Posting Note: The Strategy Officer (Development Officer II) will serve as a key member of the Corporate Development team at Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation, acting as a strategic partner and trusted right hand to the Senior Director of Corporate Development. The Corporate Development team leads the Foundation’s new business corporate partnership efforts — building impactful, customized partnerships and engagement strategies that drive revenue, grow fundraising initiatives and connect companies to the mission of Phoenix Children’s. This role supports the strategy, planning, coordination and execution behind the team’s top prospects, partners and engagement initiatives.

This is a highly visible, fast-paced, high-volume role for someone who is polished enough to confidently represent the team with external partners and executives, while also thriving in the detailed coordination and project management required to keep multiple partnership initiatives moving forward. The Strategy Officer will help develop partnership strategies, design proposals, presentations and collateral, coordinate partner engagement activities, manage timelines, deliverables and team revenue tracking and serve as a liaison between Corporate Development Officers, Marketing & Communications, Special Events and additional Foundation teams.

The ideal candidate is proactive, resourceful, creative and extremely organized with exceptional follow-through and an eagle eye for detail. This person should be highly professional, donor-centric and driven, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, anticipate needs, solve problems quickly and execute at a high level in a deadline-driven environment. Strong communication skills, responsiveness and the ability to build relationships across teams and with external stakeholders are essential. This role requires a hard-working team player who takes significant initiative, thrives in both strategic and support functions, owns projects from start to finish and consistently delivers with excellence.

Ideal candidates will have five years of experience in corporate partnerships, business development, fundraising, marketing, events or account management.

The Development Officer II identifies, develops, broadens, and maximizes philanthropic support from individual and business prospects to increase awareness and support of hospital programs, initiatives and goals through philanthropic giving. This position may have program management oversight and execution.

• Discovers/cultivates/solicits stewardship activities to develop a portfolio of prospects and donors to ensure achievement of fundraising goals and purposes. Develops strategies for identifying potential prospects and introducing new and additional individuals and businesses to philanthropy at Phoenix Children's. Regularly reports activities and results against targets to achieve/exceed performance metrics. Works collaboratively and positively with colleagues to maximize giving potential of donors.
  
• Collaborates with Foundation colleagues to develop and implement prospect cultivation and recognition collateral, promotional materials and proposals to engage and increase interest in philanthropy and sponsorship from individuals and businesses.
  
• Develops expertise in Hospital Centers of Excellence and all clinical care areas, research and programs funded through philanthropy. Build relationships and ongoing interaction with physicians, researchers, program directors and administrators with personnel, programmatic and capital funding needs
  
• Represents Phoenix Children’s appropriately at community functions, networking events and by nurturing new and existing relationships.
  
• Maintains professional competency by pursuing industry knowledge, keeping apprised of current and national trends and building awareness of latest technologies and best practices to promote performance.
  
• Some program management oversight and execution in collaboration with colleagues, support team and internal and/or external resources.
  
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
  

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable