We take pride in being a place to work that encourages growth, teamwork, communication, recognition of achievement, and positive co-worker/supervisor relationships.

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 take pride in being a place to work that encourages growth, teamwork, communication, recognition of achievement, and positive co-worker/supervisor relationships.

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

Associate Director, Prospect Management - Requisition #268661

The Associate Director of Prospect Management at Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs (DHDAA) reports to the Executive Director of Prospect Development. The individual is responsible for ensuring that prospect management best practices for grateful patient and alumni prospects are communicated and supported throughout the organization. They utilize sophisticated modeling and leverage patient and alumni data to proactively build and curate the prospect pipeline - at all giving levels - and help guide our proactive prospect identification efforts at DHDAA.

Click here for full position description and to apply. (Job code 1730, Level 14)
 

Development Associate - Medicine, Surgery, Clinical Care - Requisition #268684

Responsible for working directly with the Senior Director of Development for Duke Eye Center, the Executive Director of Development for MSCC, and collaboratively with gift officers across both the Eye Center and the Medicine, Surgery & Clinical Care (MSCC) teams to initiate and assist with activities required to develop and implement individual prospective donor identification and pipeline management, donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies aligned with institutional priorities. The MSCC Team works with grateful patient donors across departments and programs including Duke Eye Center, the Departments of Ophthalmology, Medicine, Surgery, and Ob/Gyn, Duke Heart, Duke Transplant Center, and additional clinical areas. 

Click here for full position description and to apply. (Job code 2303, Level 11)
 

Senior Associate Director - Stewardship #267572

The Senior Associate Director of Stewardship reports directly to the Executive Director of Stewardship and Gift Compliance and assists in the planning, development, coordination and execution of stewardship activities for all levels of donors to Duke Health, which includes Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University Health System and health research programs in related Centers and Institutes, These activities focus on donor recognition, gift acknowledgement, comprehensive stewardship plans, stewardship events, stewardship communications, and special projects. The work regularly involves interaction with donors, high-level Duke Health leadership, faculty, administrators, and development staff and has supervisory responsibility for two stewardship coordinator-level positions.

Click here for full position description and to apply. (Job code 1382, Level 14)
 

Assistant Director - Digital Acquisition #266146

This position will focus on grateful patient cultivation through strategic digital content creation and implementing digital-first fundraising strategies to significantly enhance donor engagement, broaden outreach, and increase pipeline opportunities. The development of targeted email cultivation journeys within a grateful patient digital platform will foster deeper, more personalized donor relationships, leading to improved retention and increased giving. This role will also enable real-time performance tracking and continuous refinement of engagement strategies, ensuring maximum impact.

Click here for full position description and to apply. (Job code 1926, Level 13)
 

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