Senior Major Gifts Officer

Job Description

At Cincinnati Children's, we come to work with one goal: to make children's health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children's.

Cincinnati Children's is:

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 best children's hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years
Second Among All Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding
Recognized as one of America's Best Large Employers (2025) , America's Best Employers for New Grads (2024)
One of the nation's America's Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune
Consistently certified as great place to work
A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability
Magnet designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The Senior Major Gifts Officer (MGO) is a highly independent role responsible for identifying, cultivating, and securing major and principal gifts from individual donors to support Cincinnati Children's. This position requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with grateful patients, local and national philanthropists, and internal stakeholders. The Senior MGO will collaborate closely with Development leadership to align fundraising efforts with institutional priorities and achieve fundraising goals.

Key responsibilities include:

Developing and managing a portfolio of major gift and principal prospects
Conducting qualification
Crafting and executing strategic donor cultivation and solicitation plans
Closing major gifts and principal gifts
Building and maintaining strong relationships with donors, volunteers and internal partners

REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Goals

The Senior MGO is responsible for developing relationships and executing strategies that result in major gift and principal gift income. In this role, a major gift is defined as $50k+ and a principal gift is defined as $2M+ to CCHMC. This position will maintain a portfolio of 100-125 prospects and his/her work is expected to result in $3 million to $5 million annually with an emphasis on gifts of $100,000 and above.

Individual Giving Specific

Identify, assess, cultivate, solicit and close five, six and seven figure gifts from individuals and family foundations, including grateful patient families. Develops cultivation and solicitation strategies for each individual. Establishes a program of face-to-face personal visits with past, current and prospective donors. Strategically move major gift prospects through the development cycle from qualification to cultivation to solicitation to closing to stewardship. Understands, identifies, suggests, and utilizes multiple giving vehicles for the donor. Uses RENXT and PowerBI systems to track progress and results. Meets monthly and yearly metrics with respect to prospect and donor visits, solicitations, and dollars raised. Coordinates donor interests with the priorities of the organization and develops funding proposals to match interests with needs. In close collaboration with the Stewardship team, helps coordinate stewardship reports to communicate with donors concerning the use of their gifts.

External Communications

Senior Major Gift Officers also fulfill an important, detail-oriented role, representing Cincinnati Children's to donors, prospects, medical center leaders, volunteers and potentially, national resources as part of the overall effort to raise awareness of and generate support for Cincinnati Children's both locally and nationally. Specific tasks may include preparing written and verbal presentations and proposals and delivering this information personally to potential funders, representing CCHMC at family foundation and not-for -profit board meetings, communicating on behalf of CCHMC in donor meetings, and at events. Responsible for written communications with donors, such as gift verification letters and emails, gift agreement drafts, stewardship reports and email messages to coordinate medical center donor visits with leadership. Helps lead, recruit and staff campaign and special project committees, and volunteers.

Crossfunctional Project Management

Serves as leader and point person for major gift and grateful patient fundraising referrals and activities with priority clinical/research divisions with the hospital, developing funding opportunities and leading others with prospects interested in their areas of responsibility. Must remain current on legal and programmatic changes affecting development functions.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in a related field
5+ years of work experience in a related job discipline
Preferred experience in healthcare or an academic medical center, or similar complex organization

Market Leading Benefits Including*:
Medical coverage starting day 1 of employment. View employee benefits here.
Competitive retirement plans
Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
Expansive employee discount programs through our many community partners
Shift Differential, Weekend Differential, and Weekend Option Pay Programs
Referral bonus program for current staff!
Support through Employee Resource Groups such as African American Professionals Advisory Council, Asian Cultural and Professional Group, EQUAL - LGBTQA Resource Group, Juntos - Hispanic/Latin Resource Group, Veterans and Military Family Advocacy Network, and Young Professionals (YP) Resource Group
Physical and mental health wellness programs
Relocation assistance available for qualified positions
*Benefits may vary based on FTE Status and Position Type

Primary Location

South Campus

Schedule

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Department

Development

Employee Status

Regular

FTE

1

Weekly Hours

40

*Expected Starting Pay Range

*Annualized pay may vary based on FTE status
$89,024.00 - $113,235.20

Comprehensive job description provided upon request.

Cincinnati Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability

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