Posted on December 26, 2012

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Senior Development Associate, Individual Giving and Events

Reports To: Associate Director, Individual Giving & Events
Status: Full-Time, Regular, Exempt

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Development Associate, Individual Giving & Special Events, reports directly to the Associate Director, Individual Giving & Events, and will support the Associate Director in the development and management of StoryCorps’ individual giving function. In 2013, the Senior Associate will be heavily involved in planning and executing events related to StoryCorps’ upcoming 10th Anniversary. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in individual giving, with a focus on event planning and coordination.

StoryCorps records, shares, and preserves stories from a diverse range of American voices — from our Griot Initiative to preserve stories of African Americans, to our Historias Initiative to collect the experiences of Latinos. Candidates with experience fundraising for organizations with diversity and social justice-oriented missions/values are strongly encouraged to apply.

Excellent benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Account, 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Assistance Plan, and TransitCheks; also includes paid time off (vacation, sick leave, personal days, and holidays).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Individual Giving

• Manage Stewardship of all donors under $1000
• Work with the Associate Director of Individual Giving & Events to identify and upgrade individuals into major donors
• Manage Participant Donations including training and incentivizing of all Facilitators, tracking against goals, and reporting on progress
• Manage communication and solicitation of StoryCorps alumni
• Formalize proper donor database procedures for Individual Donors programs and oversee the Development Coordinator on the implementation of new processes
• Research all individual giving donors and oversee the proper tracking of Prospect research with the Development Coordinator
• Coordinate VIP Interviews
• Manage planned giving

Special Events

• Manage all cultivation, membership, and marketing events
• Assist in the management and execution of the Annual Gala
• Manage all department expenses and budgets related to special events
• Recruit and supervise event staff, coordinate team workflow and priorities, and coordinate the team’s collaboration with other departments.
• Develop metrics to monitor team performance against goals
• Ensure that fundraising actions are tracked and recorded in donor database
• Manage all logistics for events, including facilities, transportation, contracts, seating charts
• Supervise event staff and volunteers at events
• Create and produce event program and run of show
• Oversee sourcing and management of all event vendors
• Direct creation and management of event logistics, including: event timelines, production schedules, and day-of schedules
• Perform other duties to support the External Communications function, as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-4 year Experience working in Development and Events
• Strong organizational and project management skills; adept at working under tight deadlines and managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Proficiency utilizing the Microsoft Office Suite and a donor management software system such as Raiser’s Edge
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in order to contribute to problem-solving activities within a growing, changing organization
• Ability to travel (approximately 6 times per year, for 2-3 days per trip)
• Cultural competence and the ability to work successfully with diverse groups of people

Preferred:

• Experience in training, especially donations training
• Proficiency on a Mac platform

StoryCorps seeks to hire staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

All positions at StoryCorps are filled without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, HIV/AIDS status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. All are encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions

To apply, please send cover letter and resume to employment@storycorps.org and include your last name and “Senior Development Associate, Individual Giving & Events” in the subject line. Include your cover letter and resume as attachments entitled “YourNameLetter” and “YourNameResume.” In your cover letter, please tell us how you found out about this opportunity and whether you have applied for a position at StoryCorps in the past.

The position will remain open until filled; please apply early. No calls please.