Employment Type:

Full time

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Description:

Hybrid Full Time Position:

Development Officer, Major Gifts

The Development Officer, Major Gifts is responsible for managing a portfolio of donors and prospects and advancing philanthropic support for Holy Cross Health. This position focuses on the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of individuals capable of making significant charitable investments that support organizational priorities.

The Development Officer builds and strengthens relationships with donors, grateful patients, physicians, executives, board members, and community leaders. Through strategic donor engagement and relationship management, this role develops individualized fundraising strategies that align donor interests with the mission and priorities of Holy Cross Health.

In addition to securing major gifts, the Development Officer incorporates planned giving opportunities into donor conversations when appropriate and works collaboratively to advance legacy giving commitments in support of the long-term sustainability of Holy Cross Health.

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of four years of progressively responsible fundraising, development, experience.
• Demonstrated success in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors, clients, or major accounts.
• Experience managing a prospect or customer portfolio and achieving measurable goals.
• Knowledge of major gift fundraising principles required.
• Familiarity with planned giving concepts, including bequests, beneficiary designations, charitable gift annuities, and other deferred giving vehicles preferred.
• Blackbaud donor database experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit packages available, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 403B, and education assistance.
• We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.
• We live and breathe our guiding behaviors: we support each other in serving, we communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions.

Ministry/Facility Information

• Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is a full-service, non-profit Catholic hospital, sponsored by the sisters of Mercy and a member of Trinity Health.
• We are committed to providing compassionate and holistic person-centered care.
• We are the only Catholic hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties and are not for profit. We are part of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. Together, we serve people and communities in 21 states from coast to coast, providing nearly 2.8 million visits annually.
• Comprehensive benefits that start on your first day of work
• Retirement savings program with employer matching
   

Legal Info

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.