Assistant Vice President of Development Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati Children’s or CCHMC)—the #1 ranked children’s hospital in the nation—seeks a seasoned, results-driven, and aspirational fundraising professional to serve as the next assistant vice president of development (AVP). Reporting to and collaborating closely with CCHMC’s new senior vice president of development (SVP), Sharon Marine, the AVP has a unique opportunity to significantly impact and elevate the fundraising success of the top children’s hospital in the nation. In partnership with key colleagues, the AVP will implement best practices and further the sophistication of the philanthropic operation, raising sights and positioning Cincinnati Children’s to successfully achieve ambitious fundraising goals. Leveraging CCHMC’s global impact, the AVP will make significant strides in expanding donor pipelines and engagement by maximizing the significant untapped potential of CCHMC’s regional, national, and international constituents. Bringing greater visibility and affinity to Cincinnati Children’s, the AVP will amplify opportunities to fund CCHMC’s best-in-class care and groundbreaking research, which spans the strategic areas of basic, translational, and clinical science, aimed at uncovering the developmental origins of disease to help predict and prevent childhood disease and chronic adult conditions.U.S. News & World Report has ranked Cincinnati Children’s among the Top 5 Best Children’s Hospitals for over a decade. In 2023-2024, the hospital ranked #1 in the nation and in the Top 10 for all specialties. Cincinnati Children’s is also one of the top two recipients of pediatric research grants bestowed by the National Institutes of Health. With new executive leadership in place, the hospital continues to boldly deliver on its mission to improve child health and transform the delivery of care through fully integrated, globally recognized research, education, and innovation.In 2020, Cincinnati Children’s unveiled Pursuing Our Potential Together, a long-term aspirational plan to accelerate how CCHMC will continue to transform child health between now and the hospital’s 150th anniversary in 2033. The plan capitalizes on recent expansion and growth, including a newly opened 249-bed critical care building, which adds a new emergency department, operating rooms, and spaces to support patients and families. Dynamic new leadership and an expanding physical footprint enhance the hospital’s ability to serve the most medically complex patients locally and globally, while creating significant opportunity for new transformational philanthropy. To drive the strategic plan’s success, CCHMC aims to double current annual gifts and pledges to more than $100 million by its 150th anniversary in 2033. CCHMC is investing in increased development personnel, data analytics, and volunteer management to reach this goal sustainably through year-over-year philanthropic growth. Serving as a critical member of the development leadership team, the AVP will lead fundraising initiatives across major and principal giving, planned giving, foundation relations, auxiliary giving, and prospect development and research. Together with Cincinnati Children’s leadership, the AVP will determine, execute, and report on fundraising and campaign priorities and continue to enhance and maximize grateful family philanthropy programs. Working closely with the development leadership team, the AVP will strengthen the impact of CCHMC’s existing development teams and programs by breaking down silos and implementing the policies, procedures, and practices to better integrate and foster greater collaboration, partnership, and alignment to achieve Cincinnati Children’s ambitious goals. The AVP will possess at least ten years of development experience, preferably within a complex academic medical setting. They will be a proven major and principal gift strategist, with a track record of securing seven-figure gifts, and a strong working knowledge of best practices across the industry. The AVP will have strong leadership and decision-making skills, as well as the instinct and ability to develop recommendations and data-informed strategies for fundraising success consistent with the overall development of the strategic plan and fundraising priorities of the medical center. The successful candidate must be an active listener who exhibits the credibility, emotional intelligence, judgment, and sophistication to effectively engage and partner with key internal and external constituents, including highest-level volunteers and donors. They must possess superb communication and negotiation skills, the ability to speak credibly and compellingly about cutting-edge medical research and clinical programs, the political savvy to navigate a complex healthcare enterprise, and the desire and resiliency to build bridges and strong collaborative relationships across a diverse body of physicians, faculty, staff, donors, and patient families. The successful candidate must also possess a deep appreciation and passion for the mission of CCHMC.Rachel Ellenport is leading this search with Grace Zakim, Bryce Ervin, and Lisa Clayton.CCHMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, or other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. APPLY NOMINATE contact Bryce Ervin Full Description