Temporary Individual and Leadership Giving Associate

About the role

To provide temporary (6-month contract) administrative and project support for the Individual and Leadership Giving areas in the development department as part of the Ring, Monkey King and Accelerator Fund fundraising.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional administrative support for the Individual and Leadership Giving areas to ensure departmental short- and long-term goals in support of the strategic mission, vision and values of the Opera.
• Provides general administrative support to the Director of Individual and Leadership Giving.
• Works with the Individual and Leadership Giving team to administer campaigns, initiatives and projects as assigned, including Producers Circle, Adler Fellow Sponsorship and other annual giving projects.
• Provides administrative and clerical support to programmatic travel programs, including domestic travel and support of OGD for the San Francisco Opera Board of Directors.
• Serves as primary Development Staff liaison with the General Director’s and Board President’s offices in timely coordination of acknowledgment letters and occasional direct-mail campaigns.
• Coordinates the writing and, as needed, design layout of Individual- and Leadership-related materials, such as correspondences, proposals, project reports and sponsor spotlights.
• Assists in maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of donor contacts, gift acknowledgments, donor recognition and ongoing patron communications.
• Works in partnership with all areas of development to facilitate events and donor cultivation opportunities.
• Works closely with all areas of development to support individual gifts fundraising.
• Manages department meetings.
• Manages supplies and office tasks.
• Manages donor analysis projects as assigned.
• Maintains development records and files as appropriate as well as documenting and archiving action plans and team strategies.
• Perform other job-related special projects and duties as assigned.