Director of Development (Full-Time, 1.0/Days)

Your Career at Hospice… Choices Healthcare provides quality care to thousands of patients and families every year so they can live better at end of life. We are able to support hundreds of individuals in our community each day because of our incredible staff. Whether in a clinical role or supporting the organization behind the scenes, your career at Choices Healthcare makes a meaningful difference to patients and families. Director of Development Full Time 8am - 5pm, evenings and weekends required on occasion Ability to work from home 1 day/week (after 6 months) Essential Functions Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy aligned with the organization’s strategic plan to achieve annual and long-term goals. Identify opportunities to increase fundraising revenue, donor retention, and community engagement. Establish fundraising metrics, monitor performance, and provide regular reporting. In collaboration with the CDO, lead departmental planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic initiatives. Manage a portfolio and develop personalized engagement strategies for major gift and planned gift prospects and donors. Conduct donor discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities. Prepare proposals, presentations, gift agreements, and stewardship reports. Manage endowment funds, stock gifts, and other special gifts to the organization. Supervise, coach, and develop development staff. Foster a collaborative, high-performing, donor-centered culture. Establish goals, evaluate performance, and support professional growth. Ensure effective coordination among fundraising, marketing, finance, and program teams. Oversee donor database management and data integrity. Utilize advanced database functionality to pull reports, develop queries, segment audiences, and generate lists. Extract, analyze and interpret fundraising data to drive strategy, develop portfolios, measure performance and inform decision-making. Ensure compliance with gift processing, donor acknowledgments, and reporting requirements. Oversee and execute grant proposal development and reporting in collaboration with program and finance staff. Collaborate to secure corporate funding opportunities. Provide strategic oversight and leadership for fundraising and stewardship events ensuring they achieve both financial and relationship building goals. Collaborate with staff and volunteer committees to maximize event participation, sponsorships, and donor engagement. Qualifications High school diploma or GED required Minimum five years’ development and fund-raising experience, proven track record in major and planned giving required. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office suite and Zoom/Teams Strong organizational, analytical, project management and writing skills required . Able to speak effectively in small and large group settings. Knowledge of fundraising principals and proficiency in philanthropy best practices with knowledge of healthcare philanthropy preferred. Experience in Raiser's Edge and other Blackbaud products preferred. We offer a full range of benefits including: * Must work a minimum of 64 hours per two week pay period ^ Must work a minimum of 40 hours per two week pay period Health Insurance * Dental and Vision Insurance ^ Short and Long Term Disability- Employer Paid * Life Insurance/Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) - Employer Paid * Flexible Spending Account (FSA) ^ 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plan with company match Paid Holidays ^ Paid Time off (PTO) ^ Shift Differentials Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Tuition Reimbursement Program ^ Free Flu Shots Mileage reimbursement Educational Opportunities AAA Membership – Employer Paid ^