School of Medicine Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations. Be You. The Senior Director, Davison Society and Alumni Special Giving provides strategic and fundraising leadership for the School of Medicine's leadership annual giving and alumni special giving programs. This position is responsible for the vision, growth, performance, and long-term success of the Davison Society, Duke School of Medicine's premier leadership annual giving program, and serves as the lead strategist for donor engagement, solicitation, stewardship, communications, and recognition efforts designed to increase philanthropic participation and support. The Senior Director develops and oversees comprehensive strategies to identify, engage, retain, and upgrade leadership annual giving donors while strengthening the donor pipeline and advancing philanthropic support for School of Medicine priorities. The position directs all aspects of Davison Society operations, including annual planning, communications, stewardship, and performance measurement. The Senior Director serves as both a strategic leader and frontline fundraiser, responsible for managing key donor relationships, securing leadership annual and special gifts, and advancing philanthropic support for School of Medicine priorities. Through a combination of direct fundraising activity, donor engagement, program leadership, and staff management, the Senior Director strengthens the donor pipeline and increases donor participation and philanthropic investment. In addition, the Senior Director provides strategic oversight for fundraising and engagement efforts related to Graduate Medical Education and Health Sciences Education and collaborates with School of Medicine leadership, faculty, alumni, volunteers, and development colleagues to advance institutional priorities. The Senior Director supervises professional staff responsible for annual giving and donor engagement programs and is responsible for developing and implementing constituent-based fundraising and engagement strategies that suppor
