Development Coordinator

Do you want to play an integral role in a dynamic mission-driven organization? We are looking for a Development Coordinator who wants to assist our organization while gaining valuable experience. The right candidate will enjoy learning new tasks and taking on a variety of responsibilities. The Development Coordinator will manage and facilitate aspects of the Wingspan Care Group’s external relations program, provide administrative support to the Development Division and support the marketing activities of all agencies.

The Development Coordinator will be responsible for the following essential job functions:

External Relations

• Assist Director of Marketing and Communications to ensure adherence to agencies’ brands;
• Serve as the liaison from Development Division to key programs including but not limited to JBBBS, Holiday Lights, LevelUp, etc.
• Support the programs and goals of the agencies through the development of marketing materials including content creation and copywriting;
• Support social media campaigns for all agencies programs and grant-funded projects;
• Implement social media strategy to support high priority initiatives of WCG;
• Develop and implement strategy to increase social media audience;
• Monitor and measure impact of social media strategies;

Development Administration

• Process donations, including gift entry as well as timely and accurate acknowledgement;
• Manage donor database, including reviewing and cleaning data and updating mailing lists;
• Support staff’s production of report, queries, exports, coding to facilitate donor relations, stewardship and other activities of the Development Division;
• Coordinate stewardship activities with Development Directors including drafting reports and ensuring they are distributed on a timely basis;
• Develop and monitor a stewardship calendar;
• Maintenance of the CRM fundraising database including daily entries and updates;
• Reconciliation of donor database with Finance as needed;
• Coordinate logistics for all development special events;
• Assist in grant research, editing and/or writing as needed.

General

• Attend weekly Development Division meetings;
• Attend and support all special events of Wingspan agencies;
• General administrative support of the Development Division;
• Respect the privacy of clients and hold in confidence all information obtained during the client’s treatment. All client-related documents should be handled in accordance with Agency guidelines on confidential material;
• Maintain high standards of ethical and professional conduct and adhere to Agency policies and procedures;
• With the Manager of Annual Campaigns and Special Events, coordinate logistics for all development special events.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-3 years in marketing, communications and/or public relations. Nonprofit experience a plus
• Social Media and understanding of electronic media
• Sensitivity in relating to persons of varying backgrounds and demonstrate ability to work with diverse groups of people possessing various strengths, aptitudes and abilities.
• Ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills and effective interpersonal skills.
• Practical and creative problem solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel as well social media management platforms
• Travel and work evenings or weekends as necessary.

Why Work for Us:  We value our employees and their commitment to our mission and offer competitive total rewards (benefits and compensation) offerings to our valued employees and their families, including domestic partners. Our rich options include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Defined-benefit pension plan
• 403(b) plan
• Life insurance
• Paid long-term disability
• Generous paid time off and holidays