Development Assistant

About the role

This role provides direct administrative support for the Executive Director of Health Care Philanthropy as well as the health care development team.

Responsibilities

• Manage calendars, schedules, and correspondence for the Executive Director of Health Care Philanthropy and other members of the health care development team.
• Coordinate meetings, including preparation of materials, logistics, and recording of minutes.
• Serve as backup for answering the ECU Health Foundation main phone line and greet visitors to the building in conjunction with other administrative support staff.
• Support donor recognition and gift processing workflows as needed.
• Prepare routine correspondence, memos, letters, reports, and other materials.
• Support donor stewardship and engagement activities, including event set-up, management, and catering.
• Perform secretarial and clerical duties as assigned.
• Process travel arrangements for the health care development team.
• Process invoices and track expenses for the health care development team.
• Assist in budget development as needed.
• Assist with updating the foundation database, including address, phone numbers, email addresses, and other donor information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma with an additional two years of education in secretarial science, business administration, or related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in executive-level administrative support is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate a high volume of diverse assignments while maintaining accuracy and handling competing priorities.
• Ability to learn the organization’s database, content management system, and other software.
• Meticulous grammar, editing, and writing skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and a strong client/customer orientation.
• Persuasive oral and written communication skills.

Skills

• Works well with donors, volunteers, executive leadership, physician leadership, and other administration.
• Solid knowledge of fundraising principles and practices.
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet creation/management, database management, fundraising software, planned giving software, and other relevant software packages.

Pay

$21.10 - $30.76 per hour

Schedule

Full-time, Monday - Friday day shift (onsite role based in Greenville, NC).

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package.

About the organization

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system comprises 13,000 team members, nine hospitals, and a physician group encompassing over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 180 primary and specialty clinics. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education, and research.