Assistant Director, Foundation Relations

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states.

Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Assistant Director, Foundation Relations
, is a member of the Gifts & Grants program and reports to the Program Director, Foundation Relations. The Gifts & Grants program focuses on relationship-based fundraising to secure gifts ranging from $10,000 to $4.9 million from individuals including patient families, as well as corporate and foundation partners.

The Assistant Director, Foundation Relations, works under the direction of team leadership to develop and implement effective, creative, and personalized strategies to increase giving through the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of mid-level donors and prospective donors. The Assistant Director, Foundation Relations, is responsible for engaging mid-level private foundation donors and prospective donors.

Some travel and weekend and evening work will be required.

This role will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus and remotely.

Primary/Essential Duties

• Work with physicians, researchers, and clinicians to develop and submit letters of inquiry, grant proposals, and progress reports.
• Under the direction of the Program Director, Foundation Relations, provide analysis and insights on foundation guidelines, histories, past grants, and interests.
• Collaborate with Philanthropy colleagues and internal departments including Office of Sponsored Research, Finance, and Marketing & Communications, to advance foundation partnerships and increase giving.
• Manage a portfolio of approximately 100 to 250 donors and prospective donors.
• Identify, cultivate, qualify, solicit, and steward donors and prospective donors capable of mid-level gifts to meet and exceed personal and team fundraising goals.
• Align with seasoned fundraiser for mentorship and donor strategy opportunities.
• Translate science and clinical priorities to inspire gifts and grants.
• Facilitate meaningful interactions for donors and prospective donors, participate in a robust schedule of events, and represent Fred Hutch in the community.
• Document interactions, participate in prospect management meetings, and use Raiser’s Edge/NXT to support relationship management and upgrade potential.
• Serve as an individual contributor with direct fundraising responsibility; this role does not have people or program management responsibility.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Two years’ experience in fundraising, nonprofit, or related field.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficiency in crafting grant proposals, progress reports, and stewardship correspondence.
• Experience engaging, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding foundation gifts and grants.
• Ability to advance the interests of donors or prospective donors while honoring the interests of the organization.
• Drive for results with a strong sense of…