Fund Development/ Special Events Associate
Fund Development/ Special Events Associate
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Job Description
OVERVIEW: Hours: Monday - Friday 12:00 - 5:00 pm. This position is primarily responsible for supporting the work of the development and marketing department. It also provides executive level support to Executive Director and Board of Directors as detailed below
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Development Support:
- Generate letters of acknowledgement and other correspondence regularly
- Work in collaboration with Development/Marketing team to execute donor communications webpages emails social media online and direct mail fundraising appeals. Act as lead for email and mailing list preparation management monitoring and data analysis.
- Ensuring that postal accounts are maintained appropriately for bulk mailings
- Assisting in managing sponsorships and donor accounts
- Assisting with preparation of Annual Report and Annual Campaign
- Other duties and projects as assigned
Special Events:
- Provide key staff support to fundraising efforts including: Fashion Week of Rochester annual spring gala program-focused fundraising events and more.
- Attendance at special events as required and represent organization at external community fundraising events
Board of Directors support:
Assisting Executive Director with planning Executive Committee Full Board Meetings and other committee meetings as assigned including scheduling development and distribution of agendas preparing supporting documents distributing reminders meeting set-up including ordering food and supplies and attending meetings to record minutes
Other:
Serve as occasional back-up for receptionist
CULTURAL COMPETENCY:
The Center delivers programs and services to youth and families across Monroe County who represent many racial cultural and geographic groups. The Center ensures understanding and values differences in people of diverse cultures ethnic origins sexual orientations disabilities and beliefs. All staff are required to attend cultural competency workshops and trainings and to continually enhance their own understanding of cultural diversity. The Center Performance Appraisal administered annually provides an opportunity for staff to evaluate how they are integrating culturally competent practices into everyday work.
EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES:
- Strong attention to detail organization accuracy and the ability to effectively and efficiently handle multiple tasks be flexible and meet deadlines with little supervision
- The individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.
- The individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner gathers and analyzes information skillfully and maintains confidentiality.
- The individual adapts to changes in the work environment manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change delays or unexpected events.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Candidates must be able to operate a computer and peripherals several hours per day.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Associates Degree in Business Communications or related degree and a minimum of 3 years of related executive level support required. An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered. Experience with donor databases is preferred.
COMPUTER SKILLS RECOMMENDED:
- Windows 11 - Advanced
- Microsoft Office 365 - Advanced
- Canva - Advanced
- Adobe - Intermediate to Advanced
Familiarity with mass emailing platforms and social media platforms such as: LinkedIn and Meta Business Suite
The Center for youth is an equal opportunity employer
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Temp
