JOB DESCRIPTION
A social service non-profit organization in Los Angeles is looking for a Development Assistant to provide administrative support to the Development Director.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
- Write thank you letters for individual donations
- Work on quarterly newsletters
- Conduct mail merges for year-end donation receipt letters and request letters
- Create flyers, signage, and printed material layouts
- Update website news and social media postings
- Assist Development Director in responding to internal project requests and general internal correspondence
- Maintain donor management database and run reports
- Assist in preparing for Board meetings and compile minutes
- Disseminate meeting agendas, announcements and meeting minutes
- Proofread documents, correspondence, presentations and promotional materials
- Coordinate meetings and travel arrangements
- Manage department's marketing and office supply inventory
- Maintain subscriptions for software services and Development-related memberships
- Assist in preparing and staffing information table for local area event exhibits
- Maintain effective professional communications with outside vendors, including printers, graphic designers and other outside consultants as needed
- Coordinate marketing and printer vendor quotes
- Monitor project deadlines and assist in managing project quality control
- Periodically assist CEO with special meeting preparations and communication requests on an as needed basis
ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelors Degree
- Valid CA Driver's License and Auto Insurance
- Minimum two (2) years administrative experience, preferably in a nonprofit development or community relations department
- Experience with all basic administrative tasks such as data entry, database management and online marketing software, Donor Perfect software preferred.
- Basic understanding of photo, video, and graphic file requirements as well as Adobe Design Suite and WordPress Web software are helpful but not mandatory
- Must demonstrate good administrative and communication skills
- Must possess solid proofreading abilities and a good command of the English language
- Must be organized, detail oriented, and comfortable managing multiple and varied administrative tasks related to marketing, communications and developmental activities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and mail merge features.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Offered compensation: $20/hr - $22/hr
- Communications (optional)
- Drivers License
- Marketing (optional)
- Nonprofit Management (optional)
