BACKGROUND:
The Women's Refugee Commission works to ensure that
displaced persons are safe, healthy and self-reliant by advocating for laws,
policies and programs to improve the lives and protect the rights of refugee and
displaced women, children and young people—bringing about lasting, measurable
change.
The Women’s Refugee Commission is legally part of the
International Rescue Committee, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The Women’s
Refugee Commission receives no direct financial support from the IRC.
SCOPE OF WORK: The Development Coordinator (DC) will play a key role
in the Women’s Refugee Commission’s fundraising operations ($5.6 million annual
budget) as a member of a three-person team. Under the supervision of the Deputy
Director, Foundation and Government Relations, the DC’s responsibilities are
primarily operational and provide essential infrastructure support including
database management; prospect research; processing gifts; and assisting with
donor cultivation and events.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: • Serve
as Administrator for all Blackbaud products (Raiser’s Edge and NetCommunity) and
liaison with WRC staff and vendor. • Oversee the database merger and clean
up initiative. • Enter and update information in database. •
Generate reports, queries, exports and lists for mailings and appeals. •
Manage donation page and online giving. • Manage matching gifts. •
Manage monthly giving. • Coordinate prospect research. Identify and
research new sources of support; participating in monthly meetings with program;
and preparing donor and prospect briefings; this includes research on
institutional and individual donors. • Liaise with Finance to reconcile
revenue. • Liaise with IRC development staff on reporting of
gifts. • Assist the senior development staff with cultivation and donor
stewardship—drafting correspondence; preparing materials and packages for
presentation; coordinating meetings; and responding to queries. • Assist
with annual Voices of Courage fundraising luncheon and cultivation events in
partnership with Communications. • Draft and edit donor
correspondence. • Recruit and manage intern(s). • Manage electronic
and hard copy filing system on donors and prospects. • Coordinate and
track proposals, grants and reports. • Manage development department
vendors and payment of invoices.
REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor’s
Degree. • Minimum 1-3 years of progressive work experience in fundraising
environment. • Working knowledge of Blackbaud fundraising products (e.g.
Raiser’s Edge and NetCommunity). • Able to think systematically and
analytically and to distill information into most salient points. • Must
be technologically proficient with demonstrated excel and database management
skills. • Excellent writing and communication skills; proven ability to
communicate and liaise effectively and diplomatically with colleagues across all
levels of the organization. • Excellent organizational skills and ability
to create efficient work systems. • Ability to plan for and manage
multiple projects while working in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment
with strict deadlines. • Flexible work attitude with the ability to work
productively and independently in a team environment. • Must possess a
strong work ethic, have confidence, take initiative and be a self-motivated,
enthusiastic team player as well as individual contributor. •
Demonstrated interest in international/humanitarian issues. • Interest in
a career in fundraising/development.
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