Development Assistant, Foundation Relations

Boston Children’s Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital seeks a Development Assistant to support two to three frontline fundraising staff, helping drive operational excellence and advanced fundraising initiatives. This role coordinates administrative tasks for donor activities, meetings, travel, and events, contributing to research funding, patient family programs, and medical education.

The position requires an Associate’s Degree with 4 years in fundraising or related work; a Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Ability to develop relationships and maintain a positive brand image.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; comfortable working with data.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate materials for donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Maintain supervisor calendars and schedule donor, doctor, trustee, and staff meetings; prepare rooms and refreshments.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Relationship building

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Working closely with the Foundation Relations team, the Development Assistant will support operational excellence and advanced fundraising initiatives. This role will provide critical coordination and administrative support for two to three frontline fundraising staff which provides vital funds to support our cutting-edge research, community outreach, patient family programs and medical education for the hospital.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing materials for use in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors and prospects
• Maintain meeting calendar of supervisor and schedule internal and external appointments and meetings with donors, doctors, volunteers, trustees, and hospital staff. Reserve and prepare conference rooms and order refreshments for meetings and donor visits
• Make local, national, and/or international travel arrangements for Trust staff, and hospital staff as needed
• Organize donor visits and may attend when appropriate
• Maintain constituent information in donor database including biographical information, Trust codes, solicitor actions and proposal information
• Provide general office support including answering phones, greeting and directing guests, and providing other basic administrative help as necessary
• Organize events/meetings including developing and managing invitation lists, attendance, room space, refreshments and staffing the event
• Assist supervisor with special projects and preparation of reports and documents as needed
• Develop proficiency in donor database, with the ability to run basic reports and queries
• May serve as resource and provide training to other administrative staff

Education/Requirements

• Min of an Associate’s Degree and 4 years of fundraising related work experience. Bachelor’s degree preferred and would replace the experience requirement. One (1) additional year of development, marketing, events or customer service experience required, preferably at BCH.

Experience

• Ability to develop strong relationships with others and fosters a positive organization and brand image.
• Demonstrates good critical thinking skills
• Strong communication (written and verbal) skills
• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (WORD, Excel, PowerPoint); Ability to work with data and databases
• Ability to proactively problem solve and recommend process improvements
• Good time management skills
• Cover letter is preferred