Sr Philanthropy Officer-Gift Planning

Position Details ================

Department: PCHF | Foundation Location: Phoenix Shift: Mon-Fri, Days 8am-5pm Category: Foundation Posting: 997262 Employee Type: Full-Time

Position Summary ----------------

Reporting to the Director of Gift Planning, the Sr. Philanthropy Officer will help ensure the fundraising success of Phoenix Childrens Gift Planning Program through a focus on frontline activity with special emphasis on creating and implementing strategies for successful solicitations and building strategic relationships with prospects and donors. This includes preparing written and oral presentations to potential donors, developing gift opportunities, and cultivating and soliciting gift prospects. The Senior Philanthropy Officer will work in collaboration with the Director Gift Planning to build upon strategic gift planning initiatives to launch and grow the program.

Education and Experience Requirements ------------------------------------

Minimum of 10 years in fundraising development or related field in a non-profit environment. Experience in a medical or academic development setting strongly encouraged.

• Bachelors degree or Masters in business philanthropy or related field
• Must have at least 5 years as a gift planning professional with experience in a sophisticated development or fundraising operation

Candidate must be able to navigate a wide variety of business and social settings and enjoy taking the message of Phoenix Childrens Hospital to individuals and organizations not yet familiar with its work.

Position Duties ----------------

### Portfolio Management

• Manages a portfolio of 125-150 prospects.

### Strategic Cultivation and Solicitation

• Develops and implements thoughtful strategic cultivation and solicitation for prospective donors in asset and estate-based gifting.
• Responsible for strategic stewardship for assigned legacy donors.
• Ensures regular contact with donors through various activities and communications, especially face-to-face meetings.

### Joint Major Giving Opportunities

• Identifies and develops joint major giving opportunities in collaboration with colleagues and team members across the foundation.

### Fundraising Activities and Timelines

• Develops and manages timelines for various networking and community outreach to ensure plans and critical fundraising processes are carried out in a timely manner.
• Supports the Director Gift Planning on fundraising activities and follow-up.
• Meets annual activity and financial performance metrics.

The Sr. Philanthropy Officer is a seasoned major gifts fundraiser responsible for securing individual gifts with an emphasis on $100,000 and above. Success is achieved by building long-term donor partnerships and demonstrating that all levels of philanthropic support are leveraged to realize maximum impact for Phoenix Childrens mission. The ideal candidate is energetic, enthusiastic, metrics-driven, and is comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

### Additional Responsibilities

• Develops expertise in hospital Centers of Excellence and service lines.
• Serves as foundation liaison in assisting physicians, program directors, and administration with capital and programmatic funding needs.
• Manages a philanthropic advisory board for one of the Centers of Excellence.
• Supports the Director Individual Giving on fundraising activities and follow-up.
• Meets annual activity and financial performance metrics.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as requested.