Senior Development Manager

Job overview

The Senior Development Manager role is based in Western North Carolina and offers a combination of onsite and remote work. The listed annual salary is $80,000–$90,000. Blue Ridge Health provides compassionate, affordable, quality care across a 10-county region. The manager leads philanthropic strategy and day-to-day fundraising to connect donors and community partners with opportunities to support healthcare access. The role builds major giving, donor stewardship, grants, and future capital initiatives while strengthening the systems and culture that support fundraising.

What you'll do

• Lead major gifts, donor stewardship, annual giving, grants, and capital initiatives
• cultivate donors and prospective supporters
• prepare for and lead future capital campaigns
• strengthen the major-gifts program and donor pipeline
• develop cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies
• work with Communications on impact stories and donor materials
• set fundraising goals and measures
• improve development systems and tools
• represent Blue Ridge Health to donors and community stakeholders
• build a culture of philanthropy.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior development manager

fundraising

philanthropy

western north carolina

major gifts

donor stewardship

capital campaigns

grants

healthcare

hybrid work

blue ridge health

$80k–$90k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• May be eligible to work 32 hours per week while receiving full-time pay based on 40 hours
• paid time off and personal days
• nine paid holidays
• medical, dental and vision benefits
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer contributions
• potential annual performance-based pay increases.

Why this role

Newly created leadership position. Requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3–5 years of related experience. CFRE certification and healthcare or mission-driven organization experience are valued; Blackbaud experience is a plus. Travel throughout the 10-county service region is required.

About the employer

Blue Ridge Health is hiring for this role. Industry: HMO Medical Centers. Sector: 62.