What are the responsibilities and job description for the Development Associate position at Tahirih Justice Center?
Description
The Tahirih Justice Center is a national, nonprofit organization that serves women, girls, and other immigrant survivors fleeing gender-based violence. Our interdisciplinary, trauma-informed model of service combines free legal and social services with bridge-building policy advocacy and research-based training and education. Our programs efficiently and effectively leverage donated professional services from a vast network of attorneys, medical professionals, and other experts to serve as many immigrant survivors as possible. By amplifying the experiences of survivors in communities, courts, and Congress, Tahirih’s mission is to create a world in which all people share equal rights and live-in safety and with dignity. [Learn more about Tahirih’s Values, including our Commitment to Anti-Racism].
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Development Associate to join our Development team. The Development Associate will play a key role in supporting our fundraising strategies, events, and donor engagement operations. This position is an excellent opportunity for a professional who is passionate about our mission and eager to expand skills in fundraising, donor relations and data management.
Primary Responsibilities:
Donor Engagement:
- Support research efforts on prospective individual and institutional donors, including foundations and corporations, to support the team’s fundraising goals.
- Assist with donor engagement initiatives including mailings, emails, events, and meetings.
- Assist with the management of monthly giving program, annual fund solicitation and donor cultivation.
- Manage matching gift fulfillment, import and export of data from custom applications and oversee data integrity (declined credit cards, record merges, update data etc.)
Event Support:
- Assist with the planning and execution of fundraising events, including our annual Signature event.
Data Management and Fundraising Operations
- Manage donor acknowledgment processes, ensuring all gifts are acknowledged promptly and appropriately.
- Maintain and update donor records and assist in compiling revenue reporting in Everyaction.
- Maintain documentation of constituent-related processes and system tracking protocols
- Train staff on CRM (donations, contacts, events, activities, campaigns, One Cause) and set up links to blind copy CRM on emails
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree;
- At least three years of relevant work experience;
- Some experience with individual donor giving a plus;
- Strong experience tracking detailed and accurate information in a database and some experience managing a donor database;
- Research and writing skills;
- Attention to detail
Annual salary and benefits: The salary range for this role is expected to be $47,650 - $63,650. Generous benefits include employee and dependent health, vision and dental insurance (Tahirih contributes 100% of the premium for employees and 60% for dependents); a 401(k) defined contribution retirement plan; flexible work schedules; professional development including in-house training programs, staff enrichment retreats and other growth opportunities. Employees have a generous self-managed leave benefit inclusive of vacation, sick and holidays, including office closure the week between Christmas and New Year’s.
Please note: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States
Tahirih works with a hybrid approach supporting both remote and in office work.
Tahirih Justice Center is committed to equal opportunity and promotes equity and transparency as core values. Tahirih practices inclusiveness in decision making through the use of consultation with employees throughout the organization. Tahirih does not discriminate against any person on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, ability, gender, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Applicants committed to equity from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities and identities, and in particular those from underrepresented communities are encouraged to apply.
