Officer III - Major Gifts

Major Gifts Officer (MGO)

Salary: $74,297.60 – $94,744.00 per year. Additional compensation such as shift, on‑call, or weekend differentials and benefit programs may apply. Annual pay may vary based on FTE status.

Location:

South Campus.

Shift: Day (United States).

Schedule:

Full time, 40 weekly hours. Employment:
Regular, 1 FTE.

• Develop and manage a portfolio of major gift and principal prospect relationships, maintaining a pipeline of 100‑125 prospects and targeting total gifts of $1.5 million to $3 million annually, with primary focus on gifts of $100,000+ and principal gifts $2,000,000+.
• Assess, cultivate, solicit, and close six‑ and seven‑figure gifts from individual donors, family foundations, and grateful patient families. Craft personalized cultivation and solicitation strategies for each prospect and lead them through qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship stages.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with donors, volunteers, and internal partners, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities. Serve as the primary point of contact for major gift and grateful patient fundraising referrals across priority clinical/research divisions.
• Prepare written and verbal presentations, proposals, and stewardship reports. Coordinate donor visits, stewardship communications, and event participation.
• Track progress and results using RENXT and PowerBI systems, meeting monthly and yearly metrics relating to prospect and donor meetings, interactions, solicitations, and dollars raised.
• Collaborate with Development leadership, Stewardship team, and cross‑functional stakeholders to align fundraising efforts, secure funding proposals, and coordinate duties with legal and programmatic changes.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in major gifts or related development roles.

• Experience in healthcare or an academic medical center, or similar complex organization.

Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability.