• Senior role focusing on growing the University’s fundraising program
• Located on the Camperdown Campus
• Full-time, three years fixed term with a competitive remuneration package including a leave loading and a generous employer’s contribution to superannuation

About the opportunity 

The University of Sydney has an outstanding reputation for education and research in the medicine and health disciplines. Led by an Executive Dean, the Faculty of Medicine and Health (FMH) combines the faculties of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Midwifery, and Pharmacy, and focuses on enabling innovation, excellence and strategic vision in teaching, research, clinical practice and healthcare delivery.

The Director of Development (Faculty of Medicine and Health) is responsible for implementing the University’s development strategies within the FMH and will contribute in a senior capacity to the growth of the University’s fundraising program in this space. The incumbent will take a leadership role in fundraising within the Faculty and will use their skills and experience to close gifts of $10+ million, and attain significant personal fundraising targets.

The Director of Development (Faculty of Medicine and Health) will also grow and develop a team of high performing fundraising staff who will work collaboratively with the wider Development Office. Working closely with academic leadership, this position is also charged with growing a culture of philanthropy in the Faculty to increase awareness of and engagement with the fundraising process.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Director of Development who has:

• demonstrated success in closing $10 million and above gifts and meeting stretch financial targets
• proven leadership experience with the ability to mentor, inspire and motivate a large group of ambitious and goal-oriented professionals (8 direct reports)
• experience in advising and liaising with senior executives at the Vice-Chancellor and Dean level
• ability to think strategically and provide robust, tactical advice on fundraising strategy
• current knowledge of best practices in development, in particular in medicine & health
• international fundraising experience
• demonstrated success in establishing, cultivating and maintaining high-level, strong relationships with influential donors
• tertiary qualifications.

About us

The Advancement Portfolio team at the University of Sydney is the most successful fundraising program in Australian higher education. Having just completed the nation’s first $1 billion fundraising campaign and embarking on the next, the team is not only the finest performing, its success facilitates the largest real-world impact that philanthropic giving makes possible.

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to philanthropy and underpin our long-term strategy for excellence and growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 7600 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

How to apply

For more information on the position, please view the position description available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website. 

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney Careers website

Closing date: 11:30pm, 27 November 2020

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

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