Development Coordinator

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Development Coordinator contributes to the successful execution of fundraising programs for the Development Offices across UVM Health Development Shared Services team by processing philanthropic gifts and managing and producing donor acknowledgement letters for multiple partners within UVMH. The Development Coordinator focuses particularly on system-wide data integrity, donor record maintenance, and serves as a resource for development staff. Primary duties also include documentation of prospect contacts, report generation, and general data maintenance.

The Development Coordinator sits on the UVMH Operations team and reports to the Supervisor of Operations, Development in close collaboration with the System Director of Philanthropy.

At the direction of the UVMH System Director of Philanthropy, this position also supports other development activities including but not limited to general administrative support and event staffing. The Development Coordinator also manages and executes the gift acknowledgement process for multiple partner organizations.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor's Degree with three to five years of related professional experience preferred, preferably within an academic, health care, non-profit or customer relations environment OR any equivalent combinations of education and/or experience from which substantial success and productivity have been achieved.

EXPERIENCE:
Minimum of 2 years' experience with a relational database; Raiser's Edge/Blackbaud experience strongly preferred. Prior experience in healthcare philanthropy in large complex organizations preferred. Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.

KNOWLEDGE/SPECIAL SKILLS:
The incumbent must be able to handle confidential information appropriately, have strong attention to detail, accuracy and must be dependable. Must Possess strong interpersonal communication skills, written and verbal, including sound grammar, spelling, and punctuation abilities. The ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work with frequent interruption is required. Previous experience with Microsoft Office Suite and relational databases. Must be able to handle multiple tasks, along with the ability to prioritize and balance customer needs. Some night and weekend work will be required as associated with events.