Strategic Communications & Development Specialist (Full Time)

North Country Healthcare•Lancaster, NH

About The Position

The Strategic Communications & Development Specialist supports donor and community engagement activities, including outreach tied to campaigns, events, partnerships, and key initiatives. The position provides operational and relationship-focused support for development and community engagement efforts, helping strengthen philanthropic support, partnership visibility, and community connection. Duties include stewardship logistics, relationship continuity, content gathering from community-facing work, and maintaining accurate engagement records. The role follows North Country Healthcare’s System Values, Service Excellence, and Standards of Behavior, and supports its emphasis on High-Reliability Organization principles, safety, accountability, and consistent high performance.

Requirements

Strong interpersonal, customer service, and community engagement skills.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Strong organization, follow-up, and relationship tracking skills.
Ability to support donor, sponsor, partner, and community outreach activities.
Ability to assist with stewardship, engagement logistics, and content gathering.
Comfort working with donor databases, spreadsheets, email, and common office software.
Ability to collaborate with development, communications, events, and leadership stakeholders.
Professional judgment, discretion, and attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
An associate’s degree in communications, nonprofit management, business, public relations, community health, human services, or a related field is preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
In lieu of formal education, an additional four years of experience in the field is acceptable.
Employees and contracted staff must complete an American Heart Association-accredited Basic Life Support (BLS) course, or ACLS and PALS combined for clinical staff, or Heartsaver CPR AED for nonclinical staff, and renew certification regularly, subject to position-specific requirements.
At least one year of development support, community engagement, administrative coordination, customer relations, nonprofit, healthcare, or related experience is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Community engagement, fundraising, or Community Health Worker training.
Experience with donor relations, sponsorship support, or community-facing work.

Responsibilities

Support donor and community engagement activities.
Coordinate outreach tied to campaigns, events, partnerships, and key initiatives.
Assist with stewardship, engagement logistics, and relationship continuity.
Gather content from community-facing work, including stories, feedback, and partner insights.
Maintain accurate records of outreach, engagement, and follow-up activity.
Assist with donor, sponsor, and community partner communications.
Support sponsorship outreach, recognition, and follow-up activities as assigned.
Help identify opportunities for community engagement, visibility, and partnership development.
Represent North Country Healthcare professionally in community-facing interactions.
Support event-related relationship follow-up with development and events staff.
Prepare materials for meetings, outreach, campaigns, and community engagements.
Coordinate internal communication related to development and community engagement tasks.
Support donor database updates, lists, and tracking processes as assigned.
Promote awareness of North Country Healthcare’s mission and priorities through community-facing work.
Perform additional development and community engagement duties as assigned.