[Hiring] Writer Major Gifts @Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Role Description

This role serves as an integral member of the Foundation by collaborating with both internal and external partners and is part of a fast-paced, ambitious fundraising team charged with raising $165 million annually by 2027. This position will require a highly skilled communicator who excels at collaborating with a diverse range of constituents.

This role will also work closely with members of the Individual Giving and Corporate and Foundation teams, as well as clinical, physician, administrative, and other external partners, to develop a range of written donor-focused materials, both electronic and print, for internal and external audiences.

This role serves as a principal writer and editor primarily for gifts level proposals and personalized stewardship pieces for individuals, corporations, foundations, and other organizations. Additionally, this role will develop a wide range of other collateral, including but not limited to:

• Vision documents
• White papers
• Project summaries
• Capital campaign related promotional materials
• Boilerplate language for key clinical areas
• Presentation materials
• Other print or electronic pieces

What you will do:

• Articulate the mission and vision of CHOP and CHOP Foundation through clear, compelling written donor communications.
• Serve as principal writer and editor for a wide variety of print and electronic projects at the major gifts level, focusing primarily on proposals and personalized stewardship reports, but also including Foundation collateral, project summaries for a diverse array of fundraising goals, select donor correspondence, boilerplate language, visioning documents, and more.
• Help to maintain and enhance the Foundation's content library.
• Liaise with appropriate clinical, research and hospital support staff to obtain facts on fundraising priorities and to verify hospital content of final communications (stories, reports, proposals, etc.).
• Interview key stakeholders, donors, patients, hospital staff and physicians for various communication projects.
• Maintain high-level knowledge of Foundation and hospital messaging to ensure consistency in style and language across all communications materials.
• Demonstrate a consistent level of the highest quality of writing while accommodating the Foundation's fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Bachelor's Degree in communications, English, journalism, or liberal arts related field Preferred

Requirements

• At least three (3) years of writing and/or editing experience Required
• At least five (5) years of writing and/or editing experience in a development or healthcare related environment Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced proficiency in writing and editing
• Advanced proficiency with office software (Microsoft) including email & calendar, word processing, notes, spreadsheet, presentation, collaboration, and storage software (Outlook, Word, OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneDrive)
• Intermediate knowledge of writing styles including press (AP) styles
• Fundamental knowledge of fundraising principles
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong time management skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong relationship building skills
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to convey complex or technical information in an easy-to-understand manner
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to change
• Ability to influence others to accomplish tasks outside of the direct span of control

Benefits

• To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community.
• As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine.

Salary Range

$69,200.00 - $88,200.00 Annually. Salary ranges are shown for full-time jobs. If you're working part-time, your pay will be adjusted accordingly.

At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Factors such as skills and experience could result in an offer above the salary range noted in this job posting.