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At Boston Children's Hospital, the quality of our care - and our inclusive hospital working environment - lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we're committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures, while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us, and discover how your unique contributions can change lives. Yours included.
The Development Assistant, Marathon Fundraising Program (Miles for Miracles) will serve a vital supportive role in helping to achieve the peer-to-peer fundraising goals set by the Boston Children's Hospital Trust. As part of the Special Events team, the Development Assistant will interact with runners, patient families, donors, and vendors to help in their fundraising activities for Boston Children's Hospital.
This position offers a hybrid work schedule with an on-site requirement of six days per month. Some evening and weekend event work also required.
The Development Assistant, Marathon Fundraising Program will:
- Provide general office support including: responding to inquiries and managing department inbox, answering phones, managing and preparing mailings, ordering supplies, booking meetings, booking and acknowledging donations.
- Assist in interviewing, selecting, and on-boarding runners who will fundraise for Boston Children's Hospital (as part of teams for the Boston Marathon, NYC Marathon and London Marathon). Also, provide support to Patient Partner families who are matched with runners for inspiration, program volunteers, and hired vendors.
- Prepare invoices for the department including payment requisitions for vendors, employee reimbursements and serves as contact to resolve discrepancies. Manage program budgets and reconcile monthly.
- Prepare meeting agendas, meeting notes, reports, and other documents.
- Assist in coordinating logistics for events and meetings including, but not limited to: tracking RSVPs and attendance, securing room space/Zoom line and outside vendors, ordering and packing supplies, creating nametags, and working at the events.
- Maintain constituent information in donor database and event tracking database.
- Assist supervisor and team with research, outreach, and special projects as needed.
To qualify, you must have:
- Minimum of an Associate's Degree and 4 years of fundraising related work experience. Bachelor's degree preferred and would replace the experience requirement
- Strong relationship management skills and the ability to connect with donors and other stakeholders to help resolve their issues
- Ability to work under pressure and meet critical deadlines
- Strong attention to detail skills
- Strong team orientation and ability to foster a positive work environment
- Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (WORD, Excel, PowerPoint); Ability to work with data and databases
Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.
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Boston Children's Hospital requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and Flu, (unless you are eligible for a medical or religious exemption).
Boston Children's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.