Director of Development, Donor Experience - Hybrid

City of Hope

Irwindale, CA

Job posting number: #7283827 (Ref:10027817)

Posted: October 2, 2024

Salary / Pay Rate: $44.90 - $74.99 / hour

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

Reporting to the Senior Executive Director, Donor Experience, the Director works as part of a team that produces impact reports and stewardship materials for the Office of Philanthropy. Under the guidance of the Senior Executive Director, the Director will (1) make a strong case about the impact of investing in the organization’s strategic priorities, (2) develop impact reports that demonstrate a deep understanding of our primary donor audiences, (3) synthesize complex scientific information into language that resonates with donors and key stakeholders, and (4) provide both proactive and reactive writing support. The Director will serve as a resource for Office of Philanthropy staff in the translation of science.

The Director must have a strong grasp of fundraising and the nuances of how early-stage scientific research is funded. The position requires strong organizational, analytical, writing and editing skills, as well as the ability to work in a collaborative and consultative manner with philanthropy colleagues, faculty, administrators, and staff. The Director is expected to demonstrate tact, excellent attention to detail, and independent judgment in the preparation and development of impact reports.

As a successful candidate, you will:

  • Provide proactive and reactive writing. Research, write, and edit stewardship reports for donors across the giving spectrum, with particular focus on transformative, principal, and major donors. Synthesize or translate complex scientific content into compelling and accessible narratives.
  • Collaborate with researchers, recipients of donor funds, and other stakeholders to obtain narratives, abstracts, publications, financial details, and/or white papers from which to build impact reports; ensure the accuracy and completeness of content.
  • Ensure written materials are effectively organized and presented; develop compelling, accurate, and credible content that is consistent with the organization’s research, funding priorities and key fundraising opportunities.
  • Effectively communicate the organization’s mission, values, and scope in all donor materials.

Your qualifications should include:

  • Bachelor's Degree. Experience may substitute.
  • At least 5 years of formal writing experience in fundraising, stewardship and/or grants administration. Relevant education or related experience in biomedical sciences or health care may be substituted for part of this requirement.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.

To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.

Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $44.90 - $74.99 / hour

The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.



City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.


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Job posting number:#7283827 (Ref:10027817)
Application Deadline:Open Until Filled
Employer Location:City of Hope
Duarte,California
United States
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