Part-time Position - 20-25 hours

General Job Summary:

Supports the Development team by assisting with many of the daily tasks of the department including oversight of the donor database, responding to inquiries, and providing reports. The Development Assistant may interact with donors, volunteers, and senior level staff and must exercise care, discretion, diplomacy, and tact in this critical support role.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Assist with the execution of the acknowledgement and pledge reminder process.
• Manage the general email and phone communications.
• Complete regular internal reporting on fundraising efforts.
• Responsible for accurate entry of all monetary gifts, pledges, and supporting documentation into the database (Raiser’s Edge) in a timely fashion.
• On an as needed basis, support development events, could include managing RSVP, helping with décor and set-up, tracking attendance, tracking results, and working with partners and vendors.
• Assist in preparing and editing spreadsheets, preparing letters, mail merges, labels, reports, and other documents using Microsoft Office Tools.

• Assist with donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, and help with communication, events, and other related activities.
• Maintain database, record maintenance and data integrity.
• Ensure timely acknowledgment of donor gifts with weekly communications.

Key Competencies for Success:

• Proactive and efficient when working independently.
• Capable multitasker; work fluidly between areas of focus, while producing a high-quality work
• A strong overall work ethic
• Keen and consistent attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, professional presence, and strong engagement skills for interaction by phone

Computer Skills:

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Sheets. Experience with donor databases, specifically Raiser’s Edge, is preferred. High comfort level in learning new databases and software.

Other Requirements: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This is a part-time position (20-25 hours) with work hours occurring on weekdays during regular business hours. Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to:

• The employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform within the described work disabilities to perform within the described work environment. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to:

• Normal office environment