Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations - UW Medicine Advancement at UW in Seattle, WA

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Job Description UW Medicine Advancement is a passionate, 95-person team that works collaboratively to connect donors with meaningful opportunities that enhance patient care, expand educational opportunities, and advance research across UW Medicine. In fiscal year 2026, UW Medicine Advancement raised nearly $488 million in gifts and private grants (55% of UW’s total) from 31,000 donors in support of this mission. Learn more about UW Medicine Advancement at https://give.uwmedicine.org/careers/ . UW Medicine has an exciting opening for a Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations. This is a full-time permanent position. The Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations develops and executes fundraising strategies to secure philanthropic support from corporations, private foundations, and other institutional funders for UW Medicine’s research, clinical, education, and strategic priorities, including major institutes and initiatives such as the Institute for Protein Design and the Brotman Baty Institute. The Director manages a portfolio of primarily corporate and foundation prospects, with select individual major gift prospects, and works collaboratively with faculty, academic and administrative leaders, and Advancement colleagues to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward funders. Key responsibilities include developing annual fundraising plans, advancing institutional funding strategies, and managing competitive grant proposals and other funding requests. What You Will Do Direct Fundraising Responsibilities—80% Develop and implement strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate and foundation prospects, partnering with Advancement and UW Medicine colleagues to build and manage a portfolio of prospects with giving capacity of $100,000 or more. Manage a major gift and private foundation portfolio with progressive annual expectations of 50–100 substantive donor contacts, 5–12 major gift qualifications, and 5–10 major gift solicitations, resulting in $1.5–$3.5 million raised annually. Build and steward philanthropic relationships through meetings, site visits, and other engagement opportunities connecting corporate and foundation leaders with UW Medicine faculty, programs, and strategic priorities. Develop and manage compelling proposals, letters of inquiry, grant requests, stewardship materials, and other donor communications in collaboration with faculty, administrative leaders, Advancement colleagues, and Communications. Coordinate fundraising strategies across UW Medicine and University Advancement, including Gift Planning, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Principal Gifts, and Regional Gifts, to maximize donor engagement and philanthropic opportunities. Represent UW Medicine in donor and prospect meetings and through travel as appropriate, including presenting funding opportunities and preparing briefing and travel materials for Advancement and academic leaders. Maintain accurate and timely prospect, proposal, and fundraising activity in the University’s prospect management system. Activities in Support of Direct Fundraising—20% Contribute to Corporate and Foundation Relations policies, procedures, marketing materials, and donor cultivation and stewardship activities. Provide guidance and training to faculty, staff, and volunteers on corporate and foundation fundraising strategies and relevant University policies, while pursuing ongoing professional development. Develop annual work plans and progress reports and evaluate progress toward established fundraising and performance goals. Lead or participate in special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned by the Senior Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations, and perform other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications To be considered for this opportunity, your application must demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualifications and additional qualifications listed below. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for mini