We have an excellent opportunity for a Development Specialist in our Houston office . The Development Specialist provides support for the Houston Go Red for Women and Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards campaigns. Work involves research and report development via Greater Giving and Dynamics and website development through Greater Giving.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Data entry and tracking Corporate and Donor Relations activities.
- Provide administrative support through scheduling meetings, organizing mailings, company and philanthropic research, and managing expenses.
- Prepare materials and print and bind presentations for meetings.
- Interact with corporate and individual donor contacts via the phone, email and face to face.
- Provide administrative and organizational support to team members.
- Benchmark our fundraising/giving opportunities against other organizations.
- Assist in event sponsorship activation.
- Organize AHA account team contacts, sponsorship contacts, proposals, letters of agreement, sponsorship payments, presentations, and benefits delivered.
- Perform administrative work to include file maintenance, data collection, data entry, and report generation (i.e. gross/net income and completed events), processing expense vouchers, managing check requisition process, and processing invoices.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisors.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university preferred. College coursework combined with related experience may be substituted for a degree.
Skills/Experience:
- Related experience may be substituted as follows: 1 ½ years ’ experience equates to 1 full time year of higher education.
- 1+ years’ of experience in a similar role. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position’s educational requirement.
- Able to lift at least 20 lbs from the ground to waist level with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of meeting management.
- Excellent verbal and written business communications skills.
- Ability to anticipate and satisfy customer needs; to work independently and take initiative; to creatively and effectively solve problems; to meet and interact with all levels of AHA staff and volunteers.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, preferred knowledge of Greater Giving or similar donor database programs.
- Ability to work evenings/weekends when necessary.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- AHA is a non-smoking environment.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Mar 21 2019
Active Until:
Apr 21 2019
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit