Major Gift Officer - Higher Ed. jobs in New Jersey

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The Major & Planned Gift Officer - Grateful Giving Program will oversee the creation, implementation, and management of Cooper University Health Care's comprehensive grateful patient fundraising program. This position will develop long-term philanthropic relationships with an assigned group of donors and prospects with the ultimate goal of commitment of major or planned gifts to support CUHC patients, programs and services. The Grateful Giving Program is a new program that has not previously existed in a formalized way at CUHC and will require the leadership of a seasoned and dynamic fundraiser to be successful.

• Three- five years of progressively responsible development experience, with a strong working knowledge of the principles and practices of major gift fundraising in an academic medical, healthcare environment or comparable complex organization.
• Proven ability to close gifts of $10,000 and experience in cultivating relationships with prospects, suspects, and lapsed donors that lead to philanthropy.
• Outgoing personality and ability to initiate and enjoy direct communication with key constituencies; customer-service orientation.
• Ability to handle diverse, simultaneous tasks, meet deadlines and attend to follow-through.
• Experience with initiating, organizing, and managing projects while interfacing successfully with colleagues in a collaborative approach.
• Excellent presentation, organizational, interpersonal, and writing skills.

Bachelors Degree Required.