Development Officer, West Coast

Build Health International; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Build Health International (BHI) is seeking a Development Officer for the U.S. West Coast to implement fundraising strategies and expand its donor community. The role focuses on mid-level and major gifts, donor cultivation, and engagement through campaigns, events, and personalized stewardship.

You will collaborate with leadership and global teams to identify funding opportunities and demonstrate impact, while traveling ~25% of the time and contributing to grant and partnership efforts as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) and 3–5 years of fundraising experience.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; strong attention to detail.
• Proven capabilities soliciting gifts and executing donor stewardship and cultivation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop mid-level and major gifts strategy for the West Coast and grow BHI’s donor community.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of donors and prospects.
• Design and manage donor engagement events and gatherings to support fundraising.
• Draft proposals, reports, and briefings for donors and internal teams.
• Serve as primary contact for selected donors, delivering timely updates and appreciation.
• Partner with global teams to identify funding opportunities and demonstrate impact.
• Support grants, partnerships, and related administrative tasks as needed.

Skills

Excellent communication

Donor cultivation

CRM software

Google Workspace

Data management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Bloomerang

CRMs

Job description

Build Health International (BHI) has a unique opportunity for a Development Officer, West Coast

BHI is a design-and-build nonprofit organization working in low-resource settings to develop healthcare infrastructure solutions that elevate the quality and accessibility of healthcare worldwide.

BHI provides clinical planning, design, construction, and maintenance for healthcare facilities in some of the resource-constrained settings on earth. We are dedicated to partner with organizations that provide high-quality, accessible treatment to patients who need it most. Our work is grounded in commitments to sustainability, health equity, and local capacity building.

In the role of Development Officer, West Coast, your responsibilities will be to implement fundraising strategies and meet annual and long-range goals focused on mid-level and major gift donors and prospects. The Development Officer will lead BHI’s effort to expand and strengthen its community of supporters and partners on the U.S. West Coast. Primary responsibilities will include the development and execution of campaigns and donor engagement strategies; conducting virtual and/or in-person cultivation and solicitation meetings; organizing and supporting gatherings and events; and supporting high-level interactions with donors, prospects, and connectors in the region.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with senior leadership to develop and implement mid-level and major gifts strategy and growth of BHI community across the West Coast.
• Identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards a portfolio of donors and prospects.
• Leads the design and management of thoughtful acquisition and stewardship events and coordinates a range of gatherings, including receptions and dinners, to cultivate, steward and/or fundraise from a range of donors and prospects with the expectation to manage smaller gatherings without other staffing support.
• Develops and implements individualized donor strategies for cultivation and solicitation including drafting and editing proposals, reports, and briefings as appropriate.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for selected donors in the portfolio, providing a personalized thank you follow-up for every new gift. Works closely across the team to draft and send relevant updates using email, mail, and phone.
• Ensures donors are connected, engaged and up-to-date on the work at BHI and global health, such as identifying new and effective ways of stewarding and demonstrating impact across the donor portfolio.
• Uses sophisticated prospect research techniques to help grow BHI’s regional donor community and ensures data base and constituent management including analyzing donor behavior to help inform the strategy directed by the Chief Development Officer.
• Collaborates closely with BHI’s global technical team to develop fluency in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Sustainability and Capacity Building to identify funding opportunities and showcase the impact of the work.
• Contributes to various projects, as required by the Chief Development Officer or other leadership from time-to-time, potentially including support for partnerships and grants, writing assignments, donor research and prospecting, grant tracking, and other administrative or operational tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) and minimum of 3-5 years of fundraising experience required.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; strong attention to detail.
• Proven capabilities working with donors or clients, including experience successfully soliciting gifts and executing donor stewardship and cultivation strategies.
• Solid computer skills in a PC environment. Excellent skills in the functional use of Google Suite products; working knowledge of Bloomerang and/or experience with data management or CRMs a plus.
• Demonstrated maturity and good judgment to represent BHI in a highly professional manner and ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic, early-stage fundraising environment.
• Exemplary interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate effectively with culturally diverse staff across departments and project sites.
• High level of integrity and a strong work ethic; commitment to social justice and the mission of BHI.

Location:

Based on the west coast of the United States; willingness to travel ~25% of the time.

Compensation:

$90-120K, commensurate with experience

Pay Transparency Statement:

In accordance with the Massachusetts Pay Transparency Act, we are committed to equitable compensation practices and transparency in our hiring process.

BHI is committed to providing equal opportunity in the workplace. BHI will make all employment and other placement decisions without regard to non-job-related factors such as race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or sexual orientation. This applies to all areas, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, and benefits.