What are the responsibilities and job description for the Development Officer - Foundation position at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System?
Job Requirements
Build Meaningful Donor Relationships and Join Us as Our Next Foundation Development Officer!
Location: Spartanburg, SC (Onsite)
Why Choose Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System is a mission driven, community focused healthcare organization that has served the Upstate for more than 100 years. Through the Spartanburg Regional Foundation, SRHS connects generosity with impact by supporting patient care, innovation, and programs that improve lives across our region.
The Foundation team partners closely with donors, clinicians, and leaders to ensure every gift is meaningful, valued, and aligned with our mission. This role plays a key part in strengthening trust, engagement, and long-term philanthropic relationships.
Step Into a Role That Brings Philanthropic Impact to Life
The Development Officer is responsible for supporting and advancing Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System’s philanthropic goals through relationship-based fundraising. This position identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards individual, corporate, and foundation donors at a variety of gift levels in support of annual, special, and priority fundraising initiatives. Manages a portfolio of donors and prospects and helps to build the Foundation’s pipeline. Works collaboratively with Foundation leadership, Philanthropy team, Stewardship manager and volunteers.
What You Bring To The Table
Educational Foundation
If you are passionate about donor engagement, storytelling, and building lasting philanthropic relationships that support life changing healthcare, we encourage you to apply today. Join Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and help connect generosity with meaningful impact across our community.
Build Meaningful Donor Relationships and Join Us as Our Next Foundation Development Officer!
Location: Spartanburg, SC (Onsite)
Why Choose Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System is a mission driven, community focused healthcare organization that has served the Upstate for more than 100 years. Through the Spartanburg Regional Foundation, SRHS connects generosity with impact by supporting patient care, innovation, and programs that improve lives across our region.
The Foundation team partners closely with donors, clinicians, and leaders to ensure every gift is meaningful, valued, and aligned with our mission. This role plays a key part in strengthening trust, engagement, and long-term philanthropic relationships.
Step Into a Role That Brings Philanthropic Impact to Life
The Development Officer is responsible for supporting and advancing Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System’s philanthropic goals through relationship-based fundraising. This position identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards individual, corporate, and foundation donors at a variety of gift levels in support of annual, special, and priority fundraising initiatives. Manages a portfolio of donors and prospects and helps to build the Foundation’s pipeline. Works collaboratively with Foundation leadership, Philanthropy team, Stewardship manager and volunteers.
What You Bring To The Table
Educational Foundation
- Bachelor’s degree OR 10 years of experience in philanthropy development or related field in lieu of bachelor’s degree
- 2 to 5 years of experience in philanthropy development or related field
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and writing skills
- Experience in nonprofit, healthcare, or higher education environments
- CFRE
- Serve as a passionate and informed advocate for Spartanburg Regional Foundation (SRF) and Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (SRHS).
- Identify, cultivate, solicit, secure, and steward individual Foundation donors.
- Maintain a portfolio of donors and prospects.
- Collaborate with Foundation leadership, members of the Board of Trustees, physicians, and SRHS leaders to strengthen engagement and solicitation activity.
- Conduct donor visits, phone calls, written communications, and personalized outreach to build meaningful relationships and communicate our story.
- Conduct prospect research on past, current, and future donors in partnership with the SRF team.
- Leverage engagement opportunities to identify new prospects.
- Identify and advance donors capable of increased support.
- Support giving efforts, service-line initiatives, special projects, and campaign activity as assigned.
- Assist with planning and execution of events, appeals, grassroots efforts, and stewardship initiatives as assigned.
- Participate in stewardship planning to strengthen donor trust, retention, and long-term engagement.
- Maintain accurate and timely donor records and files.
- Prepare briefing materials, contact reports, and donor proposals.
- Undertake additional special projects as requested.
If you are passionate about donor engagement, storytelling, and building lasting philanthropic relationships that support life changing healthcare, we encourage you to apply today. Join Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and help connect generosity with meaningful impact across our community.