[Hiring] Major Gift Officer @Susan G. Komen

Role Description

The Advisor, Strategic Philanthropy (Major Gift Officer) is a senior frontline fundraising position within Susan G. Komen’s Major Gifts & Planned Giving team. This role is responsible for managing and growing a national portfolio of high-capacity donors across multiple regions, developing strong philanthropic partnerships, and securing multi-year and leadership-level gifts to advance Komen’s mission.

This position operates in close collaboration with Donor Experience Officers, National Director of Donor Experience, and Vice President to deliver a high-touch, donor-centered experience and to maximize revenue outcomes across assigned regions. This role is a senior individual contributor position with no direct management responsibilities and is focused exclusively on donor relationship management, cultivation strategy, and revenue growth at the national level.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or CFRE certification strongly preferred
• 7–10+ years of frontline fundraising experience with a strong track record in major gifts
• Demonstrated success personally managing major gift portfolios generating $1M+ annually
• Proven experience closing multi-year commitments and cultivating planned and tax-smart gifts
• Proven experience closing six and seven figure gifts
• Experience collaborating in a matrixed or national fundraising organization
• Proficiency with Salesforce or comparable donor management systems
• Technological fluency with Microsoft Office Suite and CRMs with strong documentation skills with attention to detail
• Familiarity with platforms such as Gravyty, FreeWill, Momentum, Windfall, and Kindsight is a plus
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment
• Adaptability in a fast-paced, goal-driven fundraising culture
• Demonstrated commitment to mission-centered, donor-first fundraising practices

Requirements

• Manage a national portfolio of major gift donors and prospects with an annual revenue responsibility growing to $1M+
• Build long-term philanthropic relationships that drive donor retention, upgrades, and increased lifetime value
• Develop and execute tailored discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies
• Secure major gifts, multi-year commitments, planned gifts, and tax-smart contributions including DAF, stock, and IRA/QCD gifts
• Maintain consistent, high-touch donor engagement across channels including in-person meetings, video, phone, and personalized written communication
• Partner with local market teams as necessary to coordinate cultivation strategies and local engagement opportunities to provide a seamless donor experience across regions
• Serve as a national philanthropy partner and advisor to support market Executive Directors with donor engagement
• Coordinate donor engagement across multiple markets to ensure consistent messaging, stewardship, and alignment with donor interests
• Partner with the Vice President and National Director of Donor Experience to support overall major gift strategy and qualification pipelines
• Represent Komen at donor meetings, cultivation events, and stewardship engagements regionally and nationally
• Required to maintain accurate and timely documentation of donor activity, relationships, and solicitation strategies in Salesforce and associated fundraising tools
• Use donor analytics and portfolio performance data to inform prioritization, segmentation, and cultivation strategy
• Track portfolio KPIs and adjust strategies to optimize engagement and revenue outcomes
• Identify and cultivate opportunities for recurring and multi-year commitments
• Integrate tax-smart giving strategies into donor conversations including donor-advised funds, stock gifts, planned giving, and IRA QCD gifts
• Collaborate with Marketing and Donor Experience teams to ensure coordinated donor messaging and stewardship efforts
• Partner with leadership to identify major donor and foundation prospects for cultivation and proposal development
• Support donor briefings, impact reporting, stewardship presentations, and recognition planning
• Participate in donor strategy sessions related to high-capacity prospect engagement
• Maintain strong knowledge of Susan G. Komen’s mission priorities, patient support programs, research funding initiatives, and community health efforts
• Provide insights to department leadership based on donor trends and portfolio needs
• Contribute to continuous improvement of national donor engagement strategies
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support the mission and success of Susan G. Komen

Benefits

• Approximate salary $125,000 to $136,000, exact compensation ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job level, internal equity and budget.
• Health, dental, vision and a retirement plan with a 6% employer match
• Unlimited Flexible Paid Time Off plus scheduled holidays
• Flexible work arrangement in a fully remote working environment
• Bi-weekly work from home stipend
• Parental leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• A culture of learning and development, and so much more!