Description
Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation is seeking a Full Time Major Gifts Officer to support the Magee Womens Foundation!
This position will work Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm with some flexibility for evening/weekend hours. It also offers a hybrid option working remotely 3-4 days of the week! Hours are subject to change based on business needs.
The Major Gifts Officer is a front-line fundraising role focused primarily on individuals and families with the capacity to make contributions at the $10,000 to $1 million level. This position will be responsible for building a portfolio (approximately 125 to 175 potential donors) and for forging strong working partnerships with medical and nursing staff, and research faculty to identify prospects.
Responsibilities:
- Represent UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital and Magee-Womens Research Institute in building relationships with individuals and families that will generate significant philanthropic support for strategic initiatives to advance the mission of both organizations.
- Develop tailored prospect and donor-specific strategies and tactics to advance the philanthropic relationship and giving potential.
- Assume additional responsibilities as assigned by the Vice President as they may arise.
- Demonstrate through behavior UPMC’s core values of integrity, care, balance, excellence, stewardship, and teamwork
- Operate collaboratively and openly with a high attention to detail to provide excellent service to prospects, donors, medical and nursing staff and research faculty, research institute and hospital leadership
- Develop strong working relationships of trust and confidence with clinical and research faculty.
- Log all relationship information in the Raisers Edge database in compliance with HIPAA policies.
- Assure the prompt gift acceptance, deposit, acknowledgement and recognition of gifts
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, marketing, sales, business or related field required.
- 5 - 8 years of experience in a non-profit setting preferred; or experience in sales, marketing and communication in the for-profit environment.
- Experience with frontline fundraising and closing major gifts preferred
- Experience in a health care setting preferred; experience in an academic medical center desired.
- A track record of securing major gifts from identification through cultivation and solicitation preferred.
- Knowledge of Raiser's Edge donor tracking software preferred.
Preferred skills and abilities:
- Excellent interpersonal skills, written communication skills and the ability to work with many different people such as donors, volunteers, trustees and staff.
- Team oriented; works well within group situations.
- Must be very organized, analytical and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
- Computer literacy.
- High level of enthusiasm, initiative, motivation and self-direction.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- Act 34
- Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential preferred.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- Act 34
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
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