Location:

Justin Drive Office Building II

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Responsible for designing, implementing and coordinating a system-wide comprehensive donor relations and foundation events program under the direction of the Director Geisinger Health Foundation Event Planning. This position will focus on foundation events and will require some evening and weekend work. Assists with project and program management support to create the strategic development of events system-wide focused fundraising. Enables the team to make proactive decisions and actions to bring projects to successful completion within defined timelines.

Job Duties:

• Serves as part of the team with the planning, implementation and coordination of foundation event details including assisting with print materials, sponsorships, logistics, financials, including contract negotiations and registration processes.
• Assists with the creation of reports as needed for monitoring, tracking and capturing event status towards objectives.
• Assists with the development and execution of a stewardship plan with fundraising events.
• Responsible for event solicitation of sponsorships and oversees auction item solicitation as needed. Will require strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Project management of production schedules  for assigned projects, consistently meeting deadlines.
• Develop and execute the coordination of event mail/email list management related data requests with the event steam and the data team.
• Contribute to the event marketing and promotional materials, as well as event print collateral in partnership with the foundation manager of communications through Marketing and Communications and the print vendor.
• Assists with responsibility Raiser’s Edge Events Module and Luminate Online,  for all special events.
• Responsible for building and maintain relationships with community committee event volunteers, as well as with the contracted vendors   necessary for running successful events.
• For all fundraising events, coordinates proper gift acceptance and acknowledgment processes, auction details, and post-event communications.
• Initiates contact with donors to follow up on sponsorship benefits and payments.
• Assists with the development of yearly growth plans for all events, including corporate sponsorship opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Travel may be required. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree- (Required), Bachelor's Degree-Marketing/Public Relations (Preferred)

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:

Communication, Computer Literacy, Interpersonal Communication, Organizing, Working Independently

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.