Job Title: Officer – Development
Job Summary
The Officer – Development supports the Foundation’s philanthropic mission by assisting with donor engagement, stewardship, and development-related administrative coordination. This position helps advance Baptist’s healing ministry by supporting meaningful relationships with donors, prospects, volunteers, and internal partners in a manner that reflects Baptist’s values of compassion, service, integrity, and stewardship.
Job Responsibilities
- Will maintain a portfolio of donors and prospects with a goal of cultivating and stewarding donations
- Supports donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities in alignment with the Foundation’s mission.
- Assists with donor communications, including acknowledgment letters, stewardship materials, pledge reminders, and other correspondence.
- Helps maintain accurate donor and prospect records, contact information, gift documentation, and related development activity.
- Provides administrative support for fundraising initiatives, donor engagement efforts, campaigns, and special projects as assigned.
- Assists with research related to donors, prospects, community partners, and potential funding opportunities.
- Coordinates with internal departments and Foundation team members to support timely communication, follow-up, and donor service.
- Supports preparation of reports, mailing lists, presentations, and other materials needed for development activities.
- Represents Baptist and the Foundation in a professional, courteous, and mission-focused manner.
- Completes assigned goals and responsibilities in support of department and organizational priorities.
Education Description
Minimum Required: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Communication, Business Administration, or closely related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. .
Preferred/Desired: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, communications, marketing, nonprofit management, or a related field preferred. Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
Experience Description
Minimum Required: One year of experience in an administrative, customer service, fundraising, nonprofit, healthcare, communications, or related support role.
Preferred/Desired: Experience working with donors, volunteers, community partners, customer relationship systems, or sales preferred.
Special Skills
Minimum Required: Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, organizational ability, and a professional customer-service approach. Must be able to manage multiple tasks, maintain confidentiality, work collaboratively with others, and demonstrate commitment to Baptist’s mission and values.
Preferred/Desired: Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience using donor databases, customer relationship management systems, or similar recordkeeping systems preferred.
Licensure Description
Minimum Required: None required.
Preferred/Desired: Current driver’s license preferred if local travel is needed for donor or Foundation-related activities.
Work Environment
Work is primarily performed in an office setting. Position may require frequent sitting, keyboard use, talking, hearing, and interaction with staff, donors, and community partners. Occasional standing, walking, carrying light materials, or local travel may be required.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business administration, or a closely related field, or equivalent education and experience
- At least one year of experience in an administrative, customer service, fundraising, nonprofit, healthcare, communications, or related support role
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and organizational ability
- Professional customer-service approach
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work collaboratively and demonstrate commitment to Baptist's mission and values
- Experience working with donors, volunteers, community partners, customer relationship systems, or sales
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- Experience using donor databases, CRM systems, or similar recordkeeping systems
- Current driver's license if local travel is needed
What We Do
Baptist Memorial Health Care is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Baptist offers a full continuum of care to communities throughout the Mid-South and consistently ranks among the top integrated health care networks in the country. The health care system comprises 24 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee, Mississippi and East Arkansas; more than 5,400 affiliated physicians; Baptist Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group with more than 900 providers; home, hospice and psychiatric care; minor medical centers and clinics; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system highlighted by Baptist Health Sciences University (formerly Baptist College of Health Sciences). Baptist employs more than 21,000 people, and in fiscal year 2022 contributed more than $455 million in community benefit and uncompensated care to the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.baptistonline.org or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
