Development Officer

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Job description

Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation provides enduring support for Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center through funding, community relations and the cultivation of community partners. Since 1975, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center has provided high quality, comprehensive and culturally appropriate primary health care to the communities of Washington and Yamhill Counties with a special emphasis on those with barriers to receiving care.

Job Summary: The Development Officer (DO) is an integral member of the Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation team and leads the Foundation's efforts to raise funds from individual and corporate donors to support the work of Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center (the Center). The DO will implement a variety of fundraising programs including major gifts, planned giving and annual giving campaigns. The DO will work with the team to ensure the success of the Foundation's fundraising events and communications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop individual and corporate fundraising strategies and revenue projections.


• Manage implementation of individual and corporate fundraising strategies.


• Establish and foster relationships with new individual and corporate prospects.


• Manage the Foundation's planned giving program.


• Cultivate and secure major gifts for Virginia Garcia with a special emphasis on growing the donor group "Friends of Virginia Garcia."


• Work closely with the Board and Executive Director to reach new and renewing donors.


• Ensure the success of the Foundation's annual fundraising events, working closely with the team to confirm guests, committed gifts, and in-kind donations.


• Provide supervision, direction, coaching, performance management and support to assigned Foundation staff.


• Lead the Foundation staff in their responsibility to cultivate and steward individuals contributing less than $1,000 and corporate partners through tours, presentations, and meetings.


• Create semi-annual direct mail appeals to individual donors and coordinate direct mail outreach to individuals with Foundation staff.


• Assist the Foundation team with its marketing strategy including nominating the Center and its staff for awards as appropriate throughout the year; assisting with writing and/or editing copy for the e-newsletter, event messaging and website.


• Handle protected health information (PHI) in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).


• Perform other duties as assigned.

HIPAA Requirements:

The Development Officer will have some access to patients for the purposes of interviewing to gather patient stories. Applying the minimum necessary standard of HIPAA, if interviewing patients, the DO shall not disclose individual identifiable information without the proper consent form completed by the individual interviewed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.


• A self-driven, positive and professional work ethic.


• Ability to set priorities, take initiative and manage diverse responsibilities.


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).


• Passion for the work of Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center.


• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, safe driving record and insurance coverage required for some travel within Oregon and Washington.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.


• Five or more years of experience in fundraising including experience in major gift fundraising.


• Experience supervising and managing staff performance.


• Public speaking experience.


• Proven successful experience working as a member of a team.


• Experience in planned giving preferred.

Behavioral Competencies:

Accountability

• Role model VG's mission, vision, and shared values

Customer-Focus

• Listen to the voice of the customer and strive to delight them by exceeding their expectations

Teamwork

• If someone needs help, help them

Initiative

• Be innovative, apply fresh ideas, and continuously improve how you do your work

Confidentiality

• Maintain strict confidentiality and respect the privacy of others

Ethical

• Demonstrate integrity, honesty, and stewardship in all encounters at work

Respect

• Demonstrate consideration and appreciation for co-workers and patients

Communication

• Demonstrate the ability to convey thoughts and ideas as well as understand perspective of others

Physical Requirements:

Percentage of time spent:

• Standing: 5%


• Walking: 10%


• Sitting: up to 75%


• Lifting/Carrying: 5%

• Bend, Reach, Stoop: 5%


• Use of Computer: up to 80%


• Must be able to lift/carry up to 40 lbs. - supplies

Office Equipment Used:

• Computer


• Telephone, fax, copier, scanner, printer

Immunization:

Staff member must meet immunizations requirements as stated in VGMHC's immunization policy.

Job description represent a general outline of the essential and major job duties, functions and qualifications required. They cannot be all-inclusive and comprehensive due to the dynamic nature of work performed to accomplish VGMHC's Mission.

VGMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status or physical challenges. The policy applies not only to recruitment and hiring practices, but also includes affirmative action in the area of placement, promotion, transfer, rate of pay and termination.