Development Coordinator

Foundation

JR2026-1375

$21.00-$32.55 Hourly

Streeterville, Illinois, United States of America

Full time

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Location

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Job Description

The Development Coordinator will provide comprehensive administrative and project support to the Founders’ Board of Lurie Children’s Hospital and as needed, supports and collaborates with the Community and Donor Engagement team and the Foundation of Lurie Children's. Under the supervision of the Director of Community Engagement, the Coordinator supports the Founders’ Board President, Founders’ Board members, and the Founders’ Board staff team, while collaborating with the broader Community and Donor Engagement and Foundation teams. This role assists with project management for all Board-related events, fundraising campaigns, and initiatives, ensuring projects are executed efficiently, deadlines are met, and fundraising objectives are achieved.

Job Duties:

• Assist the President of the Founders’ Board in executing her volunteer leadership role, managing her calendar and facilitating Board communication;
• Serve as a liaison for the Founders’ Board, assisting with all day-to-day operations of the Board, including meeting planning and scheduling and coordination of Board volunteers;
• Provide general assistance including note taking, editing, organizing files, distributing, answering calls, facilitating Board requests, mail merges, and copying;
• Coordinate meeting arrangements for the monthly Founders’ Board and Executive Committee meetings, the Board’s Annual Meeting, and Spring Seminar. This includes scheduling, preparing the agenda, preparing the PowerPoint presentation, sending reminders, tracking RSVPs in our CRM system, organizing audio-visual needs, taking meeting minutes, room scheduling (if in person), and Zoom management (if virtual).
• Assist the Director, Community Engagement and the Development Officer, Community Engagement in planning and executing Founders’ Board Giving Day, President’s Appeal. the Pro Am and Dinner on the Bluff and Winter Wishes.
• Assist with on-site management at events by staffing volunteers, registration, working with location representatives, vendors and staff to execute successful events.
• Support the work of the Founders’ Board team, by serving as a primary user of our contract system which includes, submitting PO requests, contracts, and invoices;
• Assist with the Founders’ Board’s Instagram and Facebook pages; developing content surrounding events and other Founders’ Board activities;
• Partner with the Nursing Committee to plan the annual Nurses Holiday Party and the activities surrounding Nurses’ Week;
• Maintain accurate mailing lists for Founders’ Board and Associate Founders’ Board mailings utilizing the CRM donor data base;
• Attend and provide assistance at Founders’ Board events as requested by the Founders’ Board team;
• Undertake other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Undergraduate degree required.
• One year of development experience preferable.
• Computer skills, including Word processing, Excel and Power Point knowledge. Raiser’s Edge experience preferred.
• Strong customer service skills needed, including verbal and language skills.
• Ability to work within a team and in consensus organization.
• Strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to establish priorities and apply available information and equipment to complete assignments on a timely basis.
• The Coordinator should have qualities of integrity, industry and curiosity. He or she must have an energy level that ensures high quality productivity on a timely basis. He or she must be capable of exercising good judgment and confidentiality in dealing with donors, staff and volunteers and must have patience for and understanding of the needs of others.
• He or she must be independent, accurate, reliable and a hard worker. He or she must be able to perform effectively under the pressure of competing and demanding deadlines.
• Attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and execute multiple projects under deadlines are essential.
• A team attitude is necessary to work with internal and external constituencies.

Education

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Pay Range

$21.00-$32.55 Hourly

At Lurie Children’s, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children’s offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation, consult your recruiter or click the following link to learn more about our benefits.

Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability

• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage

• Tuition assistance

• Student loan servicing and support

• Adoption benefits

• Backup Childcare and Eldercare

• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members

• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities

• Discount purchasing program

There’s a Place for You with Us

At Lurie Children’s, we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints — recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly, appreciate differences, and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best, so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care.

Lurie Children’s and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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