Development Officer, Health Sciences and Healing Circle Focus

Shenandoah University; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Shenandoah University’s Office of Advancement seeks a Development Officer, Health Sciences and Healing Circle Focus, based on the Winchester campus. This entry-level role advances university initiatives, leadership annual giving, and donor pipelines across Nursing, Pharmacy, and Health Professions.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree, offers full-time benefits, and demands occasional evening/weekend availability for donor events and campaigns. Richmond-based partnerships may be involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience: 0 to 2 years in fundraising, healthcare administration, nonprofit outreach, or related fields.
• Proficiency with standard office software and fundraising databases/CRM systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a broad donor portfolio to secure leadership annual gifts.
• Identify and engage alumni, parents, and friends through direct mail, digital outreach, and face-to-face visits.
• Lead the launch and scaling of the Healing Circle framework with cross-disciplinary support.

Skills

Teamwork

Planning & Organizing

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Oral & Written Communication

Discretion & Integrity

Customer Service

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Health Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Communications or related field valuable

Tools

Raiser's Edge NXT

CRM environments

Job description

Shenandoah University’s Office of Advancement is acceptingapplications for a Development Officer, Health Sciences and HealingCircle Focus.

This is a full-time benefited position located on our main campus in Winchester, Virginia.

Position Overview

Reporting directly to the Associate Vice President for Advancement (AVP), the Development Officer, Health Sciences and Healing Circle reserves as a frontline catalyst for the Office of University Advancement. Operating within our functional unit model, this entry-level position acts as a versatile frontline fundraiser responsible for advancing overall university initiatives, leadership annual giving, and broad donor pipelines. While maintaining a comprehensive fundraising portfolio across all university verticals, the incumbent will take primary operational point on building, scaling, and managing philanthropy across the Schools of Nursing, Pharmacy, and Health Professions.

Key Responsibilities and Strategic Goals

1. Generalist Frontline Fundraising and Direct Outreach

• Comprehensive Pipeline Development: Qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a broad portfolio of prospects to secure leadership annual gifts ($1,000 to $5,000+) supporting university-wide priorities, academic units, and campaign pillars.
• Alumni and Donor Discovery: Systematically identify and engage unengaged alumni, parents, and friends of the university using targeted direct mail, digital outreach, and face-to-face discovery visits.
• Health Sciences Focus: Lead the operational launch and scaling of the "Healing Circle" framework, translating clinical equipment needs, lab enhancements, and health scholarships into compelling donor opportunities while actively seeking cross-disciplinary support.

2. Academic Alignment and Faculty Integration

• Campus-Wide Collaboration: Work across academic divisions to connect donor passions with institutional priorities.
• Health Professions Engagement: Maintain an active on-the-ground presence within health sciences buildings, building strong relationships with Deans, department chairs, and faculty.
• Faculty Partner Integration: Collaborate with trained Faculty Partners across all schools, with an emphasis on health professions, to co-host donor discovery meetings and articulate impactful academic stories.

3. Cross-Functional Synergy and Stewardship

• Frontline Team Alignment: Partner closely with frontline development officer colleagues across athletic, parent, and academic giving tracks to identify overlapping donor pipelines and maximize donor engagement.
• Stewardship Execution: Ensure timely, accurate, and high-touch donor recognition and stewardship for all assigned leadership-level donors.
• Data Integrity: Proactively log donor interactions, moves management stages, and contact reports in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT based on intelligence generated from the Intelligence Hub.

Other Duties

• General Institutional Support: Perform other responsibilities and special projects appropriate to the position as assigned by the supervisor or division leadership.

Required Skills

Qualifications and Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required. A degree in Nursing, Public Health, Health Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Communications, or a related field is valuable.
• Experience: 0 to 2 years of relevant experience across fundraising, healthcare administration, non-profit outreach, clinical volunteer management, sales, marketing, communications, or customer service. Internship or significant volunteer experience in these areas will be strongly considered.
• Domain Literacy: Background, interest, or connection to healthcare or allied health disciplines is beneficial for building rapport with health professions faculty and medical alumni.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency with standard office software and the ability to rapidly master fundraising databases/CRM environments (such as Raiser's Edge NXT).
• Schedule: Willingness and flexibility to work selected evening and weekend hours to staff games, donor circles, health professions functions, and alumni engagement events.

Core Competencies

• Teamwork and Synergy: Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of the unified development team above individual interests to eliminate institutional silos.
• Planning and Organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities efficiently; uses time effectively; manages multiple tasks, moves management processes, and event logistics under tight deadlines.
• Computer Skills: Possesses strong knowledge of operating systems and proficiency with relevant software, including CRM systems.
• Customer Service and Professionalism: Maintains a highly professional demeanor when dealing with difficult situations; responds promptly and helpfully to donor, staff, and institutional needs; approaches others in a tactful manner; treats others with respect regardless of status.
• Interpersonal Skills: Keeps emotions under control; remains open to new ideas; shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; builds rapport with diverse university constituencies.
• Oral and Written Communication: Listens and gets clarification; communicates clearly and cogently with donors, faculty, and staff; writes clearly and informatively; executes direct outreach campaigns (mail/digital).
• Unwavering Discretion and Integrity: Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism, integrity, and deep adherence to professional advancement ethics, donor privacy mandates, and strict confidentiality.
• Quality and Dependability: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness in work; follows instructions and management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; meets commitments consistently.

Shenandoah University values individuals and communities'unique and diverse perspectives locally and globally. It seeks to foster mutual understanding in an inviting community where individuals are welcome and respected. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran’s status, or on any other basis protected under applicable law.

Note: A pre-employment background check will be required, and asatisfactory driving record may be required as a condition of hire.

Authorized to work in the United States is a pre-condition of employment. At this time, Shenandoah University is not in a position to sponsor international visas.

Salary Range

$45,000.00 - $50,000.00

Salary Type

Not Applicable