The Bangor Region YMCA is looking for a dedicated, organized individual to join their Y Family in this full-time, 40-hour position. This person will assist the Director of Development with fundraising campaigns, grant writing, and administrative needs.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Researches potential funders, (i.e., foundations, corporations, etc.) and develops grant proposals to help fund the Y’s programs.
- Drafts grant applications.
- Organizes donor databases and prepares donor communications from database development, to mail merging, double-checking files, and printing.
- Produces high volumes of handwritten documents.
- Maintains an efficient and effective tracking and reporting system that supports the financial development efforts of the Y.
- Possess the following traits:
- Strong technical writing skills.
- Great memory for names, numbers, and dates
- Attention to detail and ability to create organized procedures to complete a task.
- Ability to learn new things quickly, asks for support when appropriate.
- Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with occasionally shifting deadlines and needs.
- Positively represents the YMCA through professional conduct and appearance.
- Follows all YMCA policies, rules, regulations and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures.
- Complete incident and accident reports as necessary.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent experience
Skills/Experience:
- Experience researching grant opportunities and writing grant applications
- Experience in data entry with working knowledge of spreadsheets and word processing
- Exceptional written & verbal communications, and problem-solving skills
- Experience with standard business software and excellent personal computer skills; specifically, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with mail merge proficiency
- Detail-oriented: an attention to detail with zero tolerance for errors
- Ability to complete all projects, meets deadlines, and prioritizes tasks in occasionally high stress situations
- Ability to work both independently, with minimal supervision, and in a team environment
- Exceptional penmanship for addressing envelopes
- Ability to be discrete and trustworthy while working with sensitive or confidential information
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer for extended periods of time and be able to communicate using a computer and phone/smart device. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach, and must be able to move around the work environment.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Dec 28 2018
Active Until:
Jan 28 2019
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit