Development Specialist - Stewardship

MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 66,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization is seeking a Development Stewardship Specialist to assist in planning, development, and implementation of programs to generate philanthropic support. The role focuses on scholarship impact reporting, stewardship correspondence, and managing named donor opportunities.

The position emphasizes coordination with internal partners to collect content, prepare donor-facing reports, and ensure compliant stewardship activities across system programs and local

Qualifications

• Education: Associate degree required; bachelor’s degree preferred in business-related discipline.
• Minimum of 1 year of donor relations, writing, and/or program administration experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage donor impact reporting for projects across the system and local programs.
• Coordinate with internal partners to prepare and distribute donor-facing scholarship impact reports.
• Maintain tracking and documentation of scholarship reporting obligations to ensure compliance and consistency.
• Manage preparation and distribution of stewardship letters; maintain stewardship records.
• Partner with gift processing and finance to confirm gift details and fund distributions; manage stewardship of named donor opportunities.
• Ensure named donor opportunities are implemented and stewarded according to donor intent and guidelines.
• Track recognition status and stewardship requirements for named opportunities; ensure donor acknowledgement.
• Maintain accurate stewardship records and data integrity across teams.
• Support stewardship reporting and acknowledgement processes across departments.

Skills

Donor relations

Writing

Program administration

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Associates degree required

Bachelor's degree preferred in business

Tools

N/A

Job description

Location: Portland, ME
Schedule: Full Time
Job Category: Professional - Nonclinical
Req #: 88659
Date Posted: Aug 11, 2026

The Development Stewardship Specialist role assists in the planning, development and implementation of programs and activities designed to generate philanthropic support. This position is responsible for managing scholarship impact reporting, stewardship correspondence, and named donor opportunities.

Essential Functions:

• Manage impact reporting for projects across the system and additional local health community programs as they are incorporated.
• Coordinate with internal partners to collect required content and prepare and distribute donor-facing scholarship impact reports that clearly communicate the impact of philanthropy.
• Maintain tracking and documentation of scholarship reporting obligations to ensure ongoing compliance and consistency.
• Manage the preparation and distribution of stewardship letters. Ensure all stewardship correspondence is accurate, donor-centered, and completed in a timely manner. Maintain stewardship letter records and documentation.
• Partner with gift processing and finance to confirm gift details and fund distributions prior to communication with donors. Manage stewardship and fulfillment of non-principal gift named donor opportunities, including named scholarships, programs, or funds that fall below the principal gift threshold.
• Ensure named donor opportunities are implemented and stewarded in accordance with donor intent and organizational guidelines.
• Track recognition status and stewardship requirements associated with named opportunities to ensure appropriate and ongoing donor acknowledgement.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date stewardship records.
• Support stewardship reporting and acknowledgment processes by ensuring data integrity, proper documentation, and coordination across teams.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Education: Associates degree required, Bachelors degree preferred in business related discipline.
• License/Certifications: N/A
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience in donor relations, writing, and/or program administration.
• Additional Skills/Requirements Required: N/A
• Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: N/A

Additional Information

MaineHealth is committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where care team members can thrive while making a meaningful impact in the communities we serve across Maine and New Hampshire. We offer competitive benefits including paid parental leave, flexible work options, student loan assistance, professional development opportunities, and well-being resources—so you can grow your career while feeling supported both personally and professionally.

We recognize the value each team member brings to our organization.Any offer of employmentwill depend onqualificationssuch as skills, relevant experience, education, certifications,and otherjob-relatedfactors. Thebase rangeis an estimate and does notreflect the full valueofourtotal compensationpackage.

The pay range for this position is $66,123.20to $89,481.60per year.

Compensation for part-time positions isdeterminedon a prorated basis consistent with the scheduled hours and applicable full-time equivalent (FTE).

In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offerscomprehensivebenefits, recognition programs, career growth opportunities, and,where applicable,shiftdifferentials or other incentives.

Notice Regarding Maine Employer Surveillance Statute:

Pursuant to Maine's Employer Surveillance Statute, prospective care team members are notified that MaineHealth may monitor, collect, record, review, or retain information related to the use of its systems, networks, applications, files, data, communications platforms (including notified recordings), smart badges, building access, company vehicle GPS data, business calls, and workplace security cameras.

Information collected may be used for legitimate business purposes, including security, safety, compliance, investigations, training, quality assurance, and operational management.

MaineHealth policy requires all care team members to be vaccinated, including for influenza, subject to eligibility for medical or religious exemptions which can only be granted in compliance with applicable law.