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Associate Director Gift Operations -- Enterprise

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
$74,250.00 - $94,660.00 Annually
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Apr 23, 2026

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation.

At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care-and your career.

CHOP does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or any other legally protected categories in any employment, training, or vendor decisions or programs. CHOP recognizes the critical importance of a workforce rich in varied backgrounds and experiences and engages in ongoing efforts to achieve that through equally varied and non-discriminatory means.

A Brief Overview
This role provides high-level support for gift officers, drives holistic fundraising program strategy, and leads independent projects as well as cross-functional initiatives within the Foundation.
This position serves as a primary point of contact between members of the fundraising team, hospital staff, Foundation colleagues, as well as external stakeholders and will also work directly with donors and families who wish to contribute to the mission of the hospital.
This role will draft donor communications and briefings for senior leadership and will also interface with Foundation and hospital partners.

What you will do
  • Provide major gift support to members of the fundraising team in their efforts to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward individual donors. For example:
  • Assist in the creation of proposals and stewardship reports/activities in partnership with donor relations.
  • Prepare briefing materials for development colleagues, clinical and institutional leadership and support donor meeting follow up.
  • Work collaboratively with Prospect Management to support efforts to identify and engage new prospective donors.
  • Support systematic efforts to drive referrals and triage clinical relationships
  • Contribute to strong working relationships in giving and across the entire Foundation by interface with the community fundraising, corporate and foundation relations, and additional teams to help ensure engagement of fundraising foundations and related groups.
  • Partner with development leadership to track progress and support major gift program strategy and goals. For example:
  • Increasing qualification activity and tracking other KPIs.
  • Developing gift strategies in concert with major gift officers, ultimately leading to successful closures of commitments.
  • Lead independent projects and cross-functional initiatives aligned with Foundation strategic priorities. For example:
  • Event-driven follow-up, hand-offs, and major gift strategy for events.
  • Customized written stewardship for gift prospects.
  • Patient Visit Qualification Strategy - collaborating across our prospect research, technical, and frontline fundraising teams.
Education Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree Required
Experience Qualifications
  • At least five (5) years of business development, fundraising, sales administration or related project management experience Required
  • At least seven (7) years of business development, fundraising, sales administration or related project management experience in a healthcare or academic related environment Preferred
Skills and Abilities
  • Advanced proficiency with office software (Microsoft Office) including email & calendar, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Advanced proficiency with customer relationship management software (Salesforce, Raiser's Edge)
  • Advanced proficiency with data visualization& analytic tools (Tableau, Qliksense)
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Strong presentation 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

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. Learn more.

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SALARY RANGE:

$74,250.00 - $94,660.00 Annually

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

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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. Click here for more information regarding CHOP's Compensation and Benefits.

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