Job Description
What will I be doing in this role?
The Major Gifts Officer will serve as a field officer for Cedars-Sinai with frontline responsibility for qualifying, cultivating, and stewarding current and prospective donors and partners to maintain and expand financial support of Cedars-Sinai. The Major Gifts Officer will work with an assigned portfolio of donors, prospects, and selected leaders and/or faculty to advance the mission of the organization.
Department-Specific Duties and Responsibilities include the following, but are not limited to:
- Responsible for the identification, solicitation, cultivation and stewardship of major gift level donors and donor prospects, to include individuals, business entities, corporations, and foundations for the support of Cedars-Sinai.
- Makes annual solicitation projections and works throughout the year to achieve projections including generating written gift solicitation proposals as appropriate to prospective high net worth.
- Develops stewardship plans to acknowledge major donors. Track and report progress using specific metrics.
- Creates and implements moves management plans and top donors strategies.
- Ensures standard processes in donor stewardship activities including appropriate individual and organizational donor recognition and stewardship.
- Participates in departmental and organizational activities and events and act as good will ambassador in the community for Cedars-Sinai.
- Meets communicated monthly goal of significant actions or donor contact.
- Develops lifetime relationships with high-capacity donors leading to closing and stewarding high impact gifts for the benefit of Cedars-Sinai by working with medical staff, volunteers, and other members of the community.
- Collaborates to problem solve and make decisions to achieve desired outcomes.
- Cultivates and maintains strong customer relationships and rapport with partners and/or business groups.
- Establishes effective working relationships with cross-functional team(s).
- Represents the company with external constituents.
- Responds timely, effectively, and appropriately to deliverables.
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Healthcare Administration or a related field is required.
- Three (3) years of Fundraising or related experience. Demonstrated success in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding at major gift levels is required.
- Three (3) Professional work experience with a proven track record of accomplishments and taking initiative is required.
- Travel Requirement is 20% within assigned geographic territory.
- Valid Driver’s License is required. Ability to travel when needed.
Experience/Skills we are seeking:
- Excellent computer skills, experience with database management (RE7), Microsoft software (Word, Excel, PP and Outlook).
Req ID : 8626
Working Title : Major Gift Officer - Adv Fundraising - Full Time
Department : Adv Fundraising
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Fundraising / Development
Job Specialty : Fundraising
Overtime Status : EXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $50.48 - $80.77
Our compensation philosophy
We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision (PDF) (opens in new window)
Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai
We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve. Quality Care and Research—For All, By All (opens in new window).
Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy. Cedars-Sinai’s AA Policy Statement (PDF) (opens in new window)
