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MO-SSM Health Westview Building

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Named 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2023 - Becker's Healthcare

Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023 - Newsweek

Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2023, 2024 - Newsweek

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 12,800 providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.
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With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 13 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.

To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:

Jon Dirksen

Executive Talent Acquisition

jon.dirksen@ssmhealth.com

#LI-Onsite

SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law.

Job Summary:

Provides leadership and strategic direction for philanthropy and across multiple foundations within the St. Louis region. Develops short- and long-term philanthropy goals and plans ensuring alignment with broader organization priorities. Utilizes metrics and organization vision to lead and direct strategic philanthropy practice and standards. Provides broad leadership at the regional level to help grow department and enhance all aspects of the system philanthropy goals. Note that this is NOT a remote opportunity. This role will require relocation to St. Louis, MO upon acceptance of the role.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

Primary Responsibilities

Leads the mission, philosophy, values and vision of the organization.  Articulates the organization mission concisely that can speak to all constituents, patients, physicians, payers, and employees at all levels.Serves as a member of the leadership team providing strategic direction on philanthropy related issues.  Works effectively as a team member in a dynamic executive environment in a matrix organization and promotes teamwork within and across the organization by maintaining positive relationships and utilizing effective problem-solving skills.Develops strong partnerships across the region.  Engages staff and develops collaborative relationships.  Serves as a resource to individual market foundations, while also providing broader leadership input to system level philanthropy team members.Creates a culture of giving and philanthropy within the organization by developing strong relationships within and across the organization and with board of directors.  Develops a network of significant individual contributors who will grow and enhance the foundation across all markets.Cultivates corporate partners and major gift prospects through the entire fundraising cycle, from identification of prospects, cultivation, and engaging in making the solicitation of gifts.Assesses the strength and viability of regional foundations and develops long range plans to improve upon the organizations.Ensures compliance with all relevant laws, policies and regulations.Oversees human resource management for the assigned area creating a culture of employee engagement.  Ensures HR policies are administered consistently across function.  Organizes philanthropy areas through appropriate structure and delegation of functions.  Identifies succession planning needs within the philanthropy area.Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Masters degree or Bachelor's degree with equivalent combination of experience

Experience

Ten years' experience, with five years' in direct people management/leadership

Department:

8783000033 Philanthropy

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.