At United Hatzalah, work isn’t just a job – it's a passion; it’s our purpose. If you believe in saving the lives of anyone and everyone in need of emergency medical care in Israel, then we want to hear from you. A career at United Hatzalah means you’re committed to impacting the lives of people in Israel. Whether responding to a heart attack, delivering a baby, or treating victims of terror – you can help make it all happen.
What is Friends of United Hatzalah?
Friends of United Hatzalah is the U.S. non-profit charitable organization that supports United Hatzalah of Israel – the largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer emergency medical service (EMS) organization that provides the fastest emergency medical care in Israel, completely free of charge. Our goal is to provide immediate lifesaving medical intervention during the critical window between the onset of an emergency and the arrival of traditional ambulance assistance.
United Hatzalah’s services are available to all people regardless of race, religion, or national origin. Our network of 8,000 volunteers respond to more than 2,000 emergencies around the country, 24/7. Using our innovative GPS technology and our iconic ambucycles, we have reduced emergency medical response time in Israel to an average of three minutes, and in urban areas, less than 90 seconds. Learn more at www.israelrescue.org.
Job Description:
Friends of United Hatzalah seeks a Major Gifts Officer, Five Towns to join our expanding US-based team. This full-time position is based in our New York City headquarters on a hybrid in-office work schedule and reports to the Vice President of Operations. The Major Gifts Officer will be responsible for maintaining and growing a portfolio in the Five Towns and other Tri-State religious communities. The ideal candidate will be a people – person with 5+ years of experience in fundraising and who comes with deep-rooted ties to the Five Towns Jewish community. This position will work within a friendly and sociable team full of like-minded individuals and grow a meaningful career in the non-profit sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage fundraising portfolio:
- Manage a portfolio of major donors ($10,000+) within the Five Towns and Tri-State religious communities ensuring timely, appropriate, and meaningful donor engagement and solicitation.
- Develop individual fundraising strategies that work for each unique donor, building a pipeline of donors who have potential to give larger gifts.
- Coordinate donor meetings.
- Provide donor stewardship to enhance donor experience.
- Develop fundraising portfolio:
- Identify and cultivate new prospects.
- Donor Events:
- Secure hosts for parlor meetings throughout the year.
- Plan (with the events team partnership) new major donor cultivation and stewardship activities/events.
- Work closely with Events Team to plan, execute and budget for events.
- Staff events as needed in NYC area.
- Team Collaboration:
- Work with development team to accurately update and maintain major donor/prospect information and activity in donor database system (Salesforce).
- Work closely with other members of the fundraising team to achieve collective goals.
- Attend team meetings and contribute to brainstorming, planning, and strategy development.
Qualifications:
Successful candidates will demonstrate the following:
- Minimum 5 years' experience in similar or related role
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Deeply connected to the Five Towns and Tri-State religious communities, with strong existing relationships across local donors, community leaders and institutions.
- High degree of comfort interacting with high-net-worth donors.
- Skilled in relationship development with donors, lay leaders and colleagues.
- Deep understanding of the Five Towns community.
- Highly organized, detail oriented and strategic.
- Effective oral and written communication skills. Ability to utilize different forms of relevant communication.
- Passion for United Hatzalah’s mission.
Salary range: $125,000 - $150,000 per year, with comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, retirement plan with employer match, and paid holidays/time off.
To Apply: Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and resume to [email protected]. The subject line of the email should include the words “Major Gifts Officer, Five Towns”. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.