Development Officer, Events - South Shore Health

Job Description Summary

South Shore Hospital, Southeastern Massachusetts's leading provider of emergency, acute, and outpatient care, is seeking a Development Officer, Events to join our Foundation team.  This position is based out of the Foundation office in Rockland, MA; a hybrid work schedule is permitted. Reporting to the Director of Development, Special Events, this position is an integral member of the Events team within the Foundation and will be responsible for overseeing and leading event-related activities.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage South Shore Health’s Pan-Mass Challenge team, which includes;

  • Stewarding current team members with relationships

  • Creating and implementing all communications, including mass market emails and social media plans and fundraising strategies

  • Recruiting and strategizing new cyclists with marketing ideas

  • Executing all events associated with the program

• Manage Colleague Campaign, an internal employee giving program, which includes;

  • Managing colleague internal champions, developing and executing marketing plan strategies

  • Making annual presentations to Managers and Directors, as well as Department team meetings, on annual giving; providing presentations to new colleagues during Orientation

  • Stewarding Colleague Campaign donors of all levels within Health System

  • Maintaining donor lists and donor recognition programs

  • Managing logistics of the program including but not limited to; brochure implementation, budget planning, recruiting colleague champions, and volunteer stewardship 

• Responsible for overseeing third-party special events with community members, which includes;

  • Developing marketing strategies to increase third-party events

  • Developing stewardship plans for current community members involved with the program

  • Actively managing all responsibilities involved with community events

  • Managing Just Giving, SSH’s platform for third-party donors

• Oversee the silent and live auctions for South Shore Health’s annual fundraising gala. This includes:

  • Work with volunteer committee members

  • Soliciting, gathering and tracking donations as well as ensuring that they are promptly acknowledged by SSH

  • Preparing auction space and materials and serving as key event point on the evening of the Gala

  • Ensuring auction items are delivered to winners in a timely manner 

• Helps manage Blackbaud’s Convio Teamraiser for all Lace Up for Cancer-related needs, and serves as the key point for customer service. Supports and manages walk-related team fundraising initiatives including; team captain weeks and internal events.

• Manages the Luminate email marketing program for all mass market events which includes; creating and sending emails in support of events.

• Recruit, train, motivate and coordinate event volunteers, interns and temporary staff to advance Foundation activities.

• Assist with other smaller events / high capacity donor dinners as needed in advance of a capital campaign.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree required

• 5+ years of professional fundraising/development experience in a healthcare, higher education, or grassroots/non-profit environment

Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

• Must be able to anticipate and meet deadlines and defined goals

• Multitasking and prioritization skills

• Ability to work independently, but also as part of a team

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word, required

• Familiarity with Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge and Convio software preferred