Development Officer

Position Highlights

• Department: Philanthropy
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Shift: Days

Middlesex Health seeks a driven self-starting Development Officer to build on our historic fundraising successes shape the future of our fast-paced development operation and advance our mission to meet the health care needs of the greater Middlesex County community.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Development you will be a standout leader within a tight-knit team helping to increase giving across multiple channels to raise critical philanthropic funds for capital needs technology innovation and patient care this role you will take primary responsibility for identifying cultivating and closing leadership and planned gifts from individuals as well as securing critical corporate and foundation support for our signature events and vital service lines.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Cultivation & Solicitation: Identify cultivate and secure gifts from individuals foundation grants government funding opportunities and high-value corporate sponsorships for signature events including our golf tournaments.

• Event Management & Execution: Lead the comprehensive planning and hands-on execution of signature fundraising events most notably our annual golf tournaments. Manage the full spectrum of event operations from securing high-level sponsorships to ensuring seamless day-of logistics.

• Targeted Proposal Development: Connect health system prioritiessuch as cancer care hospice youth and families and womens healthwith donor interests by crafting compelling customized proposals.

• Comprehensive Stewardship: Design plan and implement stewardship programs and events that nurture long-term meaningful relationships with mid-level donors leadership prospects and institutional partners.

• Program & Network Expansion: Champion the growth of our planned giving program through dedicated stewardship while actively recruiting and cultivating volunteers to build a robust network of community support.

• Collaborative Planning: Serve as a core member of the fundraising team providing crucial input in the creation and execution of the annual fundraising plan.

What You Bring to the Team

• Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelors degree and 5 years of direct fundraising experience or equivalent sales management experience. This role is ideal for a driven professional who has built foundational development skills and is ready for the next stage of their career: directly soliciting individual and institutional gifts. An interest in enhancing the health and well-being of the greater Middlesex County community through philanthropy. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills are essential.

• Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working in health care fundraising.

• Proficiency using Raisers Edge NXT software.

• Experience writing compelling proposals and case statements.

• Demonstrated event management experience.

Please apply on our website and submit a cover letter resume and writing sample to

Additional Information: To fully support our mission and signature events this role requires some evening and weekend availability throughout the year. As a member of our team you will be expected to champion our core values: Compassion Pursuing Excellence Cooperation and Collaboration Upholding Honesty and Supporting Innovation.

Comprehensive Benefits Offered:

Please note: Benefit offerings and eligibility may vary based on employment status (e.g. full-time part-time or per diem roles).

Competitive benefits package

Shift Differentials

Continuing Education assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan relief

Long-term Disability

Life insurance

Family medical leave

Compensation Range: $36.27 to $56.21

Note: The compensation range(s) above are a good-faith representation of the base pay rates for all positions at a given grade across the organization. Typically a new hire can expect a starting pay rate somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual pay rates may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidates relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly values for both non-exempt and exempt roles.

About Middlesex Health

Founded in 1904 Middlesex Health is a not-for-profit community health system featuring an acute care community teaching hospital in Middletown CT and an extensive network of outpatient care serving Middlesex County and beyond. We are nationally recognized for clinical excellence consistently earning a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A and the prestigious Straight A designation. Middlesex is a six-time Magnet designated hospital and was the first in Connecticut and the first community hospital to receive this distinction. Fewer than 20 health organizations worldwide have earned this distinction. We are also proud to be the first in Connecticut and currently the only member in New England to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network a clinical collaboration granting our physicians and patients unique access to world-renowned expertise. We are also proud to have earned a Top Workplaces honor from the Hartford Courant for the ninth consecutive year.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority