Director, Donor Engagement & Communication

Description

Hybrid opportunity for qualified Oregon applicants

The Director, Donor Engagement – Oregon Philanthropy Communications sets the overarching communications vision and strategy for the 8 foundations in Oregon, ensuring the implementation and effective use of the Providence brand to achieve the foundations' communication and fundraising goals.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Donor Engagement, the Director is a seasoned fundraising communicator, team collaborator and advisor who works closely with foundation leadership and fundraising staff to devise communications strategies that inform and inspire our community to financially support and advance Providence’s health care priorities through philanthropy. They will envision and develop individual major gift fundraising proposal strategies, concepts and design in collaboration with foundation senior leadership and fundraising staff. They will also lead communication and stewardship strategies in partnership with the strategies outlined by the Executive Director.

Essential Functions

• Engage cross-functional teams to develop an institutional fundraising themes, name, brand, messaging and collateral; devise and implement fundraising communications and marketing plan to support fundraising strategies for Providence Foundations of Oregon strategic fundraising priorities.
• Champion the integration of institutional fundraising messaging, communications and theme into institutional communications and themes through collaborative partnerships, including the Oregon marketing and communications team.
• Devise and measure communication strategies that articulate institutional fundraising priorities; must be tangible, informative and inspiring to potential supporters.
• Envision and develop fundraising proposal strategies, concepts and design in collaboration with Foundation senior leadership and fundraising staff. Collaboratively devise and implement highly-personalized fundraising proposal strategies. Allocate and manage proposal resources including prioritization, content development, visual presentation and production.
• Develop institutional fundraising messaging, communications plan and tools including cases for support in alignment with efforts at division and system levels.
• Develop RFPs in accordance with Providence standards, including vendor research, contract negotiations, relationship management and contract execution and implementation as needed.
• Allocation and responsible management annual communications expenditure budget.
• Inspire, grow and supervise two Development Communication Writers as well as various contractors as needed.
• Contribute at a high level to the Providence Mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (i.e., English, history, communications, humanities)
• 10 or more years of experience in stewardship/donor relations.
• 8 or more years of experience in leadership experience.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

About the Team

Providence has been serving the Pacific Northwest since 1856 when Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart and four other Sisters of Providence arrived in Vancouver, Washington Territory. As the largest healthcare system and largest private employer in Oregon, Providence is located in areas ranging from the Columbia Gorge to the wine country to sunny southern Oregon to charming coastal communities to the urban setting of Portland.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 261393

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Fundraising

Job Function: Marketing/Public Relations/Community Affairs

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Leadership

Department: 4007 SS CP PHILANTHROPY

Address: OR Portland 4400 NE Halsey St

Work Location: Providence Office Park Portland Bldg 1-Portland

Pay Range: $59.73 - $96.15

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.