Senior Philanthropy Communications Officer

SUMMARY:

Develops compelling content that advances Brown Health's fundraising, stewardship, and campaign priorities. Creates donor-centered narratives that communicate impact, inspire philanthropy, and support enterprise fundraising efforts.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Brown University Health is actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve.

Brown University Health employees are expected to embrace Brown University Health’s mission of "Delivering health with care" and successfully role model Brown University Health’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Brown University Health Competencies which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Brown University Health Competencies include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

In addition, our leaders will demonstrate an aptitude for:

• Ensure Accountability and Build Effective Teams
• Drive Vision and Purpose and Optimize Work Processes

By applying core and leadership competencies, leaders help Brown University Health achieve its strategic goals.

Performance Expectations

• Produce high-quality written content that meets established deadlines and editorial standards.

• Support fundraising priorities through strategic storytelling and donor communications.

• Maintain consistent messaging across philanthropy communications.

Core Responsibilities

• Write publications, campaign case statements, stewardship impact reports, newsletters, and fundraising communications.

• Develop donor-centered stories that highlight patient impact, clinical excellence, research, and philanthropy.

• Partner with frontline fundraisers to develop proposals, presentations, and customized donor materials as appropriate.

• Create messaging supporting annual fundraising, leadership giving, stewardship, and campaign initiatives.

• Draft event remarks for leadership and in partnership with frontline fundraising strategy, as appropriate.

• Conduct interviews with clinicians, researchers, patients, donors, and leadership to develop compelling content.

• Maintain editorial consistency across philanthropy communications.

• Other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years of professional writing experience for fundraising.

• Exceptional writing, editing, interviewing, and storytelling skills.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

None

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EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

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About Us

As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England. Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day.

Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island.

Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives - we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve. We are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well-being of our employees and their families.

Join us and help build a healthier future for our patients - and for yourself.