Development Coordinator

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Job Description

POSITION:               Development Coordinator 

DEPARTMENT:        Growth

HOURS:             8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday, evenings and weekends as required. Work is in-person, includes in-office work and outside meetings/events.

All interested applicants should email a copy of your resume to hr@mcfoodbank.org.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Montgomery County Food Bank seeks a professional Development Coordinator to serve as a member of the Growth team to advance the organization’s mission of Uniting the Community to Fight Hunger throughout the greater Montgomery County Area. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·      Assist in maintaining fundraising and donor data in donor management system, including queries and reporting.

·      Helping to prepare development reports for leadership and the board of directors.

·      Collaborate with the accounting department to ensure development funds are reconciled.

·      Assist in donor communications process, including letters and calls.

·      Communicate and coordinate with other MCFB personnel regarding donations and reporting.

·      Participating in and managing special events.

·      May assist and identify, recruit, manage and communicate with volunteers dedicated to specific fundraising efforts. 

·      Participate in development of annual reports, annual campaign materials, and other collateral materials.

·      In collaboration with Marketing and Communications Manager, assist in content preparation for social media posts, newsletter articles and direct mail appeals.

·      Participate in special projects and other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in-group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Dealing with Ambiguity – Effective in coping with change, can shift gears easily, flexible, can act without having all the information, can comfortably handle risk.

Emotional Intelligence – High level of this for the role with respect to empathizing and understanding the emotions and decision making of your audience.

Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Managing Customer Focus - Promotes customer focus; establishes customer service standards; provides training in customer service delivery; monitors customer satisfaction; develops new approaches to meeting customer needs.

Achievement Focus - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; recognizes and acts on opportunities; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong relationship building skills.
• Proficient Office 365 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams
• Photoshop skills preferred
• Donor software programs, Blackbaud – Raisers Edge preferred

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Two years of development experience in donor relations and/or events preferred.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Travel: Yes  

If yes, up to 20% of the time in Montgomery County.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Full-time, in-person position
• Duties are performed indoors, in an office environment.
• Interaction is required with other personnel, clients and other external parties.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Most functions are performed while seating at a desk or standing up
• Individual may be required to stand for longer periods of time
• On a regular day individual might be required to lift up to 30 lbs. of weight (i.e. document files, copy paper, food boxes etc.)

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

DISCLAIMER:

Montgomery County Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment “at will” organization. This job description does not imply or constitute an offer of employment.