The Senior Advancement Officer, Strategies for Impact (SI) will contribute to the resource mobilization efforts under the CDC Foundation's Strategies for Impact fundraising campaign, a four year, $350M+ resource mobilization/fundraising campaign with six areas of focus: State Transformation; Data Modernization; Communications; Health Equity; Global Health Security; and Climate and Health. This campaign will raise funding to improve visibility and invoke systematic changes to help strengthen public health for communities in the U.S. and beyond. To ensure success, we anticipate not only securing the support of our current network of funding partners, but cultivating and engaging new philanthropic, corporate and high net worth individual (HNWI) donors.
The Senior Advancement Officer, SI will drive business development and solicitation strategy for an assigned portfolio of SI projects and prospects. S/he will be responsible for developing fundraising strategies for a variety of public health projects that align with the SIs, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to identify project ideas for philanthropic and private sector support and engagement; identifying, cultivating and soliciting six- and seven-figure gifts in support of assigned projects; facilitating cross-sector dialogue with the aim of building public-private partnerships; developing compelling proposals, budgets and fundraising collateral for prospective donors; and negotiating the terms of collaboration with funders. The fundraising efforts of Senior Advancement Officer, SI will focus primarily on corporate, philanthropic and HNWI support and may include large-scale, complex projects with multiple revenue streams and/or implementing partners.
The Senior Advancement Officer, SI will report to the Chief Advancement Officer and work alongside several Advancement leaders focused on resource mobilization for our SI fundraising efforts. S/he will work synergistically and strategically with staff across the Foundation, external public health partners, and private-sector partners to develop proposals of mutual interest and benefit to all parties. The Senior Advancement Officer will develop and manage relationships in order to cultivate and steward partners for long-term, diversified engagement with the Foundation. Monitoring all prospect and partner contacts within his/her portfolio to ensure positive and purposeful donor relations, the Senior Advancement Officer will recommend involvement of executive staff when vital to any stage of the partnership-building process.
This position is a 2-year contract position funded through June 30, 2026.
Salary Range: 84K-101k
Qualifications and Skills Necessary
- Highly energetic professional with a track record of developing fundraising strategies, building donor relationships and closing gifts in the six+ figure range.
- Experience in public health/health care environment or funding for scientific research preferred; global health experience a plus.
- Excellent communication skills, and the ability to facilitate effective meetings with diverse partners.
- Eight (8)+ years of fundraising or equivalent business development experience; experience with corporate, foundation and HNWI prospects a plus.
- Strong project management, budget development and consensus-building skills.
- Ability to work independently and solve complex problems creatively and confidently.
- Executive presence with the ability to portray confidence and trust along with a professional image and demeanor.
- Polished written and verbal communication skills; excellent public speaker with ability to facilitate dialogue among various stakeholders in both meeting and conference call settings, imperative.
- Ability to manage multiple, high-intensity activities simultaneously and effectively.
- A demonstrated ability to complete assignments in a timely and effective manner and deliver results under tight deadlines.
- Excellent computer and data management skills/proficiency in Word, Outlook and Excel required; Salesforce software experience preferred.
- Willingness to travel.
- Adherence to the Code of Ethical Principles of the Association of Fundraising Professional (AFP) and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
- Experience or interest in managing one or more direct reports.
- Cultivate existing and new relationships with funders to secure resources to support public health needs.
- Create, edit, finalize and send fundraising correspondence, proposals, budgets, agreements and stewardship materials for donors and prospects.
- Develop and engage in stewardship strategies to build and strengthen relationships.
- Maintain and document activities and key partner information in Salesforce.
- Become familiar with and maintain a working knowledge of the CDC Foundation's and CDC's programs, especially the Strategies for Impact, to use as a basis for major gift proposals; maintain a high level of knowledge about programs to discuss with and present to donors, prospects and members of the public health community.
- Represent the Foundation with a wide range of external constituencies, including public health and other organizations, foundations, corporations, potential donors and CDC colleagues.
- Develop and maintain a working knowledge of CDC Foundation and CDC priorities.
- Participate in staff activities, projects and assignments.
- Undertake other responsibilities as assigned, including management of other fundraising staff.
- Knowledge of effective fundraising activities, tools and techniques.
- Knowledge of modern office practices, procedures and equipment.
- Knowledge of business English, spelling and business math.
- Ability to work effectively with executives, staff, partners and the public.
- Ability to appropriately handle confidential matters and information.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize work and with careful attention to detail.
- Ability to deal with others, using tact and diplomacy.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to supervise, train, direct work and evaluate staff.
- Ability to work in a changing environment and as part of a team, taking on tasks at all levels.
- Ability to travel when required.
- Skill in using software packages, specifically Salesforce, Microsoft Word and Excel
- The CDC Foundation helps CDC save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC's critical health protection mission. The CDC Foundation manages hundreds of programs each year impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. Visit for more information.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.
We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.
The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.
Relocation expenses are not included.