Assistant Director, Principal Gifts

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health•Palo Alto, CA

3d•$110,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Serve as a key strategic and operational partner to the Principal Gifts (PG) team, supporting portfolio strategy, complex solicitations, projects, and team-wide priorities. The Assistant Director, Principal Gifts reports to the Director of Operations (DoO) of Transformational and Principal Gifts. This role provides strategic project management support for complex solicitations, donor strategy and meetings, team metrics and other PG priorities as needed for both the team and the Associate Vice President (AVP). The Assistant Director will anticipate leadership needs, advance a high volume of work with accuracy and resourcefulness, and ensure timely follow-through across priorities. The compensation range for this role is $110,000-$125,000 annually.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.
Outstanding organizational and project management skills with impeccable attention to detail.
Experience in development fundraising, philanthropy, or a related nonprofit environment, with an understanding of fundraising principles and donor engagement.
Proven ability to meet shifting and tight deadlines while maintaining focus, accuracy, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
Ability to thrive on a high-performing team with a significant volume of work in a fast-paced, complex environment.
Demonstrated discretion and sound judgment when working with confidential donor, financial, and organizational information.
Exemplary writing skills.

Nice To Haves

Working in higher education and/or medicine.
Experience working with fundraising CRM and data systems, project management platforms, reporting and analytics tools, and AI-enabled technologies.

Responsibilities

Assist with tracking and advancing portfolio strategies and solicitations for AVP.
Lead project management for briefings and complex meetings for AVP.
Lead portfolio reviews and track next steps for AVP and Director of PG.
Draft donor-facing communications.
Manage other donor-facing projects as needed.
Lead project management and logistics for all board related PG work.
Assist with board/volunteer task force management as needed.
Manage team wide PG strategy meeting agendas, materials, and action items.
Draft PG team notes, agenda items and related materials for alignment meetings with our CEO and hospital/university leadership.
In partnerships with the DoO, manage PG systems, including SharePoint site and Monday.com boards, while identifying and implementing new approaches, procedures, and processes to drive continuous improvement across the team.
Anticipate the needs of the AVP by proactively identifying priorities, preparing materials, tracking commitments, and ensuring timely follow-through.
Drive the accuracy and maintenance of team-wide revenue projections, goals, pipeline, and metrics, as well as the PG portion of organization-wide roadmaps and metrics, using data to support planning, decision-making, and leadership reporting.
Analyze and synthesize portfolio and pipeline data to surface trends, opportunities, and areas requiring attention.
Support project management for PG pipeline building events including briefings, invitation lists, and tracking/reporting post-event outcomes.
Serve as back-up for PG/TG team colleagues when needed.
Other project management and administrative duties as assigned by the DoO or AVP.

Benefits

Generous leave, including PTO, holidays, Summer Fridays, and a sabbatical (after 7 years of employment)
Annual bonus opportunity
Retirement plan + employer match
Premium Medical and Dental coverage
FSA + dependent care FSA
Employer-paid life insurance
Legal services plan
Commuter Benefits, including CalTrain “Go Pass” Program
4-week paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents
Stipend for home office and mobile phone