Senior Development Associate

About the role

About Our Client: The organization operates within the gender justice and philanthropic sector, focusing on funding bold and ambitious movements to transform power dynamics into equity and equality. It supports initiatives aimed at creating lasting change in gender justice globally.

About the Opportunity: The Senior Development Associate plays a critical role in supporting the Development team's alignment with strategic priorities and annual goals. This position ensures effective donor data management and stewardship, supports event administration, and provides essential administrative assistance to key development leadership, contributing to the organization's fundraising and engagement efforts.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain accurate donor data in Salesforce, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
• Generate and maintain reports to support fundraising strategies and stewardship.
• Oversee the lifecycle of stock gifts and process donor communications professionally.
• Manage donation inbox and respond to donor inquiries promptly.
• Administer recurring donations, refunds, matching gifts, and third-party giving data.
• Ensure timely filing of relevant registrations and renewals.
• Provide administrative support for external development events, including data management, communications, and vendor coordination.
• Collaborate across teams to identify event opportunities and manage travel calendars.
• Support the VP of Development with administrative tasks such as calendaring and contracts.
• Manage meeting scheduling and production of collateral for the development team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience, preferably in fundraising.
• Proficiency with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms, including data management and report generation.
• Experience processing charitable gifts such as stock transfers, recurring donations, and matching gifts.
• Skills in coordinating logistics for external events, including vendor sourcing and RSVP tracking.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Attention to detail and sound judgment in handling financial and donor data.
• Customer-service orientation with professionalism in donor interactions.
• Understanding of nonprofit and philanthropic environments and commitment to gender equity.