donor stewardship
• Works with Prospect Management & Research to identify potential donor pipelines for institutional priorities
• Manages a focused communications strategy for each institutional priority aligned with an integrated campaign communications strategy plan

Knowledge - Skills - Abilities

• Demonstrated success in managing relationships with institutional leadership
• Demonstrated success developing strategic and work plans, with an emphasis on effective project management.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communications skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage in a complex organization and plan strategically with high-level faculty, administrators and volunteers.
• Expert knowledge of fundraising concepts, techniques and procedures.
• Preferred experience with campaigns.

Preferred Schedule:

Position Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:
Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis.

Minimum education: Bachelor's Degree
Minimum experience: 7 years in the Advancement field, with a preference for experience in the higher education or healthcare sectors.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred education: Master's Degree
Preferred experience: 10 years in the Advancement field in the higher education or healthcare sectors.

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Why MCW?

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental.
• 403B Retirement Package
• Competitive Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave

For a full list of positions see: www.mcw.edu/careers

For a brief overview of our benefits see: https://www.mcw.edu/departments/human-resources/benefits

Eastern Wisconsin is a vibrant, diverse metropolitan area. MCW is intent on attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce and faculty body that reflects the community we serve. We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, thought, and perspectives to advance excellence in science and medicine. MCW is a welcoming campus community with a strong culture of collaboration, partnership, and engagement with our surrounding community. For more information, please visit our institutional website at https://www.mcw.edu/departments/office-of-diversity-and-inclusion.

MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination


The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

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