Institutional Advancement Associate (Development)

SBH Health System, is a 400+ Acute Care Hospital in central
Bronx, New York. As an academic system, SBH is affiliated with the
CUNY School of Medicine and the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine, supporting FQHC primary care centers, faculty practice
sites, and an on-campus Ambulatory Care Center. The Office
Institutional Advancement (Development) is recruiting for a
full-time, Institutional Advancement Associate (Development) to
join the Executive Division.

SBH Health System seeks an exceptional development support
professional to join the Office of Institutional Advancement
(Development). The Advancement Associate is key to the
effectiveness and smooth functioning of the department and will
have primary responsibility for supporting events, developing
prospect leads through prospect research, scheduling donor
meetings, donor material development and distribution, and other
administrative duties. This is a great opportunity to work with
dedicated healthcare workers, serve and underserved community, grow
the visibility of SBH, and create a pipeline of potential
transformational donors.

Position reports to:

Vice President & Chief Advancement Officer of
Advancement

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Support the Office of Advancement’s comprehensive donor
  programs to raise funds for SBH Health System
• Provide all support for Advancement events.
• Provide administrative support (e.g. scheduling internal
  meetings, donor meetings, maintain calendar, prepare and coordinate
  materials, agendas for meetings, etc.)
• Compose and proofread proposals, case for support, program
  summaries, talking points, briefings, personalized donor
  acknowledgments as well as other correspondence as directed.
• Draft correspondence, and prepare/coordinate in house mailings
  to managed prospect portfolios
• Oversee and manage purchase orders, invoices and other expenses
  for Advancement (fundraising).
• Raisers Edge Prospect/Portfolio Management: Update and maintain
  all moves management information related to managed portfolios as
  well as prospect base including entering contact reports, adding
  and updating proposals, entering future/anticipated actions,
  maintaining all data/coding related to the several reports most
  frequently used in tracking and measuring donor moves
  management.
• Field and respond to external donor related phone and email
  inquiries.
• Assist with scheduling and coordinating logistics related to
  donor cultivation and stewardship events
• Foster positive and professional working relationships with all
  staff.
• Assist with special projects as assigned

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Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors’ Degree required
• 4 years’ work experience, preferably working in an office
  setting, in development, public relations or marketing

 Minimum Computer
Skills:

• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office environment
• Ability to learn fund-raising database; Raiser’s Edge
  experience preferred 

General Skills:

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organized, meticulous, and flexible
• The ability to work within an environment that emphasizes
  teamwork

Individual initiative

• Sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy
• The ability to honor confidentiality 

Work Environment:

• Standard office work.
• Some evening and weekend work may be required.
• Occasional travel may be necessary.