Foundation Region Vice President

About Intermountain Health

Intermountain Health is a top ranked model healthcare system whose mission is Helping People Live the Healthiest Lives Possible.
Its visionary leadership team is relentlessly focused on providing excellent, pro-active, evidence-based, affordable and accessible care in a healing environment, over an expansive and strategic geography.

Serving the healthcare needs of people across the Intermountain West primarily in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Kansas Intermountain is an integrated, not-for-profit system comprised of 33 hospitals and 385 clinics, staffed by more than 64,000 employees, including a Medical Group with more than 3,800 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
It also owns a number of subsidiaries including Castell, Tellica, Classic Air Medical and SelectHealth its non-profit health plan covering more than a million members across Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Colorado.

Intermountain Foundation is a subsidiary of Intermountain whose sole purpose is to generate philanthropy in support of Intermountains mission.
Over the past decade, the Foundation has experienced remarkable growth with increased total funds raised year over year, using increasingly more sophisticated/contemporary methods of prospect and donor engagement; the result has been top honors from the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy as a North American High Performer for 8 consecutive years.

The Foundation is in the final stages of its first-ever system-wide campaign Primary Promise exceeding an ambition $600M+ goal.
Primarily focused in Utah (Intermountains Canyons Region), this campaign promises to Create the Nations Model Health System for Children.
For donors, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a lasting legacy that will impact the lives of children and families for decades.

On the heels of remarkable success, Intermountain Foundation is growing its impact with expanded efforts in its Peaks region Montana and Colorado through an integration with 10 foundations associated with the former SCL Health.

Concurrently, and as Intermountain expands its presence in Southern Utah and especially Nevada, we seek to find a top-notch, talented leader to take on the challenges of expanding philanthropy into these markets by establishing a philanthropy office that will oversee what will be one of the largest and most meaningful healthcare campaigns the region has known, focused on childrens health.
This is a unique and meaningful opportunity to truly make a difference in the lives of generations of patients.

As a Regional VP Foundation for Intermountain Health, you will be responsible for leading and managing the regional major gift programs for Intermountain Healthcare, a nonprofit health system based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
You will report directly to the President and Chief Development Officer of Intermountain Healthcare Foundation and oversee a team of Philanthropy Officers who cultivate and solicit major gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations.
You will also assist the Chief Development Officer in developing and implementing long-term and short-term strategies for philanthropy to support Intermountain Healths mission, vision, and values.
This leader will a member of both the Foundation Leadership Team (FLT), and the Region Executive Team working closely with the Region President.
This role is an on-site position and must reside in the Las Vegas/Southern Utah area.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement and continually cultivate/grow a sophisticated, best practice, regional major gift/campaign landscape that is central to the regions identity and success.
  
• Organize and lead the engagement of volunteer leadership bodies dedicated to advancing our Foundations ambitions.
  
• Provide strategic direction, guidance, and coaching to regional Foundation staff and ensure alignment with the Foundation's goals and priorities.
  
• Work closely with, and effectively integrate/harmonize/utilize central Foundation resources.
  
• Establish and monitor performance metrics and goals for the regional major gift programs and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the fundraising activities.
  
• Build and maintain strong and sustaining relationships with key donors, prospects, volunteers, and stakeholders and serve as a liaison between the Foundation and the regional hospitals and health care services.
  
• Systematically identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations in collaboration with region philanthropy officers and Foundation leadership.
  
• Develop and implement innovative and creative approaches to engage and inspire donors and prospects, and to increase their awareness and support of Intermountain Healths programs and priorities.
  
• Personally carry a robust portfolio of the regions highest capacity prospects and donors, while employing involvement of the CDO and other regional and system leadership as appropriate
• Represent the Foundation and Intermountain Health in various internal and external events and forums and promote the culture of philanthropy within the organization and the community.
  

Candidate Skills and Qualifications

• Systematic campaign, major and planned gift fundraising expertise
• Compelling communication with and among a wide range of stakeholders (spoken, written, presentations)
• Proactive relationship building and volunteer utilization
• Collaborative leader across areas and stakeholder groups
• Inspiring/Motivating leadership skills and presence
• Program strategy and implementation
• Matrixed team management
• General business acumen and political savvy
• Data utilization/analysis
• Goal setting and attainment
• Bachelors Degree in a related field from an accredited institution is required.
  Masters is preferred.
  Education will be verified.
  
• Demonstrated knowledge, experience and success in designing and managing large, comprehensive fundraising campaigns and fundraising projects within a not-for-profit mission
• Success in building sustained individual stakeholder and community relationships related to mission advancement.
  
• Experience developing and leading a successful strategy in a non-profit fundraising landscape.
  

POLICY ON PLACEMENT AND RECRUITING

The Batten Group and Intermountain Healthcare are equal opportunity employers committed to the principles of non-discrimination in the workplace.
Candidates will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis that is prohibited by federal, state, or local law.