Philanthropy Officer, Athens and Central Ohio - Foundation - Salary (71471

Location:

Athens, OH 45701

Position Type:
Salary

Job Shift: 8-Hour Day Shift

Job Category:
Professional

• Keenly focused on discovery work to identify and qualify donors, grateful patients and community members as major gift and leadership annual giving prospects.
• Growing a portfolio to include 150 to 200 individuals, corporations and foundations.
• Collaborates with the Executive Director, health system administrators and leaders, physicians, board members, and staff to achieve high-level donor-prospect engagement and common fundraising objectives.
• Using Foundation metrics and performance measurements, manages a personal portfolio of major-gift and leadership annual giving prospects to achieve annual performance and financial targets.
• Regularly participates in Major Gift Team meetings and provides development strategies to other teammates.
• Actively engages in the community and serves as a public speaker on behalf of Memorial Health Foundation and Memorial Health System as requested.
• Pursues continued professional development through the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy, and other industry groups to enhance and increase fundraising skills, and to stay abreast of industry trends and best practices, related taxes, and other regulatory developments.
• Assumes all other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

• Work collaboratively with the Grants Officer to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward foundations in Athens and Central Ohio, especially the Columbus region.

Minimum Education /Experience

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of two years of experience as an accomplished fundraising or sales professional with demonstrated success in achieving financial goals and performance standards in a metric driven environment required.
• Minimum of one year of experience working in a nonprofit or sales environment preferred.
• Minimum of one year of experience with the Raiser’s Edge or a CRM preferred.

• Meticulous attention to detail in all matters.
• Advanced writing skills that produce clear, accurate, and persuasive communications (e.g., proposal materials, letters, presentations).
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building abilities.
• Exceptional organizational skills; ability to project manage through layers and across multiple departments.
• Excellent judgment and discretion in dealing with confidential and highly sensitive information.
• Ability to exhibit a high degree of judgment, tact and professionalism when interacting with board members and executive/senior management.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to display a high level of flexibility and resourcefulness; highly adaptable to changing needs and demands.
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision; work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability and willingness to work longer hours as circumstances require.
• Familiarity with donor and event database software or CRM programs, skilled computer user and experience with common software programs preferred.
• Effective public speaking and presentation skills.

Education, experience, and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

• Memorial Health System is proud to offer an affordable, comprehensive benefit package to all full time and flex time employees.
• To learn more about the many benefits we offer, please visit our website ystem.org/benefits.

Available to qualifying full or flex time employees. Eligibility will be determined upon offer.

Memorial Health System is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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* Memorial Health System is a federal drug-free workplace. This policy prohibits marijuana use by employees.