Assistant Director, Philanthropic Strategies & Engagement, Project Management
Boston, NH - USA
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Reporting to the Senior Director of Development the Assistant Director will manage and collaborate on projects across the Philanthropic Strategies & Engagement team and other business units. The Assistant Director will bring strong judgment fundraising or donor strategy experience and experience managing complex multistakeholder projects.
Job Summary
Work in close collaboration with Development colleagues and senior leaders to support the cultivation solicitation and/or stewardship of select donors and prospects:Manage donor projects within an assigned fundraising area. Working in close partnership with frontline gift officers and senior leaders develop and implement project plans that advance principal and transformational gift strategies aligned with institutional priorities.
Provide project management support for high impact donor activities including drafting timelines tracking workflows and coordinating deliverables across teams. Activities include but are not limited to: concept development proposals stewardship reporting/activity communications and events.
Proactively coordinate project activities among key stakeholders including hospital and department leadership faculty frontline fundraisers and MGB Development Office colleagues alerting stakeholders to upcoming needs and risks.
Ensure appropriate review and approvals for donor facing and leadership level materials including fundraising concepts.
Manage and facilitate project meetings including agenda development notetaking follow up and action tracking.
Work in close partnership with partner colleagues across MGB Development including Marketing and Communications Donor Relations and Special Events to lead or advise on project execution.
Working in close collaboration with writing partners draft review and edit a range of materials including donor correspondence briefing documents fundraising concepts and internal communications. Provide document design support as appropriate using established Word and PowerPoint templates ensuring materials are accurate compelling and aligned with institutional standards.
Support volunteer leadership activities and meetings in assigned fundraising areas as needed.
Support data and organizational projects related to top donors and prospects in fundraising areas e.g. donor prospecting and pipelines.
Ensure maintenance of accurate and updated information in fundraising database and tracking systems.
As needed staff and support select donor meetings visits tours and related engagements connected to donor project management work.
Contribute to team wide efforts to strengthen project management practices and ensure consistency in donor strategy execution.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of principal and transformational fundraising priorities.
Qualifications
This position requires 3-5 years of fundraising project management or related transferable experience and a bachelors addition the ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge skills and abilities:
- High degree of organization attention to detail and ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
- Strong writing editing and verbal communication skills with experience supporting the production of polished donor or leadership facing materials.
- Prior experience as a frontline fundraiser or supporting principal or major gift fundraising.
- Familiarity with academic medical centers higher education or similarly complex nonprofit organizations.
- Working knowledge of Blackbaud CRM Raisers Edge or similar fundraising databases.
- Strong command of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; comfortable using digital media and virtual collaboration platforms (Teams and Zoom preferred).
- Comfortable working collaboratively in a fast-paced matrixed environment.
- Adaptable and flexible in response to shifting priorities. Creative problem solver. Solutions-focused.
- Relationship oriented with the ability to build trust across diverse internal and external audiences.
- Committed to best practices efficiency and continuous improvement.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Remote Type
Work Location
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
Work Shift
Pay Range
$63648.00 - $90750.40/AnnualGrade
6EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.