Minimum Requirements:Development Officer III - Bachelor's degree and three years of related experience. Additional experience may not be used on a one-to-one basis to offset the educational requirements. Grade 9 (Salaried)Development Officer IV - Bachelor's degree and five years of related experience. Additional experience may not be used on a one-to-one basis to offset the educational requirements. Grade 10 (Salaried)Position Description:The UofL Health system is seeking a Development Officer III or Development Officer IV, depending on experience level of the top candidate, to serve the UofL Health system. Position will be filled based on qualifications of the candidate. This person will lead, develop, and manage a comprehensive grants program in coordination with the VP for UofL Health Philanthropy and the hospital CEOs. The candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues across UofL Health, UofL School of Medicine and University Advancement, to identify, cultivate, solicit, and grant prospects for the UofL Health system. They will be responsible for prospecting potential supporters, developing grant consent, submission, tracking, and reporting. All job functions must be performed with a high degree of professionalism, including responsibility, initiative, creativity, dependability, human relations, cooperation, courtesy, confidentiality, and in compliance with Affirmative Action guidelines. The ideal candidate will have strong written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills, and be mission-driven.Duties & ResponsibilitiesManage relationship with the internal leadership of the UofL Health system, gathering and disseminating funding priorities and opportunities with development team.Collaborate with other University Advancement staff to ensure a donor-centric approach is taken, with full consideration of an organization’s multiple interests.Oversee the grants program in coordination with the UofL Health development team and UofL Health leadership.Research prospective grants and identify new opportunities for funding.Draft grant requests and complete submissions.Track requests and fund usage to adhere to grant requirements and ensure timelines are met for usage and reporting.Draft and submit all grant required grant reporting.Build relationships with foundations and board members to develop affinity and promote efforts.Build relationships with doctors, staff, and patients to collect patient and provider stories on impact of grant funding and report to funders.Supervise the drafting and deployment of monthly thank you emails and letters to foundations or related entities.Collaborate with stewardship team on efforts for UofL Health - including the compilation and sharing of stewardship information and grant reporting from across the hospitals.Meet or exceed annual unit goals as defined each year by supervisor.Build and manage a portfolio of approximately 75 prospective supporters. Refer and identify prospects to, and work collaboratively with, colleagues. Collaborate with event coordinator on planning of events for stewardship and cultivation.Occasional work on nights and weekends will be required to attend events in support of the unit initiatives as well as to complete tasks. Occasional in-state and regional travel may be required.Preferred QualificationsThe ideal candidate for the Development Officer IV will have 7-10 years of experience and the ideal candidate for the Development Officer III will have 3-5 years of experience. Either would also have a passion for improving community health, health outcomes and health equity, and advancing academic medical care for our region. They will demonstrate: Collaboration & Teamwork: works cooperatively and collaboratively with others toward the accomplishment of shared goals.Valuing Diversity: recognizing and embracing the unique talents and contributions of others.Service Orientation: desire to serve and focus one’s efforts on discovering and meeting the needs of internal and external customers.Achieves Results: reflects a drive to achieve and outperform. Continuously looking for improvements. Accepts responsibility for actions and results.Organizational Alignment: ability to align people, processes, and organizational structure with UofL Health’s strategic direction.Developing Others: views people, their knowledge and capabilities as assets and provides opportunities that allow employees to continuously learn and develop.Communication: practices attentive and active listening and can restate opinions of others; exhibits persuasive writing skills.Integrity: conducts business with honesty and professional ethics. Seeks to achieve results in the best interest of the organization. Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others.CompetenciesProficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Zoom.Proficient in at least one web content management system and one integrated marketing software.Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.Well-versed and equipped to work on site or remotely as requiredHighly organized, meets deadlines, and has flexibility.Self-starter and able to work both independently and collaboratively.Demonstrates a commitment to service, organizational values, and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor.Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data.Project Management - organized, task oriented, ability to delegate and follow up.Team-oriented - equally comfortable working as a team member, team leader, or solo.Proactive - anticipates and plans for problems before they arise.High energy - works well in fast past and rapidly changing environment.Analytical - evaluates data and other information with the ability to choose the best solution and make recommendations.Problem solver - able to quickly identify problem and challenge, conduct necessary research or gather stakeholder input, and then propose solution.Flexible and agile - ability to change directions as needed for the good of the department or organization.Service excellence - responsive, informs constituents of process, pleasant to work with, educates and provides timely, accurate information.Consensus & relationship builder.Commitment to capacity building - works toward helping obtain, improve, and retain skills, knowledge, tools, and other resources needed to accomplish goals.Please include a cover letter along with your resume in ONE attachment. University Advancement encourages candidates to apply who have demonstrated capacity to create inclusive work environments, will work effectively on increasingly diverse teams, and will serve the increasingly diverse students we admit and want to attract. Benefits - The University of Louisville has an exceptional benefits package; to learn more about our benefits please visit hereDevelopment Officer III:Target Compensation Midpoint: $92,000Target Compensation Minimum: $73,600Development Officer IV:Target Compensation Midpoint: $103,500Target Compensation Minimum: $82,800Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.Equal Employment OpportunityThe University of Louisville is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, pregnancy, or veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact the Employment team at [email protected] or 502.852.6258.Assistance and AccommodationsComputers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at [email protected] or by phone 502-852-6258.