Senior Director for Entertainment Engagement (Music, Sports, Entertainment Relat

**Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:** Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.**Organization:**Development**Job Summary:**This position will create and execute a strategic and integrated development plan to deepen relationships and build philanthropic support for patient care, education, and research at VUMC from the sports and entertainment industries. These industries are comprised of but not limited to professional athletes, coaches, agents, managers, artists, performers, writers, composers, and producers. This position will report to the Senior Vice President for Development. Supporting relationships will be established and maintained with many internal colleagues in the development team and across VUMC..**Working Title:** Senior Director for Entertainment Engagement**Reports To:** Senior Vice President for Development**Purpose:**Through the exceptional capabilities and caring spirit of its people, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) leads in the delivery of exemplary health care, improving the lives of individuals and communities regionally, nationally, and internationally. We combine transformative educational programs, compelling scientific discoveries, and distinctive personalized care to achieve this goal.To consistently achieve excellence in medical science and health care, VUMC Development builds relationships and encourages philanthropic contributions to directly impact today’s work and to secure a strong future of service. Enthusiastic and timely support from our philanthropic partners enables the Medical Center as a nonprofit academic medical institution to excel in conducting groundbreaking research, training future leaders, and providing compassionate care to patients.**Position Summary:**This position will create and execute a strategic and integrated development plan to deepen relationships and build philanthropic support for patient care, education, and research at VUMC from the sports and entertainment industries. These industries are comprised of but not limited to professional athletes, coaches, agents, managers, artists, performers, writers, composers, and producers. This position will report to the Senior Vice President for Development. Supporting relationships will be established and maintained with many internal colleagues in the development team and across VUMC.**Responsibilities:**+ Raising awareness of the VUMC mission and deepening relationships within the sports and entertainment industries.+ Developing and implementing a plan to secure philanthropic support for VUMC from these constituents.+ Working closely with VUMC development officers and operations team to:+ develop giving opportunities that align with the philanthropic needs of the medical center.+ identify leads, cultivate, and request support in partnership with development officers.+ match entertainment industry celebrity causes and interests with VUMC priorities.+ Stewarding and recognizing sports and entertainment gifts and partnerships.+ Coordinating the engagement efforts with this industry and ensuring the representation and tracking of these relationships in the constituent relationship management (CRM) database.+ Following VUMC guidelines and policies in the execution of entertainment industry activities/events.+ Other duties as assigned.+ Traveling nights and weekends as needed.**Qualifications:**+ Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) (Required)+ 7-8 years of experience (Required)**Preferred Skills and Experiences:**+ Minimum of 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry or related field preferably in the Nashville market with demonstrated ability in relationship management, or any combination of education, skills, and abilities that will lead to performing the essential functions of the position.+ Established relationships and proven experience working closely with the entertainment industry.+ Excellent organizational skills, oral and written communications skills, and the ability to articulate the needs and interests of VUMC to entertainment industry leaders.+ Demonstrated success collaborating with senior executives, professionals, community organizations, volunteers, and others within an organization.+ Experience in team leadership, marketing, special events, fundraising, strategic planning, and fiscal accountability.+ Knowledge of academic institutions and health care.+ Advanced degree is preferred.Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.**Core Accountabilities:*** Organizational Impact: Establishes function strategies with direct impact on the function results.* Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Directs the resolution of numerous strategic issues that affect own function and the broader organization.* Breadth of Knowledge: Applies in-depth business knowledge across multiple areas of the business. * Team Interaction: Leads a function serving the organization at large.**Core Capabilities** **:**Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Acts upon constructive feedback from all levels of the organization and initiates strategies to develop talent in others. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Leverages relationships and insight to forecast potential future needs and influence delivery of work to exceed expectations. - Communicates Effectively: Anticipates difference audience concerns, styles and finds mutually beneficial solutions across conflicting and sensitive issues. Delivering Excellent Services : - Serves Others with Compassion: Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of broad-based issues and considers the interests of others to improve satisfaction of services. - Solves Complex Problems: Critically evaluates complex information and identifies trends/risks to make recommendations to improve processes across areas. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing feedback and development discussions to motivate and support team members to maximize performance .Ensuring High Quality : - Performs Excellent Work: Anticipates problems or obstacles which may interfere with quality standards and develops plants to ensure area's quality standards are met. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Routinely draws upon valuable learning from others, past experiences, and new information to determine key opportunities. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Develops appropriate corrective actions for unsafe environments in order to ensure operational and safety compliance. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Identifies potential obstacles to goal achievement and develops solutions to address those obstacles. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Creates the appropriate systems and processes to effectively manage resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Applies in-depth knowledge of data to recommend and implement new approaches to improve decision making capabilities. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Identifies opportunities and leads development of new initiatives that create value across areas. - Applies Technology: Creates the energy and drive for self/others to identify and leverage technology in new, innovative ways to drive greater efficiencies. - Adapts to Change: Anticipates the change process and clearly communicates impact on others/own team(s), assisting them in embracing the change.**Position Qualifications:****Responsibilities:****Certifications:****Work Experience:**Relevant Work Experience**Experience Level:**7 years**Education:**Bachelor'sVanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled