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Position Summary. Reporting to the Director of Gift Planning, the Sr. Philanthropy Officer (SPO) will help ensure the fundraising success of Phoenix Children’s 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
• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s 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 Children’s Hospital to individuals and organizations not yet familiar with its work.

• Manages a portfolio of 125-150 prospects.
• Develops and implements thoughtful, strategic cultivation, 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.
• Identifies and develops joint major giving opportunities in collaboration with colleagues and team members across the foundation.
• 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 Children’s mission. The ideal candidate is energetic and enthusiastic, metrics-driven, and is comfortable working in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

Mission To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable