Job Announcement

Development Associate - Full Time - San Francisco

Position Summary:

The Development Associate will support the Department of Development and Communications in all its work, providing critical support for Sustainable Conservation's annual and initiative fundraising efforts. This will include managing and maintaining a comprehensive database, producing and analyzing reports, assisting with donor research, handling event logistics, and helping with website updates and maintenance. The Development Associate reports to the Director of Development and Communications and must work well in a strong team culture that values a commitment to excellence.

Primary Responsibilities:

Database Management:
  • Fully manages, maintains and ensures the integrity of the contact/donor database. Responsibilities include data entry of gifts and contact information as well as preparing reports and providing analysis of data regarding gifts and donors. Works with others to coordinate requests and ensure the database is accurately tracking fundraising efforts.
  • Creates mail merges from extracted data for in-house mailings.
Donor Research:
  • Performs donor research for information as needed.
  • May additionally assist Grants Manager with foundation research requests.
Fund Appeals:
  • Conducts all aspects of in-house mailings related to annual fund appeals, including selecting names from database, personalization, printing, and preparing appeals for mailing.
Stewardship:
  • Creates and sends out donor acknowledgement letters.
  • Assists with and attends cultivation events for all donors.
Communications:
  • In partnership with the Associate Director of Communications, assists with general updates and maintenance of website.

Core Competencies and Required Skills:

  • Acute attention to detail with commitment to accuracy
  • Highly organized and able to prioritize tasks to achieve goals
  • Strong aptitude for working with databases, spreadsheets and numerical data
  • Strong written and verbal communication ability with good interpersonal skills
  • Self starter in a highly productive team setting
  • Ability to collaborate with others and coordinate efforts
  • Willingness to take on extra responsibility when deadlines require full team participation
  • Desire to learn more about Development and Communication

Educational Requirements and Experience:

  • BBA/BS preferred
  • 2-4 years experience in a similar position in for profit or nonprofit field
  • Knowledge of/experience with data base systems (DonorPerfect experience ideal)
  • Experience working in an administrative role, supporting a team
  • Facility working with Microsoft Office applications
  • Experience using the Internet as a research tool
  • Prior website, social media experience a plus
  • Experience working with a highly integrated team

We Offer: A competitive compensation package, including fully-paid health insurance benefits, generous match on 401k, paid sabbatical (after 3 years), plus the week off between X-mas and New Years. Our best benefit is our culture! Our staff is collaborative and caring. Our Development and Communications team is amazingly talented, hard-working, and supportive of each other.

To Apply: Please send resume and cover letter describing how your prior experience will set you up for success in this position. Please also include salary of last position as well as salary desired. Jobs@suscon.org. No phone calls please. We will contact you if we need more information or wish to set up an interview.

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Sustainable Conservation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.