LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY - Development Coordinator

TITLE: Development Coordinator
STAFF LEVEL: Support Staff
CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt
STATUS: Full Time, 12 month

Overall Responsibilities
The Development Coordinator will play a vital role in supporting the leadership of the Director of Development and the Development department in advancing LCA’s mission and fundraising goals. This position focuses on coordinating logistics for development events, managing administrative tasks, and assisting with donor and teacher appreciation efforts. Additionally, the Development Coordinator will assist in ensuring cohesive messaging and marketing strategies for development initiatives.

Principle Responsibilities

• Event Coordination: Coordinate all logistics for development events, including:
  • Venue selection and booking.
  • Catering arrangements.
  • Registration management (including pre-event sign-ups and day-of check-ins).
  • Ensuring events align with the budget set by the Director of Development.
  • Managing day-of-event operations to ensure smooth execution.
  • Other duties as assigned.

• Administrative Support
  • Handle purchasing requests and maintain accurate records of expenditures.
  • Respond promptly and professionally to community inquiries related to development activities.
  • Help prepare materials and coordination for meetings, including donor and board presentations.
  • Maintain the database and organized records for development activities.
  • Other duties as assigned.

• Donor and Teacher Appreciation
  • Help with planning and executing donor recognition efforts to build strong relationships with supporters.
  • Coordinate teacher appreciation initiatives to strengthen relationships with educators.
  • Other duties as assigned.

• Marketing Collaboration
  • Work with the Director of Development and Executive Assistant to the Head of School to develop marketing materials and campaigns for development events and initiatives.
  • Ensure consistency in branding and messaging across all development-related communications.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Role Competencies

• Demonstrates a passion for support of Christian education and positively able to support LCA’s practices and work collaboratively in a professional setting
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Keyboarding skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to become proficient in new software applications
• Truthful, positive, and purposeful when communicating with others
• Flexible and adaptable in dealing with new, different, or changing requirements
• Demonstrates attention to detail and follow tasks through to completion
• Holds self accountable to accomplish tasks
• Ability to organize multiple concurrent tasks and activities and set priorities within established parameters
• Adaptable to schedule or other changes affecting planned schedule or events
• Willingness and ability to follow directions
• Ability to learn the operations of general office machines
• Commitment to LCA’s Vision Statement, Mission Statement, and Core Values
• Ability to retain confidential information about LCA’s constituents
• Familiarity with social media platforms

Certifications and Licensure

• First Aid/CPR a plus but not required

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years of experience in event planning, fundraising, or administrative support (nonprofit experience preferred).

Cultural Attributes Required

• Passionate Personal Relationship with Jesus
• Biblical Ethics & Integrity
• Role Competent
• Stewardship
• Teamwork Minded
• Adapti-Positive
• Mission Focused
• Self-Developer
• Helpful

Supervisory Responsibility
This position does not have supervisory responsibility.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; crouch; stoop; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Safely handle typical chemicals used to clean and sanitize in a commercial setting.