<p>Job Summary: The Development Associate is responsible for managing AFPH's development operations, administrative functions, and special events to promote and support agency fundraising and donor engagement.</p> <p>Major Activities:</p> <ul> <li>Incorporate best practices regarding confidentiality into all job duties and communications in accordance with Article 27-F, Alliance for Positive Health policies and procedures and other applicable regulations. Observe and enforce HIV Confidentiality Law. </li><li>Provide administrative support to the Director of Development and Marketing. </li><li>Administer Kindful, including but not limited to entering donor data; generating reports and creating custom reports; staying current on platform updates and trainings; customizing dashboards, user profiles, fields, etc. </li><li>Provide backup training on Kindful to administrative personnel at the direction of the Executive Director or Director of Development and Marketing. </li><li>Provide research on identified donors or new prospects. </li><li>Responsible for gift processing, including entering all required information into Kindful and ensuring that funders and donors receive acknowledgements and thank you letters. Under the direction of the Director of Development and Marketing, create and submit appropriate tax deduction information to funders, donors, and sponsors. </li><li>Ensure timely acknowledgement of gifts or volunteer activity. </li><li>Ensure monthly reconciliation process with the Finance Department. </li><li>Manage donor communications, organizational campaigns, donations, sponsorships, and pledges. </li><li>Establish and monitor a donor engagement calendar in collaboration with the Director of Development to ensure timely contacts and follow up with priority donors. </li><li>Schedule donor meetings. </li><li>Coordination of agency special events to reach established revenue goals. Includes securing vendors (both in-kind and paid) and site contacts; oversee all logistical arrangements; solicit and secure items for live and/or silent auctions. </li><li>Work with Director of Development and Marketing to maintain current corporate/business sponsors and individual supporters and assist in identifying and soliciting potential new sponsors/supporters. Secure Honorary Committee members for special events. Coordinate corporate sponsorship/Honorary Committee membership benefits and deliverables. </li><li>Ensure that donors who enter the Development pipeline through events receive appropriate introductions and cultivation. </li><li>Creates program materials, establishes staffing requirements, and ensures that the program achieves stated objectives. </li><li>Prepare post-event reports on net revenue for events and new donor contacts. Work with Director of Development and Marketing to develop materials related to events including external communications, printed/electronic event materials (including but not limited to signage, programs, nametags, etc.) and event itineraries. </li><li>Recruit and manage volunteers/interns to assist in fundraising and/or coordination of all events. </li><li>Coordinate other agency events, as assigned by the Director of Development and Marketing, including third-party events held on the agency's behalf. </li><li>Other duties as assigned by the Director of Development & Marketing and/or Executive Director. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree in business, marketing or related field </li><li>2-3 years of relevant special events and/or fundraising in the not-for-profit sector </li><li>Must have a valid driver's license and independent means of transportation for travel throughout the region. </li></ul> <p>Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:</p> <ul> <li>Must be detail oriented </li><li>Strong time management and communication skills </li><li>Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment </li><li>Creativity, initiative, and follow-through </li><li>Ability to prioritize, manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines </li><li>Excellent volunteer recruitment and coordination skills </li><li>Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite; knowledge of Kindful or similar fundraising platforms a plus </li><li>Ability to interact with people from diverse backgrounds within a climate of mutual respect, inclusion, enrichment and growth </li><li>Sensitivity to HIV/AIDS issues and the special needs of people living with HIV/AIDS </li></ul> <p>Employment Classification: Full-time, (37.5 hours per week; flexibility to work evenings and weekends for assigned events); Nonexempt; $50,000-$55,000/annual salary</p> <p>Added Perks for our employees:</p> <ul> <li>403(b) with employer contributions </li><li>Free employee Dental insurance </li><li>Health insurance </li><li>Vision </li><li>Flexible Spending Account </li><li>Employee assistance program </li><li>Free Life insurance </li><li>Paid time off </li><li>Paid HOLIDAYS </li><li>Tuition reimbursement </li><li>Hybrid remote work environment (after successfully completing introductory period) </li><li>Diverse and accepting atmosphere </li></ul> <p>We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.</p>