Development Officer

About The Job

General Summary of Position: Plans, organizes, and coordinates various development activities functions and events. Coordinates the day-to-day administration activities including data management gift processing and acknowledgments. Identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards a portfolio of annual gifts and low-level major gift prospects.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Manages a portfolio of annual donors
• Develops and implements strategic cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans for prospective donors
• Anticipates the needs of the Board members, leadership physicians, and volunteers and creates support for donor cultivation and solicitation meetings
• Manages and supports annual giving at an entity level
• Attends philanthropy events to cultivate donors and plays an active role in cultivation at these events which are mostly held during the evening and weekend hours
• Collaboratively plans and facilitates events and meetings contributing creative input
• Develops and manages timelines for various fundraising activities to ensure plans and critical fundraising processes are carried out in a timely manner
• Develops expertise in strategically aligned priorities of the healthcare system
• Assists physicians, program directors, and administration with capital and programmatic funding needs
• Manages and supports internal and external key stakeholder relationships
• Ensures accurate and timely disposition of gifts/donations to the finance department as appropriate
• Manages gift acknowledgment process as requested by preparing customized and standard letters based on gift donor information; proofs and mails these letters to donors as appropriate
• Maintains accurate and timely input of biographical gift in fundraising software
• Ensures integrity and confidentiality of information
• Mets annual activity and financial performance metrics

Minimal Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree required
• Experience: 1-2 years administrative or donor support experience, preferably in a fundraising, public relations, marketing, or related area required
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, excellent customer service, problem-solving, and time management skills, proficiency with various computer software applications

Hiring Range

This position has a hiring range of USD $28.76 - USD $48.96 /Hr.