Assistant Director, Foundation Relations
Assistant Director, Foundation Relations
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Job Description
Overview
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.
With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation HIV/AIDS prevention immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the worlds leading cancer infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology infusion radiation proton therapy and related services and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the worlds deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.
At Fred Hutch we value collaboration compassion determination excellence innovation integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity dignity and inherent value of each employee patient community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.
The Assistant Director Foundation Relations is a member of the Gifts & Grants program and reports to the Program Director Foundation Relations. The Gifts & Grants program focuses on relationship-based fundraising to secure gifts ranging from $10000 to $4.9 million from individuals including patient families as well as corporate and foundation partners.
The Assistant Director Foundation Relations works under the direction of team leadership to develop and implement effective creative and personalized strategies to increase giving through the identification cultivation solicitation and stewardship of mid-level donors and prospective donors. The Assistant Director Foundation Relations is responsible for engaging mid-level private foundation donors and prospective donors.
Some travel and weekend and evening work will be required.
This role will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus and remotely.
Responsibilities
Primary/Essential Duties
- Work with physicians researchers and clinicians to develop and submit letters of inquiry grant proposals and progress reports.
- Under the direction of the Program Director Foundation Relations provide analysis and insights on foundation guidelines histories past grants and interests.
- Collaborate with Philanthropy colleagues and internal departments including Office of Sponsored Research Finance and Marketing & Communications to advance foundation partnerships and increase giving.
- Manage a portfolio of approximately 100 to 250 donors and prospective donors.
- Identify cultivate qualify solicit and steward donors and prospective donors capable of mid-level gifts to meet and exceed personal and team fundraising goals.
- Align with seasoned fundraiser for mentorship and donor strategy opportunities.
- Translate science and clinical priorities to inspire gifts and grants.
- Facilitate meaningful interactions for donors and prospective donors participate in a robust schedule of events and represent Fred Hutch in the community.
- Document interactions participate in prospect management meetings and use Raisers Edge/NXT to support relationship management and upgrade potential.
- Serve as an individual contributor with direct fundraising responsibility; this role does not have people or program management responsibility.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
- Two years experience in fundraising nonprofit or related field.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proficiency in crafting grant proposals progress reports and stewardship correspondence.
- Experience engaging cultivating soliciting and stewarding foundation gifts and grants.
- Ability to advance the interests of donors or prospective donors while honoring the interests of the organization.
- Drive for results with a strong sense of self-motivation and independence to meet and exceed metric goals.
- Experience in research or health care environment with campaign planning or campaign implementation experience.
- Excellent written verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
- Highly developed organizational and information management skills.
- Strong attention to a high level of detail and quality of work.
- Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively within a complex organization.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with a CRM Raisers Edge/RENXT or related fundraising software.
- Ability to handle and respect confidential and sensitive information.
The annual base salary range for this position is from $82846 to $124238 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health well-being and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision dental flexible spending accounts life disability retirement family life support employee assistance program onsite health clinic tuition reimbursement paid vacation (12-22 days per year) paid sick leave (12-25 days per year) paid holidays (13 days per year) paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and partially paid sabbatical leave (up to 6 months).
Additional Information
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
