Chief Philanthropy Officer

Job Description

Description

PeaceHealth is seeking a Chief Philanthropy Officer in Vancouver, WA…

PeaceHealth is seeking an accomplished Chief Philanthropy Officer (CPO) to lead philanthropic strategy and growth for PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (Vancouver, WA) and PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center (Longview, WA). In this senior leadership role, you will drive major gift fundraising, oversee capital campaigns, and guide a high performing philanthropy team supporting two of PeaceHealth’s most impactful regional ministries. Reporting to the System VP, Chief Philanthropy Officer, you will build strong relationships with senior executives, clinicians, foundation board members, and community partners to advance key priorities and inspire transformational giving. The ideal candidate brings proven success in major gifts, team leadership, and stakeholder engagement within complex organizations. You will champion operational excellence and foster a culture of performance, accountability, and continuous improvement. This is a unique opportunity to shape philanthropic impact across two thriving communities and help advance PeaceHealth’s mission of compassionate care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Provides overall leadership and coordination of philanthropy activities across the network, galvanizing support from executives, board members, clinical leaders, and caregivers.
2. Implements goals and objectives and tracks metrics for fundraising at the network level.
3. Builds and maintains a strong, collaborative relationship with the foundation board, the administration and the clinician executives across the network, collaboratively building a culture of philanthropy while ensuring the advancement of a single strategic framework.
4. Provides overall direction and management of foundation caregivers that will result in the achievement of annual revenue and expenditure goals in the area of major gifts.
5. Assists the Board in developing, engaging and stewarding highly qualified members.
6. Carries a portfolio of approximately 50 major gift prospects/donors ($250 k and above).
7. Develops, manages and maintains system-wide annual solicitations for caregivers, donor acquisition strategies, top donor/investor programs as well as in-hospital stewardship programs.
8. Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

• Master's Degree preferred.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 10 years of fundraising experience, much of it leading a diverse professional staff, including management of all aspects of principal, major, and planned giving fundraising programs.
• Extensive experience working in partnership with foundation boards.
• Proven record of successfully increasing a fundraising organization’s performance, including execution of successful capital campaigns. This includes personal success at cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of principal gift prospects and donors.

REQUIRED CREDENTIALS

• Certified Fund Raising Executive (Within 6 months of hire)
• Fellow of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written), required to build trust, gain respect, and develop meaningful relationships with donors and prospects, board members, administrators, volunteers, physicians, and foundation caregivers.
• Ability to keep caregivers accountable.
• Demonstrated ability to manage by using the core values of PeaceHealth along with metrics.
• Unique capability as a team leader to attract, develop, and retain a cohesive and exceptionally high-caliber team, which when coupled with the appropriate organizational structure and operating systems, maximizes the effectiveness of fundraising.
• Proven success at working within complex, integrated organizations to achieve internal consensus about the importance of philanthropy, resulting in collaborative efforts at fundraising.
• Project management experience or the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent organizational and group facilitation skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to compile and disseminate diverse information.

The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $231,319 – $329,284. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, seniority, etc.

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer a strong total rewards package. Benefits include 403b retirement plans with employer base and matching contributions, 457 plans, medical/dental/vision coverage, unlimited time off, employer-paid life and disability with buy-up options, wellness benefits and expanded EAP and mental health programs.

See how PeaceHealth is committed to Inclusivity, Respect for Diversity and Cultural Humility.

For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state, or federal laws.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Lifting

• Consistently operates computer and other office equipment.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Sedentary work.

Environmental Conditions

• Predominantly operates in an office environment.

Mental/Visual

• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Salary : $231,319 - $329,284