Assistant Director of Annual Giving - Jefferson Health

About the role

Number of Positions In Requisition 1 Job Details Responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing annual fundraising initiatives designed to increase donor participation, retention, and revenue.

This role develops and implements multi-channel solicitation campaigns, cultivates relationships with individual donors, analyzes fundraising performance, and collaborates with internal stakeholders to support organizational philanthropic goals.

This position helps build a sustainable pipeline of engaged donors by creating compelling donor communications, managing donor stewardship activities, and identifying opportunities to grow annual giving programs.

About the role

Summary Responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing annual fundraising initiatives designed to increase donor participation, retention, and revenue. This role develops and implements multi-channel solicitation campaigns, cultivates relationships with individual donors, analyzes fundraising performance, and collaborates with internal stakeholders to support organizational philanthropic goals.

This position helps build a sustainable pipeline of engaged donors by creating compelling donor communications, managing donor stewardship activities, and identifying opportunities to grow annual giving programs. Job Duties Own and execute the strategy for various campaigns, serving as project manager and coordinating cross-departmental participation, timelines, communications, and volunteer/team activity to meet campaign goals.

Develop and manage the Employee Giving program, including annual cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans that encourage participation, renewals, upgrades, and acquisition of employee donors across all campuses.

In coordination with community giving leads, support peer-to-peer, third-party, and community fundraising strategies, providing guidance, tools, and support to volunteer organizers and community partners running independent fundraising efforts on Jefferson's behalf. Serve as a lead on enterprise annual campaigns, coordinating with Donor Relations, Major Gifts, and other OIA teams to align messaging and timing.

Recruit, train, and manage fundraising volunteers and ambassadors, fostering strong relationships with volunteer leadership to build a culture of collaboration, innovation, and teamwork. Education

• Required Bachelor's Degree in related field. Experience
• Required 3 years progressive experience in annual giving, direct marketing, or fundraising, ideally with exposure to peer to peer, community, or volunteer-driven campaigns or related experience. Experience
• Preferred 1 year experience with peer to peer, community, or volunteer driven campaigns and 3 years experience and knowledge of fundraising. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Required Experience in campaign planning related to annual giving. Knowledge of marketing initiatives related to annual giving. Produces clear, concise, and professional communications. Previous experience with CRMs. Effectively plans, coordinates, and delivers projects on time and within scope, managing priorities, stakeholders, risks, and resources to achieve successful outcomes. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Preferred Experience in higher education or healthcare philanthropy Physical Demands Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance. For more benefits information, please