Development Coordinator

Do you have 4 years of administrative or operations experience

Do you have experience supporting fundraising development operations or grant-related activities

Are you comfortable working with data and databases such as Salesforce

We are currently in search of a Development Coordinator for a Research Foundation. The position is in-person on the Upper East Side of Manhattan NY. This is a Full-time temporary-to-permanent position.

ORGANIZATION TYPE: Research Foundation

LOCATION: Upper East Side Manhattan NY

POSITION TITLE: Development Coordinator

SCHEDULE: MondayFriday 40 hours/week

DURATION: Temporary-to-permanent

HOURLY RATE: $25.00 - $27.00

Anticipated SALARY: $60000 - $70000 annually with potential for $75000 for the right candidate

Is This Your Dream Job The Development Coordinator will provide administrative operational and data support to a fundraising team and help ensure that donor grant and development activities are organized and completed accurately. This role is ideal for someone who is curious detail-oriented and comfortable working between a fundraising team and a data or database team. The Development Coordinator will help maintain accurate fundraising data support donor and grant activities conduct research coordinate follow-up and assist with the day-to-day administrative needs of the development team. While the role involves meaningful development operations responsibilities the ideal candidate should also be comfortable handling routine administrative tasks and supporting the team wherever needed.

Our Ideal Candidate:

4 years of administrative or operations experience required preferably in a nonprofit environment

Experience supporting fundraising development operations or grant-related activities strongly preferred

Comfortable working with data and databases and communicating with a data or database team

Salesforce experience strongly preferred with the ability to learn new systems quickly

Strong understanding of data accuracy data management and maintaining organized records

Experience with donor tracking grant tracking prospect research or other development-related systems is a plus

Experience with project management tools such as Asana is a plus

Strong organizational and follow-up skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines

Strong written communication and proofreading skills

Curious and resourceful with the ability to ask questions research information and identify what needs to be followed up on

Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate between fundraising and data teams

Comfortable translating fundraising needs into clear information and requests for the data team

Detail-oriented and able to maintain confidentiality when handling donor and organizational information

Able to work independently and take initiative in a fast-paced environment

Willing to take on both development operations responsibilities and routine administrative work regardless of seniority level

How You Will Spend Your Day:

Provide administrative and operational support to the fundraising team and Fundraising Managing Director.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date donor prospect grant and fundraising information.

Enter donor updates cultivation notes and fundraising activities into Salesforce.

Communicate with the data team regarding database needs updates and information requests.

Help translate fundraising team needs into clear data and database requests.

Support the accuracy and integrity of fundraising data by identifying missing outdated or inconsistent information.

Provide backup support for basic Salesforce reporting and troubleshooting.

Maintain donor grant and legacy giving trackers and ensure information is organized and current.

Track donor outreach stewardship activities and follow-up to ensure deadlines are met.

Assist with donor cultivation activities including scheduling preparing materials and coordinating follow-up.

Prepare donor packets stewardship materials legacy giving materials and other donor-facing communications.

Conduct donor prospect and grant research to support fundraising activities and identify potential funding opportunities.

Maintain grant calendars deadlines reporting requirements and submission information.

Monitor upcoming grant deadlines and provide reminders to help ensure timely submissions and follow-up.

Assist with preparing donor reports fundraising trackers and materials for leadership and board meetings.

Support development-related expenses reimbursements submissions and expense reconciliation.

Assist with logistics for conferences events and other fundraising activities including registration materials shipping attendee tracking and follow-up.

Use project management tools to track tasks deadlines and development-related projects.

Assist with general administrative tasks and office operations as needed.

Communicate with internal team members and external contacts to gather information and coordinate follow-up.

Handle confidential donor and organizational information with professionalism and discretion.

Work independently while keeping the fundraising team informed of important updates questions and outstanding tasks.

Take initiative to identify ways to improve processes organization and communication between fundraising and data teams.

Perform other administrative development and operations duties as needed.

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