Sr Development Officer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Discovers, cultivates, solicits, and steward activities to develop a portfolio of prospects and donors to ensure achievement of fundraising goals and purposes.
• Develops strategies for identifying potential prospects and introducing new and additional individuals and businesses to philanthropy at PCH.
• Regularly reports activities and results against targets to achieve or exceed performance metrics.
• Works collaboratively and positively with colleagues to maximize the giving potential of donors.
• Collaborates with Foundation colleagues to develop and implement prospect cultivation and recognition collateral, promotional materials, and proposals to engage and increase interest in philanthropy and sponsorship.
• Develops expertise in Hospital Centers of Excellence, clinical care areas, research, and programs funded through philanthropy.
• Builds relationships and maintains ongoing interaction with physicians, researchers, program directors, and administrators with personnel, programmatic, and capital funding needs.
• Represents Phoenix Children's at community functions and networking events, nurturing new and existing relationships.
• Maintains professional competency by staying informed of industry knowledge, current trends, and best practices.
• Assists with mentoring team members and colleagues.
• Performs some program management oversight and execution in collaboration with colleagues, support teams, and internal/external resources.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as requested.

Requirements

• Experience in prospect development, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities.
• Ability to develop and implement strategies for donor engagement and fundraising.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders including physicians, researchers, and community members.
• Willingness to stay informed of industry trends and best practices.
• Experience with program management and team collaboration.