Development Officer

Department:

38810 Carolinas Medical Center - LCH: Administration: Teen Health

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

As an integral member of the Teen Health Connection Development Team, the Development Officer is expected to embrace relationship building with donors, volunteers, community members, partners, and teammates. This is a full-time position - 40 hours a week, which can include evening and weekend work based on events and donor opportunities.

The ideal candidate would possess 3-5 years of experience.

Pay Range

$28.05 - $42.10

Essential Functions

• Participates in the day-to-day fund development and advance activities of the Foundation as required, including supporting major fundraising projects and special events led by senior Foundation directors and development officers.
• Accepts responsibility for leading selected fund development activities and annual giving programs, as requested.
• Identifies, qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards a portfolio of prospects and donors, including sponsors, partners, grateful patients and families, community members, and friends of the Foundation who have demonstrated an interest in supporting Advocate Health.
• Meets and partners with physicians to identify new grateful patient prospects and works closely with teammates to coordinate prospect management activity.
• Plans, organizes, and implements successful fundraisers, special events and volunteer recruitment activities (such as races, golf events, dinners, galas) as consistent with the goals and objectives of Advocate Health Foundation.
• Simultaneously conducts and/or oversees ongoing fund development and advancement activities involving several projects and assignments while keeping all moving forward in line with Foundation objectives.
• Strategizes, prepares, and presents gift proposals leading to significant gift results on an annual basis.
• Participates in developing and maintaining an organized record of general and tailored proposals and presentations to be utilized in sponsorship solicitation and outreach to outside partners, sponsors, and audiences.
• Conducts donor cultivation and stewardship activities, such as luncheons, receptions, dedications, letter writing to donors, etc.
• Actively monitors community activities and news in order to develop new fundraising projects associated with Foundation development activities.
• Serves as an advisor/consultant to volunteer-led fundraising activities conducted by friends of the Foundation and Advocate Health.

Physical Requirements

Lifting and moving items weighing up to twenty pounds related to events, etc. Ability to drive an automobile. Requires ability to work under pressure of frequent fundraising and special event deadlines.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Bachelor's level college degree required. Three to five years professional fund development and/or related advancement experience is preferred. Experience in health care development, not-for-profit or marketing experience preferred.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.