Officer, Major Gifts Development

Regions Hospital is seeking an individual with experience in fundraising and understanding of moves management best practices, including cultivating, soliciting and closing gifts to join our Hospital Foundation.

The Major Gifts Development Officer is responsible for managing a portfolio of approximately 150 -200 major gift prospects and gaining a working knowledge of gift planning. As part of the Foundation team, he/she is responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major gift prospects for the organization. Utilizing experience with donor engagement and cultivation best practices, this person will educate and inform prospective donors about organizational programs and needs, thereby increasing the prospective donor's affinity to the organization. This individual will be responsible for soliciting major gifts of $25,000 and above, securing events sponsorships as well as introducing gift planning for program, endowment and capital support in key service line areas. The Development Officer will help coordinate private receptions hosted by volunteers, collaborate with other fundraising efforts within the Foundation and maintain effective relations with donors, prospects, board members, other volunteers, and the community-at-large.

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm some evenings and weekends

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with documented success raising major or planned gifts through personal solicitations, or equivalent experience in a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-4 years of experience with documented success raising major or planned gifts through personal solicitations, or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Experience with healthcare organization or other complex not-for-profit institution.

Benefits:

Regions Hospital offers a competitive benefits package (.5 FTE or greater) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, 401K with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits take effect first day of employment. We offer an on-site employee fitness center, an on-site physical therapy clinic for employees as well as on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need. We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency. Regions Hospital is a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Laon Forgiveness program. Regions is also proud to be a Yellow Ribbon Company.