The Senior Director of Operation Mend, Community Relationships is a highly skilled collaborator, leader, and relationship-builder within the Operation Mend and UCLA Health Military Medicine community. While reporting to the Senior Executive Director of the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital (RNPH) and partnering with the Executive Director, Development, and the Operation Mend Board of Advisors, the successful incumbent will serve as the primary leader for the identification, development, and strengthening of relationships with key external partners on behalf of the UCLA Health Operation Mend program.  They will develop a strong network of philanthropic donors, non-governmental organizations both locally and nationally, government relations with both local, state, and federal organizations, campus partners, grant dispersing organizations, volunteers, community partners and more.  They will accomplish this through excellent communication, partnership, negotiation, responsiveness, and advocacy so that Operation Mend can continue to serve wounded warriors with timely, high-quality care. The incumbent will develop programmatic goals and objectives and will manage others to successfully accomplish them.  The successful incumbent will have several key outcomes and processes that they are responsible for managing: 

Oversight and execution of fundraising concepts and tactic execution including through gifts, grants, and other funding forms. Development and strengthening of board member relationships. Successful communication and relationship management with external partners. Collaboration and creation of business proposals and their supporting materials. Serves as a primary external representative of the program and University to external government agencies, network partners, and others.

The Director of Operation Mend, Community Relationships will also work closely with a variety of internal partners including UCLA Health Sciences Development, UCLA Health Marketing and Communications, Government Relations, the COO of UCLA Health and others.  The incumbent will work closely with the Executive Director and Senior Executive Director of RNPH to ensure continuity between external relationships / position and the internal operations; ongoing and strong communication will be vital for overall success.  

Salary Range: $140,200-$331,800 per year