Partners In Health Careers

Description

Position Title: Development Officer, Northeast US

Reports to: Regional Director of Development, Northeast US

Location: Remote; Boston or New York City preferred.

Employment Type: Full-Time, up to 25% domestic and international travel required.

Brief Description:

The Development Officer, Northeast US will implement fundraising strategies and meet annual and long-range goals focused on Major Gift donors and prospects in the Northeast US, with an emphasis on Boston and New York City. The Development Officer is part of a high-achieving 20-member Major and Principal Giving Team that raises more than $100 million annually and part of an integrated 100-member Resource Generation Branch (RGB) that supports a $230 million annual operating budget, allowing Partners In Health (PIH) to operate more than 300 medical facilities in 11 countries with more than 18,000 staff. The Development Officer (DO) will develop donor engagement strategies, conduct virtual and/or in-person cultivation and solicitation meetings, and support high-level interactions with top donors, prospects, and connectors.

Position Overview:

To meet annual and long-range goals focused on Major Gift donors and prospects in the Northeast US, the Development Officer (DO) will develop donor engagement strategies, conduct virtual and/or in-person cultivation and solicitation meetings, and support high-level interactions with top donors, prospects, and connectors. Collaborating with Development staff and other departments, the DO will manage a portfolio of donors making or capable of making higher five- and six-figure+ gifts to PIH. The DO will deploy best practices in identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors and prospects, building a strong, sustainable community of donors and supporters in our region. 

Reporting to the Regional Director of Development for the Northeast US, the DO will be joining a national team of regionally-based major gift professionals and will be supported by a larger team of donor researchers, stewardship professionals, and communications experts.

This position will be based in the Northeast US, with the DO telecommuting from home, and will be 100% remote from PIH’s Boston office.  This position requires domestic travel within the Northeast US to meet with donors/donor prospects, as well as periodic trips to the PIH Boston office. Occasional international travel to PIH global care delivery sites is required.

 Responsibilities:

• Works closely with senior leadership to develop and implement PIH’s Development strategy.
• Identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards a portfolio of top-tier donors and prospects.
• Develops and implements individualized donor strategies for cultivation and solicitation.
• Uses sophisticated prospect research techniques to help grow Northeast US donor markets.
• Ensures all major individual donors are well informed, acknowledged in meaningful ways, and appreciated in an appropriate manner throughout the year, including the design and management of thoughtful acquisition and stewardship events.
• Collaborates with colleagues across the individual giving team to close tax-wise (e.g. stock, donor advised fund and IRA charitable distributions) and deferred gifts (e.g. bequests, beneficiary designations and charitable gift annuities).
• Drafts and edits proposals, reports, and briefings as appropriate.
• Develops fluency in global health and PIH programmatic activities and goals.
• Works closely with senior leaders on appropriate donor strategies.  

Qualifications: 

• 3-5 years of experience, including proven results in major gift fundraising.
• Excellent writing skills, including the ability to produce compelling donor proposals.
• Experience working with senior leaders to collaboratively achieve fundraising goals.
• Proven ability to use metrics to drive development decisions and achieve strategic objectives.
• Knowledge of development best practices and the ability to apply them in innovative ways.
• Comfort with testamentary and lifetime planned giving vehicles a plus.
• Ability to navigate and work across departments in a fast-paced, complex organization.
• Willingness to travel, including occasional international travel to remote or hard-to-access locations. Domestic travel will primarily be within the Northeast US to meet with donors and donor prospects and periodic trips to the PIH Boston office.
• Exemplary interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate effectively with culturally diverse staff across departments and country offices in a complex organization. 
• Commitment to social justice, health equity, and the mission of PIH. 

Please submit a cover letter as well as resume to be considered. 

Organizational Profile 

Partners In Health (PIH) is a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical science first and foremost to the most vulnerable communities around the world. PIH focuses on those who would not otherwise have access to quality health care. PIH partners with the world’s leading academic institutions to create rigorous evidence that shapes more sound and all-inclusive global health policies. PIH also supports local governments’ efforts to build capacity and strengthen national health systems.   

As of today, PIH runs programs in 11 countries (Haiti, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Navajo Nation, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and United States), where it provides direct care to millions of patients, through public facilities and community engagement. 

Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.  PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.    

Partners In Health participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.