Senior Associate, Philanthropy

Senior Associate, Philanthropy

PSI is a network of locally rooted, globally connected organizations working to achieve consumer‑powered healthcare people‑centered health systems that ensure quality, affordable care wherever and whenever it is needed. Our origins in sexual and reproductive health have grown into a broader mission. Today, we work with the public and private sectors as well as local communities, prioritizing people's voice and choice and developing solutions to meet their essential health needs.

Over the past five decades, we have helped push boundaries, break taboos, set trends, and develop innovative solutions to complex global health challenges.

Do you want to join PSI to help make it easier for all people to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire? Read on!

PSI seeks a Senior Associate, Philanthropy that will contribute to an ambitious strategy to drive growth in PSI's unrestricted and flexible revenue in collaboration with the Philanthropy Lead. Cultivate, grow, and steward a portfolio of major donors and prospects. Plan and execute activities to improve donor retention, acquisition, and growth, including annual, planned, board, and high‑value giving. Collaborate across teams to inform and power the strategy, develop donor‑centric communication materials, and ensure a positive donor experience at all contribution levels.

• Maintain a portfolio of major donor prospects (securing 5‑ and 6‑figure donations). Identify, research, cultivate, and steward donors, directly soliciting new and higher‑level gifts.
• Support the development and execution of a strategy to increase unrestricted revenue through cultivation of external partnerships, conducting donor research, stewarding mid‑level donors, building relationships with philanthropy professionals, organizing donor engagement and cultivation events, and more.
• Develop donor‑centric communication materials, marketing collateral, correspondence, and email campaigns, informed by a deep understanding of the impact needs and opportunities across PSI's diverse program areas.
• Contribute to donor stewardship activities, gifts processing, and correspondence as needed to ensure a seamless and positive experience for individual donors.
• Embody PSI's values:
  Measurement, Pragmatism, Honesty, Trust, Collaboration, and Commitment.
• Less than 10% international travel.

This is also not an exhaustive list of all tasks that an incumbent is expected to perform but is instead a summary of the primary responsibilities and requirements of the job. The incumbent may be asked to perform duties not included above. PSI reserves the right to revise job profiles at any time based on changes to the required job responsibilities.

• Bachelor's Degree (or international equivalent) in related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted.
• Demonstrated experience in fundraising or sales, with a proven track record of successfully meeting revenue targets. Experience with the implementation of a major gifts and planned giving program preferred.
• Experience using a donor database, prospect research, and other wealth screening tools. Experience with Salesforce preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, and demonstrated ability to build and maintain long‑term relationships.
• Excellent project management capabilities, organization skills, and ability to multitask. Able to balance multiple projects, wear multiple hats, and manage competing deadlines in a fast‑paced and at times ambiguous environment.
• Creativity, curiosity, integrity, and problem‑solving capability. Able to proactively identify opportunities, diagnose and troubleshoot problems, and revise and improve processes to improve efficiency.
• Demonstrated emotional intelligence and ability to interact with multiple teams, external partners, and current and prospective donors.
• Proficient in Salesforce, Zoom, MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and Office 365.

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