Vice President-Philanthropy

The Vice President Philanthropy reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.This position is a senior leader responsible for overseeing and advancing the health system’s philanthropic strategy and initiatives. This role involves leading a high-performing development team, cultivating relationships with major donors, and driving strategic fundraising efforts to support the health system's mission of providing high-quality, patient-centered care. This position reports to the Senior Vice President, Administration, NMHC.Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a comprehensive philanthropy strategy aligned with the health system's mission, values, and long-term goals. Ensure the execution of fundraising initiatives including planned giving, annual giving, foundation relations, and major gift programs.Fundraising & Donor Relations: Cultivate and steward relationships with key stakeholders, including individual donors, corporations, foundations, and community partners. Lead team to secure major gifts and expand the donor base to support health system priorities, such as facility expansion, research, patient care programs, and community health initiatives.Embody and consistently reinforce Values.Performance Management:Develop and implement performance metrics and evaluation tools to ensure the team’s performance meets or exceeds fundraising targets and other organizational goals.Hire, train, supervise, and coach team members to ensure program goals are achieved and to provide outstanding internal and external customer service.Lead innovation and inculcate the use of data and research to create giving solutions.Motivate a committed team of development professionals to achieve measurable outcomes.Develop, refine, and facilitate process improvements, and increase efficiency.Ensure consistent application of operating procedures, policies, and processes.Participate in department budgeting and forecasting; effectively manage resources.Serve as a key partner to executive and physician leadership to align fundraising goals with organizational priorities.Serve as senior leader on philanthropy team to partner, collaborate, and provide leadership support with other fundraising teams, including donor relations, gift administration and operations.