Associate Director, Strategic Philanthropy & Engagement, Project Management

About the role

The Mass General Brigham Development Office represents a team of 450+ vibrant, collaborative, skilled fundraising professionals. We are dedicated to inspiring visionary philanthropy that advances caring and curing for patients in Boston and around the world.

Responsibilities

• Manage donor projects within an assigned fundraising area.
• Develop and implement project plans that advance principal and transformational gift strategies aligned with institutional priorities.
• Provide project management support for high impact donor activities, including drafting timelines, tracking workflows, and coordinating deliverables across teams.
• Support volunteer leadership activities and meetings in assigned fundraising areas as needed.
• Support data and organizational projects related to top donors and prospects in fundraising areas, e.g. donor prospecting and pipelines.
• Contribute to team wide efforts to strengthen project management practices and ensure consistency in donor strategy execution.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of fundraising, project management, or related, transferable experience.
• A bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong writing, editing, and verbal communication skills, with experience supporting the production of polished, donor or leadership facing materials.
• Prior experience as a frontline fundraiser or supporting principal or major gift fundraising.
• Familiarity with academic medical centers, higher education, or similarly complex nonprofit organizations.
• Working knowledge of Blackbaud CRM, Raiser’s Edge, or similar fundraising databases.
• Strong command of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; comfortable using digital media and virtual collaboration platforms (Teams and Zoom preferred).
• Adaptable and flexible in response to shifting priorities.
• Creative problem solver. Solutions-focused.
• Relationship oriented, with the ability to build trust across diverse internal and external audiences.
• Committed to best practices, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High degree of organization, attention to detail, and ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
• Prior experience as a frontline fundraiser or supporting principal or major gift fundraising.
• Familiarity with academic medical centers, higher education, or similarly complex nonprofit organizations.
• Working knowledge of Blackbaud CRM, Raiser’s Edge, or similar fundraising databases.
• Strong command of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; comfortable using digital media and virtual collaboration platforms (Teams and Zoom preferred).
• Adaptable and flexible in response to shifting priorities.
• Creative problem solver. Solutions-focused.
• Relationship oriented, with the ability to build trust across diverse internal and external audiences.
• Committed to best practices, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Skills

• High degree of organization, attention to detail, and ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong writing, editing, and verbal communication skills, with experience supporting the production of polished, donor or leadership facing materials.
• Prior experience as a frontline fundraiser or supporting principal or major gift fundraising.
• Familiarity with academic medical centers, higher education, or similarly complex nonprofit organizations.
• Working knowledge of Blackbaud CRM, Raiser’s Edge, or similar fundraising databases.
• Strong command of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; comfortable using digital media and virtual collaboration platforms (Teams and Zoom preferred).
• Adaptable and flexible in response to shifting priorities.
• Creative problem solver. Solutions-focused.
• Relationship oriented, with the ability to build trust across diverse internal and external audiences.
• Committed to best practices, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

The Mass General Brigham Development Office offers excellent benefits, competitive salaries and a hybrid flexible work schedule.

Pay

$79,560.00 - $115,720.80/Annual

Schedule

Hybrid