Featured Nonprofit Job: Foundation Officer

Healthcare is one of the more popular fields in employment these days, and it's no different in the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit hospitals are always looking for new employees to help their cause. If you've always wanted to work at one of these organizations, our newest featured nonprofit job should be of interest to you.

Rady's Children's Hospital in San Diego, Calif., is looking to hire a Foundation Officer to help with fundraising activities. Specifically, the chosen candidate will be responsible for  the identification and qualification of prospective individual, private foundation, and corporate funding sources to support the planning, development, coordination and administration of a comprehensive major and planned gift fundraising program. The individual will also develop, implement and fulfill specific and targeted research and data-mining strategies for major gift and corporate donors and prospects.

To be considered for this position, applicants must have a Bachelor's Degree in a related field, 2 years of experience, and effective written and oral communication skills. In addition, Rady's Children's Hospital prefers candidates to have the following qualifications:

• 5 years of experience to include non-profit, prospect management, information access and research;
• Proven background in the knowledge and use of computer systems including online databases, internet and public records;
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive materials; and,
• Must work well as a team lead, team participant or independently, with minimal supervision.

You can find out more about what it takes to be a Foundation Officer by visiting our career center.