Description

Position Title: Development Associate, Prospect Management and Research

Hiring Manager: Manager of Prospect Research

Location: Employees in this role can work from our Boston, MA office, remotely within the U.S. or hybrid of these two options.

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

The Development Associate is critical in supporting the continued growth and improved efficiency of fundraising efforts at Partners In Health. The Associate is responsible for the external engagement cluster’s moves management system, which encompasses all revenue-generating streams including individuals, corporations, foundations, and the public sector to build strong and nimble portfolios for all frontline fundraisers to achieve overall revenue goals. This role works closely with their research colleagues to ensure the swift progression of newly identified prospects within the prospect pipeline. The Development Associate also serves as a primary project manager for several key development and organization-wide initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manages the moves management process and portfolio assignments in conjunction with the manager and senior director of prospect management and research. Develops and manages the entry practices and coding of this data in donor database.
• Works closely with the research team to help identify new prospects for qualification and manages assignment processes for portfolios. Maintains constituent data in the donor database for use by all development staff and assist with usage as needed.
• Supports the development department’s collaboration with the finance team to develop accurate revenue projections to help inform financial forecasting. This consists of bi-annual portfolio reviews, monthly moves management meetings with each development officer and weekly reviews of the line of sight report.
• Develops and maintains ongoing, collaborative relationships with development staff including managing special projects for a variety of external teams.
• Collaborates with related teams to manage the revenue, gift review and portfolio management PowerBI reports, PowerApps and online ticketing systems.
• Serves as a cross-functional project manager for key initiatives across the organization as needed, including support for campaign planning and CRM conversion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 2-3 years of fundraising/development experience
• Understanding of information management in a database structure, particularly the ability to manipulate and retrieve data
• Ability to deal with confidential information in a sensitive manner
• Ability to handle several projects simultaneously and re-prioritize as needed
• Strong experience with computers, online databases, and internet searching
• Record of showing initiative and independently setting up effective systems and workflows that meet outcome expectations in quality and timeliness
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to synthesize high volumes of data and write concisely. Ability to work well with diverse groups
• Exemplary interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate effectively with culturally diverse staff across departments and country
• Interest in social justice strongly desirable

Organizational Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical science first and foremost to the most vulnerable communities around the world. PIH focuses on those who would not otherwise have access to quality health care. PIH partners with the world’s leading academic institutions to create rigorous evidence that shapes more sound and all-inclusive global health policies. PIH also supports local governments’ efforts to build capacity and strengthen national health systems.

Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.