SUPERVISOR: Executive Director

POSITION CLASSIFICATION: Full / Part-Time

STATUS: Exempt; At-Will Employee

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POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Development Associate is a member of the development team and is responsible for contributing to the organization’s fundraising initiatives, donor relations and public relations plan. The successful candidate will support special events, planned and annual giving campaigns, and direct mail efforts. Duties include contributing to fundraising efforts, strengthening and diversifying successful relationships and maintaining communications with donors and collaborating with the development team to effectively execute all fundraising events and activities.

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QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
The Development Associate will possess the following skills and experience:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Communications, or related field

2. Excellent oral, and written communication skills

3. Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships of trust and

respect with the development team, colleagues, volunteers, and donors

4. Confidentiality-specifically of donor records and clients served

5. Self-directed-can work with minimal supervision

6. Working knowledge of computers and word processing

7. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

8. Willingness to use own mode of transportation in job capacity and possession of valid

Virginia driver’s license

9. Commitment to the Wayne Theatre’s mission and program goals

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assist the Executive Director, Development Committee, and other Committees to produce special annual events

2. Receive, acknowledge and track all donor contributions, pledges, in-kind donations and other payments

3. Maintain updated mailing lists, donor lists and donor profiles

4. Analyze fundraising data and prepare reports

5. Provides guidance for reports and tracks performance against development plan.

6. Support the design and production of the organization’s communications relative to donor appreciation and recognition, print and electronic appeals, stewardship communication, and meeting packets

7. Assist Finance Director with research and writing grant proposals

8. Assist with program evaluation and the development and production of the Wayne Theatre’s annual report

9. Attend monthly meetings with the Development Committee providing the necessary reports