Req #: 0000185799
Category: Professional / Management
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: RWJ New Brunswick
Department: Foundation

JOB OVERVIEW:

Serving as an integral member of the fundraising team, the Development Officer is responsible for the virtual and in-person engagement, cultivation and solicitation of donors and prospects, emphasizing managing donors who contribute $1,000 or more annually, and seeking support for hospital fundraising priorities both capital and programmatic. This position is charged with sustaining positive and mutually rewarding relations between the Foundation and its mid-level donors, partnering with the Foundation s development team and volunteers to determine the best strategies for effective cultivation and stewardship of donors to maximize donor impact.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward annual to mid-level major donors and prospects.
• Plan and execute engagement strategies to raise donors giving levels, expanding the major gift pipeline to RWJUH with referrals to appropriate gift officer when needed.
• Manages a mid-level giving portfolio of at least 40 active donors with a goal of cycling through 125-150 donors/year.
• Plans, executes, and simultaneously follows up on proven fundraising strategies with annual goals for cultivation activity, personal visits, and giving outcomes.
• Effectively stewards new donor relationships to fill the donor pipeline.
• Establishes and coordinates individualized cultivation and solicitation plans for donors.
• Engage, communicate, and move potential donors appropriately and timely toward solicitation and closure of leadership gift.
• Prepare donor profiles, presentations, proposals and gift agreements for assigned prospects and may be asked to support other gift officers with the same.
• Coordinates special development campaigns and projects as assigned to convey donor impact.
• Educates and manages emerging affinity groups to understand and implement fundraising strategy according to established protocols.
• Other duties related to pipeline building and major gifts, as assigned.

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.