advancement officer

Overview:

The Riverside HealthCare Foundation is seeking a quality professional with exemplary relational skills for outreach to donors in our region. In joining our high-functioning Foundation team, the Foundation's Advancement Officer will connect community members' charitable interests with opportunities to impact healthcare through:

• Teamwork and collaboration,
• Relationship building and strong communication skills, and
• Development and achieving of measurable goals.

All candidates should have a minimum of a bachelor's degree and seven years of related experience in a professional setting. He or she should demonstrate a record of goal achievement and provide a listing of personal references.

The Advancement Officer is responsible for a portfolio of major gifts prospects and donors, as approved by the Foundation Director. He or she will implement a strategic moves management matrix of communication, cultivation, solicitation, planned giving, and stewardship involving email, direct mail, phone/mail, personal visitation focused building relationship and realizing major gifts that support Riverside's mission.

Job Responsibilities: (Essential job functions)

• Work with the Foundation staff to implement and realize annual goals and objectives for the major giving program.
• Advance an active portfolio of donors for major and planned giving. Individual will have a passion for engaging donors in their stage of life, helping to connect healthcare services with philanthropic dreams of donor, while building trust.
• Proactively identify, cultivate, steward, and solicit major donor prospects. Work closely with board members, key donors, physicians, and volunteers to connect current and potential donors to Riverside.
• Develop and lead major and planned giving fundraising events, cultivation events, or other events.
• Work with all Foundation staff to integrate prospect identification, research and tracking systems and ensure up-to-date information accuracy of major gift prospects and completed gifts.

Other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities:

Required Education:

• Bachelors degree required.

Required Experience:

• Minimum seven years of fundraising development experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in health care fundraising preferred.
• Experience with high net-worth individuals preferred.
• Proven skills with moves management techniques in a not-for-profit setting preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• High degree of initiative with excellent, independent follow- through.
• Knowledge of techniques and sources for prospect research.
• Ability to interact effectively and in a professional manner with a wide array of people at all levels of the organization.
• Self-motivated, organized and goal-oriented team player, capable of managing several projects at once. Meets deadlines consistently.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office software and fund raising database systems. Use of Constant Contact and Donor Perfect platforms are ideal.

Employee Health Requirements

Exposure/Sensory Requirements:

Exposure to:

Chemicals: Refer to MSDS sheets.

Video Display Terminals: Extreme

Blood and Body Fluids: None

TB or Airborne Pathogens: The only risk is that associated with the contact with the general public

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):

Speech: Needed for presentations/training, telephone communication, facilitate meetings, communication with volunteers, president, board members, prospects.

Vision: Needed for computer entry, read memos and literature.

Smell: Helpful to note presence of electrical/fire safety.

Hearing: Needed for telephone communication, meetings, and listening to employee concerns.

Touch: Needed for computer entry, writing, filing.

Activity/Lifting Requirements:

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:

Sit: 70%

Twist: 0%

Stand: 0%

Crawl: 0%

Walk: 20%

Kneel: 0%

Lift: 5%

Drive: 0%

Squat: 10%

Climb: 0%

Bend: 0%

Reach above shoulders: 0%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:

Up to 10 lbs: Continuously

Up to 20 lbs: Not required

Up to 35 lbs: Not required

Up to 50 lbs: Not Required

Up to 75 lbs: Not Required

Up to 100 lbs: Not Required

Over 100 lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.): Need to lift reports and paperwork.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:

Sit: 60

Twist: 24

Stand: 15

Crawl: 0

Walk: 15

Kneel: 24

Lift: 0

Drive: 45

Squat: 0

Climb: 0

Bend: 0

Reach above shoulders: 0

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):

Simple grasp up to 10 lbs. Often Normal weight: 5-10# often

Pushing &pulling Normal weight:

Fine Manipulation: Computer entry, phone dialing, writing, using calculator, typing.

Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: Not required.

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards:

Environmental Factors (Time Spent):

Inside hours: 8

Outside hours : 0

Temperature: Normal Range

Lighting: Average

Noise levels: Very soft

Humidity: Normal

Atmosphere:

Special Hazards: None.

Protective Clothing Required: None

Pay Range: USD $ USD $49.30 //Hr