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Careers at Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs
Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs (DHDAA) is an integral part of Duke Health — a world-class organization dedicated to excellence in research, patient care, and education.
DHDAA drives Duke Health's philanthropic efforts, from identifying opportunities for individuals to support a host of health areas to facilitating transformational gift opportunities for donors.
Our organization encompasses a full slate of resources and services, designed to support the department's donor-centric fundraising and includes dedicated staff for research, communications, donor relations, and events.
It’s our people who make this all possible. If you’ve got a passion for fundraising in support of Duke Health’s mission, we want you to join our team.
What’s It Like to Work at DHDAA?
We aspire to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas — an exchange that is best when all our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences are respected and allowed to flourish.
To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
For information about employment benefits and policies, please refer to the Duke Human Resources website.
Job Opportunities
Senior Director, Davison Society and Alumni Special Giving – Requisition # 276669
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.
Click here for a full position description and to apply. (Job code 1600, level 16)
Director of Development, Duke Cancer – Requisition # 275541
The Director of Development, Duke Cancer Institute (DCI), reports to the Assistant Vice President of Development for Duke Cancer Institute and Duke Children’s. This position is responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gifts of $100,000 and above, with a primary focus on grateful patients and families.
The Director will manage a portfolio of approximately 75-100 prospects and donors, developing meaningful partnerships that advance the mission and priorities of Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Health and Duke’s comprehensive cancer enterprise. Working collaboratively with faculty, clinical leaders, volunteers, and colleagues across Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs (DHDAA), the Director will connect philanthropic interests with institutional priorities in patient care, research, education, and innovation.
Click here for a full position description and to apply. (Job code 1821, level 16)
Associate Director, Partnership and Cause Marketing – Requisition # 273627
As Associate Director, Partnerships and Cause Marketing, this position manages highly visible fundraising programs for Duke Children’s. Through effective strategic planning with the team, this position will be responsible for the successful solicitation, growth, and stewardship of major partnerships within the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals program. This position also works with local businesses and organizations to grow local fundraising support for Duke Children’s.
This position reports to the Director, Partnerships and Cause Marketing. The position will work collaboratively with colleagues in Duke Children’s Development (DCHD), throughout Duke Health and Duke University, with CMN Hospitals’ national office staff, and colleagues at other member hospitals across the U.S. to maximize fundraising support for Duke Children’s.
Click here for a full position description and to apply. (Job Code 1435, Level 13)
Assistant Director, Digital Acquisition – Requisition # 273904
The Assistant Director, Digital Acquisition designs and executes data-driven, complex and sophisticated email cultivation journeys. Focused on a digital-first strategy, the AD will create engaging landing pages, emails, and forms to foster deeper, more personalized grateful patient relationships, leading to improved retention and increased giving. This role manages our email marketing automation platform (Eloqua), ensuring seamless workflows with Salesforce, G2G, and Duke MyGifts. This position blends story-telling and technical skills to significantly enhance donor engagement, broaden outreach, and increase pipeline opportunities.
Click here for a full position description and to apply. (Job Code 1926, Level 14)
Director of Development, Duke Heart Center and Cardiology – Requisition # 273879
The Director of Development will work in close collaboration with the Executive Director of Development to advance fundraising priorities across Duke Heart and Cardiology. The Director will provide major gift fundraising support for an assigned portfolio of Duke Heart clinical sections, programs, faculty, prospects, and philanthropic priorities, while partnering with the Executive Director on broader Heart fundraising strategy and coordinated donor engagement. The role may also support other assigned departments, centers, institutes, or clinical programs within Medicine, Surgery and Clinical Care, including areas such as Head and Neck Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Dermatology, or other institutional priorities.
Click here for a full position description and to apply. (Job Code 1821, Level 16)
Director of Development, Duke Children's - Requisition #271859
The Director of Development, Duke Children's reports to the Executive Director of Development, Duke Children's and develops fundraising programs and strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward grateful patients and friends of Duke Children's and Duke Health including the Divisions of Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Neonatology, Rheumatology in the Department of Pediatrics; the Division of Surgery; and the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences.
Click here for full position description and to apply. (Job code 1821, Level 16)
Staff Assistant, Individual Giving - Requisition #271768
Provide high-level administrative support to assigned team members of the individual Giving team on a wide range of issues, including complex situations of a confidential and sensitive nature. Analyze complex issues, identify viable options and communicate options to the pertinent individuals; when appropriate, implement solutions. Work independently to manage projects assigned. Provide administrative management and coordination for the assigned functions. Maintain confidential files and information, demonstrating sound judgment when dealing with leadership, personnel, donor information and sensitive issues concerning prospects and donors.
Click here for full position description and to apply. (Job Code 476, Level 9)
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