Special Advisor Foundation Development

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

The Special Advisor, Development at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) plays a crucial role in supporting the AVPs of Institutional and Events Fundraising and Individual Giving. This position is responsible for driving and supporting revenue exceeding $90M, managing day-to-day operations of two teams, and acting as a strategic partner to senior leadership. The advisor will facilitate collaboration across teams, manage complex projects, and ensure effective communication to maximize fundraising efforts and support the hospital's mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• At least seven (7) years of related experience working with volunteers or high level donors
• Previous experience working with advisory boards, volunteers, and/or 'VIPs' (top business, community, and philanthropic leaders, high net worth individuals, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• At least nine (9) years of related experience working with volunteers or high level donors
• Advanced proficiency with customer relationship management software (Salesforce, Raiser's Edge)
• Advanced proficiency with office software (Microsoft Office) including word processing, notes, spreadsheet, presentation, collaboration and visual planning software (Word, OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Visio)
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to effectively build relationships that result in deep levels of engagement drive consensus.
• Innate commitment to teamwork, with a strong 'donor-centric' and 'customer-service' orientation.
• High degree of emotional intelligence, diplomacy, and self-awareness.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Organizational and political agility; proven experience in managing large, complex organization(s).
• Highly collaborative and transparent with ability to make independent decisions.
• Unquestionable ethics, integrity, and trust.

Responsibilities

• Work with AVPs to devise strategies and provide tactical support to achieve $90M+ fundraising goals.
• Provide AVPs with weekly analysis of team trends and tracking progress toward goals.
• Proactively escalate areas that need immediate attention and elevate progress worthy of team recognition and celebration.
• Collaborate with the AVPs on major hospital initiatives, projects and donor activities.
• Ensure that the AVP's time is leveraged most effectively and understand the breadth of projects and initiatives within their purview.
• Communicate project status to stakeholders and key project participants.
• Serve as a point of collaboration between the IEF, IG and Development teams with the Development Administration team to maintain, foster and grow Foundation synergies that drive continually improving fundraising results.
• Facilitate decision-making by the AVPs and manage commitments directly involving the AVP, ensuring they are properly briefed, well-informed and engaged.
• Ensure information arrives at the right point in their decision-making process and that follow-up occurs.
• Foster clear, complete and actionable communications from the AVPs through multiple channels, including in-person meetings, videos and emails.
• Encourage bi-directional communication and cultivate a flow of relevant information through developing and executing plans to cascade information to various programs within IEF/IG.
• Partner with the AVPs to support the facilitation of discussions and prep materials for top prospects with capacity to make gifts of $1M+.
• Support the AVP's fundraising goals and closure of new gifts to the hospital.
• Ensure that corresponding gift documentation protects the hospital and reflects donor intent.
• Develop high level plans and briefing documents to prepare the AVPs, CDO, VP and CEO for conversations with prospects who have the capacity to make transformational gifts.
• Regularly interact and communicate with major hospital donors, constituents and senior hospital leaders.
• Draft and prepare talking points, presentations and documents for use by the AVPs in internal meetings and with hospital constituents.
• Demonstrate sound judgement regarding when to solve problems independently and when to bubble up to AVPs.
• Serve as a proxy in AVP's absence acting in an advisory role - handle requests, seek out and provide answers, accurately reflect the AVP's position in internal meetings to help drive understanding of his/her views.
• Serve as a liaison between the AVPs and the IEF/IG leadership teams providing support with thought partnership, strategy, prioritization and connecting workstreams.
• Continuously seek to improve processes and streamline collaboration across team members.
• Perform quality control across the IEF/IG teams to ensure standards are being met with consistency and excellence.
• Assess staff educational and training needs and provide recommendations for professional development.
• Prepare AVPs communications that contribute to building a culture, foster team connection and ensure team members feel well informed.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 10,001+ employees