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Development Assistant, Foundation Relations

Boston Children's Hospital
  • Boston, MA
    12 days ago

    Job Description

    Job/Department Summary: Working closely with the Foundation Relations team, the Development Assistant will support operational excellence and advanced fundraising initiatives. This role will provide critical coordination and administrative support for two to three frontline fundraising staff which provides vital funds to support our cutting-edge research, community outreach, patient family programs and medical education for the hospital.  

    Responsibilities:
    • Assist in developing materials for use in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors and prospects
    • Maintain meeting calendar of supervisor and schedule internal and external appointments and meetings with donors, doctors, volunteers, trustees, and hospital staff. Reserve and prepare conference rooms and order refreshments for meetings and donor visits
    • Make local, national, and/or international travel arrangements for Trust staff, and hospital staff as needed
    • Organize donor visits and may attend when appropriate
    • Maintain constituent information in donor database including biographical information, Trust codes, solicitor actions and proposal information
    • Provide general office support including answering phones, greeting and directing guests, and providing other basic administrative help as necessary
    • Organize events/meetings including developing and managing invitation lists, attendance, room space, refreshments and staffing the event
    • Assist supervisor with special projects and preparation of reports and documents as needed
    • Develop proficiency in donor database, with the ability to run basic reports and queries
    • May serve as resource and provide training to other administrative staff
    Education/Requirements: 
    • Min of an Associate’s Degree and 4 years of fundraising related work experience. Bachelor’s degree preferred and would replace the experience requirement. One (1) additional year of development, marketing, events or customer service experience required, preferably at BCH.
    Experience:
    • Ability to develop strong relationships with others and fosters a positive organization and brand image.
    • Demonstrates good critical thinking skills
    • Strong communication (written and verbal) skills
    • Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (WORD, Excel, PowerPoint); Ability to work with data and databases
    • Ability to proactively problem solve and recommend process improvements
    • Good time management skills
    • Cover letter is preferred

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBoston, MA

    Skills

    • Administrative Skillsunmatched
    • Attorneyunmatched
    • Brand Marketing (Branding)unmatched
    • Calendar Managementunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Donor Developmentunmatched
    • Event Managementunmatched
    • Fundraisingunmatched
    • Hospitalunmatched
    • Marketingunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
    • Microsoft Wordunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Plan Meetingsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Reporting Skillsunmatched
    • Telephone Skillsunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched
    • Travel Planningunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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