Donor Relations Officer-Philanthropy

Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 62,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Donor Relations Officer to support stewardship and recognition programs across the system. You will collaborate with frontline fundraisers, department and facilities administrators, and donors to advance philanthropic objectives.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 2-5 years of project management experience, with strong Microsoft Office skills and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2-5 years’ related work experience required.
• Project management experience required.

Responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of donor recognition and engagement strategies.
• Assist donor recognition program materials and naming opportunities.
• Coordinate donor signage design, fabrication, and installation with facilities leadership.
• Maintain database tracking of donor signage, naming opportunities, and public recognition.
• Coordinate leadership acknowledgments for selected gifts across BILH hospitals.
• Assist in endowment reporting with Finance and Operations to ensure compliance.
• Develop personalized stewardship initiatives and donor engagement activities.
• Contribute to policies and processes for a donor-centered Donor Relations team.

Skills

Project management

Excellent communication

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. The Donor Relations Officer performs a wide variety of project management tasks supporting BILH’s comprehensive stewardship and recognition program. The officer maintains strong and collaborative working relationships with colleagues from across the system, including frontline fundraisers, department and facilities administrators, and donors to support our philanthropic objectives.

Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Support the development and implementation of donor recognition and engagement strategies for major and principal donors, assisting fundraisers and External Relations in creating meaningful stewardship experiences.
• Support a donor-centric recognition program, including promotional materials and naming opportunities, to enhance stewardship and fundraising efforts.
• Assist in managing the donor recognition signage process, helping with design, fabrication, and installation, and coordinating donor approvals with facilities and hospital leadership.
• Maintain a tracking system within our database to catalog donor signage, naming opportunities, and public recognition, ensuring accuracy and transparency for frontline teams.
• Manage the preparation and tracking of leadership acknowledgments for selected gifts across all BILH hospitals, ensuring they are meaningful and timely.
• Assist in managing endowment reporting by coordinating with Finance and Operations to ensure transparency and compliance with spending policies.
• Create and support personalized stewardship initiatives, including outreach and gestures to celebrate and deepen donor engagement.
• Support the development and maintenance of policies and processes that promote a strategic, donor-centered Donor Relations team, contributing to best practices for stewardship and engagement at all giving levels.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required .
• 2-5 years’ related work experience required.
• Project management experience required.
• Ability to travel, occasional evening and weekend work, and to adjust to other needs of the department.
• Individual judgment and knowledge of fundraising strategy is essential.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications.
• May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

Decision Making

Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance.

Problem Solving

Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or in‑terpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.

Independence of Action

Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priori‑ties and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with diffi cult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.

Written Communications

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.

Oral Communications

Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.

Knowledge

Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.

Team Work

Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.

Customer Service

Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Pay Range

Pay Range: $62,400.00 USD - $93,600.00 USD The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs. Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging. We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life. While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you.