Stewardship Officer

Greater Cleveland Food Bank • Cleveland, OH

337d • $50,000 - $60,000

About The Position

Consider a career that allows you to make a positive impact on others' lives while enhancing your own. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank, the largest hunger relief organization in Northeast Ohio, provided over 50 million meals in 2024 to those in need across Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Ashland, and Richland counties. Greater Cleveland Food Bank Mission Statement: "We work to ensure that everyone in our communities has the nutritious food they need every day." Join the Greater Cleveland Food Bank team and experience a supportive culture of continuous learning and development. We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits, including: Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay beginning day one, Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance, Generous retirement plan, Wellness programs, Childcare assistance, Tuition and Student Loan assistance, Short-term and long-term disability coverage, Life insurance. Apply today and become part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to making a difference in the community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or a minimum of five years of experience working in database management.
• Preferred 3-5 years of fundraising operations experience and fundraising support.
• Proficiency in Windows-based computer software is required.
• Strong writing skills, attention to detail, effective multitasking, organization and project management skills.
• Ability to work in a team atmosphere and manage a flexible schedule.
• Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive work environment as demonstrated through work, life or community experience.
• Willingness to work beyond normal working hours, when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrates department wide process for CEO briefings and call lists.
• Prepares donor briefings for CEO, CDO and board members on the Community Engagement and Philanthropy Committee.
• Manages requests for CEO/SLT participation in events.
• Writes external facing content for development materials including annual impact report, campaign reports, annual giving summary letters, case for support, program 'one pagers' for designated funding opportunities, and general operating proposals.
• Collaborates with individual giving (annual fund and major gifts) and institutional giving to ensure content is appealing across a wide array of donor audiences.
• Helps individual and institutional team gain synergy with stewardship strategies that lead to increased giving.
• Partners with development operations which is responsible for data for stewardship mailings.
• Coordinates stewardship mailings for department.
• Works with colleagues to gather information to create a department-wide stewardship calendar of all mailings, campaigns, events.
• Responsible for donor signage and recognition in partnership with Marketing and Communications team.
• Maintains required job knowledge and skills and core professional competencies.
• Actively supports and champions initiatives aimed at driving continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• May participate in one of the following: LEAN council, a kaizen, 5S campaign or other process improvement efforts to support continuous improvement and improved processes within the food bank.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay beginning day one
• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous retirement plan
• Wellness programs
• Childcare assistance
• Tuition and Student Loan assistance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Social Assistance
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees