Provides visionary leadership in the development of Tufts Medicine’s advancement services infrastructure.
Leads, mentors, and manages a growing team within advancement services.
Establishes a robust advancement services strategy.
Works closely with the Chief Development Officer and senior leadership.
Oversees the creation and maintenance of the central constituent relationship management (CRM) database.
Implements best practices for data entry, integrity, security, and confidentiality.
Develops data-driven strategies to improve the quality of donor and gift data.
Builds and manages a streamlined gift processing function.
Partners with the finance department to establish efficient reconciliation processes.
Ensures compliance with donor restrictions.
Develops and manages systems for reporting and analyzing fundraising performance.
Provides strategic insights to senior leadership.
Establishes metrics and performance dashboards.
Provides strategic direction for prospect research.
Ensures moves management activities are tracked within the CRM.

Bachelor’s degree
Eight (8) years of fundraising and/or development experience, while leading a team.
Master’s Degree in Public Health, Communications, Political Science, Business, or related field (preferred).
Ten (10) years of healthcare fundraising and/or development experience, while leading a team (preferred).
Experience with fund accounting and IRS laws governing charitable giving (preferred).
Experience working with complex databases (preferred).
Experience in data analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of information (preferred).

System Director – Advancement Services and Operations

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