Development Assistant – Development

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

The development assistant is a key member of the major gifts team that ensures all procedures run smoothly, donations are properly tracked and acknowledged, and all databases and systems are up to date.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Batching and coding all major gifts, planned gifts and bequests;
• Managing the Major Gifts Donor Acknowledgement Program;
• Maintaining, standardizing, and mining donor data;
• Reconciling donations each month received through multi-channeled outreach efforts;
• Preparing documentation for the annual audit for major gifts;
• Ensuring donor communications and correspondence are processed and filed;
• Opening and sorting mail, scanning checks; and
• Other tasks as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred and desire to work in the fundraising field.
• 0-1 years administrative or office experience.
• Strong commitment to the public interest.
• Excellent communication and solicitation skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and frequent deadlines.
• Level-headed and good judgment; a sense of humor; willingness to learn.

TO APPLY:

Please send cover letter and resume to Amanda Fleming at afleming@citizen.org.  No phone calls please.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Competitive non-profit salary commensurate with experience; good medical and dental coverage; paid vacation, sick leave and more.  This is a part-time position.

 

 

 

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