What are the responsibilities and job description for the Philanthropy Specialist position at MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL?
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Description
Salary Range: Please note that the typical Hiring Range is $80,000 - $90,000 annually. Job offers within the range are based on relevant job qualifications and pay equity.
The Philanthropy Specialist contributes to Medical Team International’s calling by building and managing a portfolio of annual and major donors. This role is a key member of the organization’s frontline fundraising team by building, managing and maturing strategic relationships with prospective and current donors with a focus on large annual gifts.
Medical Teams International Calling:
Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.
Medical Teams International holds strict child and vulnerable adult safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for misconduct related to sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment & selection, hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates’ eligibility thorough background checks, police clearance, and professional reference check processes.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build and manage a portfolio of approximately 120-150 prospective and current donors by identifying, qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting annual donors with the capacity to give gifts ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 or greater
- Collaborate closely with the Seattle area Development team to achieve individual, team, and department revenue goals.
- Identify, qualify, and cultivate donors who have the potential to make planned giving and estate bequest commitments.
- Coordinate closely with the Engagement Team and other internal stakeholders to plan, organize, and execute events and engagement opportunities to connect with existing donors and generate new prospects and leads.
- Invite, attend, cultivate, and steward donors through Medical Teams’ event and engagement opportunities.
- Follow-up and qualify new and prospective donors after organizational events.
- As an expert on Medical Teams’ national and global programs, implementing projects, and fundraising priorities, communicate them to donors in clear, succinct, and inspiring ways.
- Track and manage information and strategies pertaining to relationship management, including timely and accurate documentation of conversations and contacts with prospects and donors, in Salesforce.
- Ensure donors experience high quality interactions that foster long-term engagement and financial investment in the Calling Medical Teams.
- Serve as a resource for other Advancement team members.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including CFR and Global Programs colleagues, to ensure accuracy of information for compelling asks and proposals.
- Develop and maintain meaningful, trusted relationships with Global Programs to better communicate organizational successes and needs to prospects and donors.
Other Duties:
- Support safeguarding program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Harassment, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies. Incumbents will remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding code of conduct and behavior expectations.
- Utilize volunteers when appropriate.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in public relations, business or nonprofit management, marketing, communication or related field. Or any equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, substituting on a year-for-year basis.
- Valid driver’s license
Preferred:
- CFRE or other fundraising-related certifications
- Valid passport
EXPERIENCE
Required:
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Minimum 4 years’ experience in major gift fundraising or related experience
Preferred:
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6 or more years’ experience in major gift fundraising or related experience
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Experience working in an international non-profit
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Experience working in a non-profit focused on healthcare, global health, access to care, or similar
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Knowledge of or experience working in global health programming.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of international humanitarian issues, Christian NGOs, and global health programs
- Advanced knowledge of fundraising best practices to move donors from qualification to direct solicitation in support of a fundraising campaign or annual appeal
- Knowledge of current trends in donor interests
- Extensive knowledge of Seattle, state, regional, and national philanthropic environments
Skills:
- Strong business acumen with the ability to monitor, compile and analyze data to guide decision making
- Highly effective at securing one-on-one meetings with donors/customers and prospects in a nonprofit or sales context
- Highly effective interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with diverse personalities in a tactful, mature, and professional manner
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Excellent listening skills and willingness to serve others
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with a strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize, collaborate and delegate
- Skilled at preparing donors for international travel to visit program sites, including, confirming they are prepared to handle various emergency situations and circumstances that may occur while traveling abroad
- Skilled in using Microsoft Office 365 suite of applications including Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience with Salesforce
Abilities:
- Commitment to Medical Teams International’s Calling Statement and Core Values, and
- Ability to meaningfully promote Medical Teams’ calling and values.
- Ability to create strong, positive relationships with major donors, church leaders, volunteers, and other key internal stakeholders.
- Consistently achieve and surpass established targets.
- Ability to engage others and build rapport, trust, and positive relationships by understanding others’ needs; comfortably interact with donors in social and recreational situations.
- Ability to remain flexible and work within a fast-paced environment.
- Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently while exercising confidentiality and good judgment.
- Maintain confidentiality of donor information
- Ability to represent the organization in a professional manner to donors, volunteers, and the public.
- Ability to consistently communicate professionally and effectively with all constituents, at all levels
- Ability to work collaboratively with others.
- Ability to travel in the U.S. and internationally up to 10% of the time.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Frequent use of a personal computer, database and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and computer printer.
- Frequently uses hands, fingers, and arms to reach, handle, touch or feel equipment, medical instruments, materials, computer.
- Frequent communication and exchange of information among colleagues and persons of concern which requires the ability to speak, hear, convey and express oneself.
- Frequent close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
- Occasionally ascends/descends stairs, steps, or ladder
- Occasionally move about inside an office to access file cabinets, office machinery, meet with colleagues, etc.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Seldom to occasionally position oneself to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- If in travel status, occasional to frequent traversing over rough or steep terrain in either a motor vehicle or on foot.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.
- The employee may be required to travel to remote areas of the world where there are potential health hazards and risks, limited hygiene facilities, extreme weather, and very basic living conditions.
Benefits:
The following information outlines typical benefits available for U.S. based fixed-term employees, working 30 hours or more per week. Actual benefits may be prorated for other than full-time work.
- Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Flexible work schedule options
- Life insurance & AD&D
- Generous vacation time, sick leave, and up to 12 paid holidays per year
- 401k retirement plan
- Employee Assistance Plan
For a full description of our benefits, you can learn more here.
Salary : $64,182 - $96,273
