Manager of Advancement Services and Engagement

The Hastings Center’s Manager of Advancement Services and
Engagement (Manager) supports the essential work of our Advancement
team, which leads all aspects of fundraising, communications, and
public engagement. Filling a newly created position, the Manager is
an essential partner in supporting efforts to engage the broader
public as well as secure and steward individual and organizational
philanthropic support to advance the Center’s mission. The Center
currently works under a hybrid model, with employees required at
our Garrison, NY, campus in person on Tuesdays and Wednesdays each
week and welcomed at the office on other days as well. Additional
in-person days are also required on occasion (e.g., board meetings,
signature events, etc.).

 

Joining a small but committed team of professionals and
reporting to the Chief Strategy and Advancement Officer (CSAO), the
technologically savvy Manager will hold primary responsibility for
generating and running reports from our CRM database (Salesforce).
They will lead efforts to optimize use of the CRM for fundraising
and communications activities, such as effective moves management,
audience and donor segmentation, integration with MailChimp or
wealth screening software, etc. They will assist the CSAO with
prospect research and the preparation of strategy memos and other
materials that the president & CEO and the CSAO require for
donor meetings.

 

The Manager will collaborate with Advancement colleagues on
efforts such as direct mail solicitation (annual giving),
distribution of our electronic newsletter, planning and technical
support for various online webinars and events via Zoom, further
automation of our gift acknowledgment processes, donor stewardship,
and the development of multimedia presentations and various written
materials.

 

Working collaboratively with other Advancement team members,
they will play a lead role in search engine optimization, web site
maintenance, and social media advertising as well as overall
enhancement of Hastings’ multifaceted public engagement
efforts.

 

Qualifications and Key Competencies:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is
  required.
• Intellectual curiosity, creativity, and the collaborative
  “growth mindset” needed to thrive in a small nonprofit setting is
  required;
• Experience in using the query and report functions of CRM
  databases (ideally Salesforce) is required, with a commitment to
  ongoing training to develop and maintain expertise;
• Facility in using the Microsoft Office suite is required;
• Familiarity with social media and web editing tools strongly
  preferred;
• Knowledge of search engine optimization and effective use of
  social media ads strongly preferred, and willingness to learn and
  further develop such approaches required;
• Experience with MailChimp and Zoom tools preferred, and
  willingness to learn such tools required;
• Excellent communication, organizational, and quantitative
  skills and strong attention to detail are required;
• Ability to take initiative, work well as a member of a team,
  and openness to completing different kinds of work in a fast-paced
  environment are required;
• Training or other background focused on ethical issues in
  health, science, and technology (for example, classes in public
  health, biomedical science, philosophy, sociology, health or public
  policy, science and technology studies) is helpful but not
  required;
• Candidates must already have the right to work in the U.S.

 

Compensation: The salary for this position will
be based on prior training and knowledge, experience, and other
relevant qualifications. The Hastings Center also offers a robust
benefits package, including health insurance, a TIAA-CREF pension
plan with generous organizational match option, and attractive
vacation, sick leave, and holiday schedules.
 

 

Application Components (in PDF format):

• Letter of application (no more than two pages) describing your
  background and interest in the position, along with salary
  expectations.
• Résumé
• Names and contact information for three references. Applicants
  will be notified before references are contacted.

Applicants will be contacted regarding interviews. Please submit
you application materials to jobs@thehastingscenter.org.
For questions related to the search or to suggest a candidate,
please contact Ryan Sauder, Chief Strategy and Advancement Officer
(sauderr@thehastingscenter.org).

 

Application Deadline: Monday, April 1,
2024

 

The Hastings Center is an independent, nonprofit,
nonpartisan institution that since 1969 has been a leader in
research, education, and policy recommendations on the ethical and
social impact of advances in health, science, and technology. We
are located in Garrison, New York, 60 miles north of New York City
with easy access to Manhattan via the Metro-North Railway. For more
information visit www.thehastingscenter.org.