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Development Officer

The development officer supports Posse Atlanta’s individual, corporate and foundation giving. S/he is responsible for working with the site director and Posse’s national development team to meet the annual revenue goals and reach higher revenue goals each year. The development officer is responsible for grant reports and writing proposals with accompanying budgets, conducting prospect research, drafting thank you letters and other donor correspondence, planning events, soliciting corporate donations for events, managing development communications with the site director, gift entry, monthly financial reporting, and supporting the work of the rest of the development staff, locally and nationally. S/he also represents the program to board members, donors and various other constituent groups. The development officer reports to the site director.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Write and submit foundation and corporate proposals, reports and letters in a timely manner. Track all proposal and report deadlines.
• Maintain communication with all organizational donors (particularly foundation and corporate donors and prospects).
• Work with director to identify and research prospects.
• Track prospective donor contacts and set up prospect meetings. Assist Director with prospect meeting strategies.
• Maintain all administrative development activities and maintain donor files, including electronic files through Raiser’s Edge Database.
• Organize and implement several annual donor mailings.
• Help facilitate communication and follow up with the Atlanta Advisory Board.
• Manage logistics for development special events.

We are looking for someone who is collaborative, innovative, hard working and thrives in a fast paced environment. The successful candidate will have these qualities/qualifications:

• Bachelors degree
• Three plus years of work experience in development or related field
• Motivated and able to work independently as well as with a team
• Willingness to take initiative
• Ability to multi-task, manage concurrent processes/projects, and focus on the small but important details in all projects while keeping the bigger picture in mind
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including grant writing
• Excellent office and computer skills. Proficient in Word, Excel and experience working with a fundraising database
• Able to establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships with colleagues, donors, volunteers and the public
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills
• Demonstrated belief in Posse’s mission and values

Some travel, evening and weekend work required. Salary commensurate with experience.

How To Apply

Please send your resume, cover letter, and writing sample via email to:

Application deadline: March 24, 2010.
Please put “Development Officer Position” in the subject field.
no phone calls please.

Posse D.C. Openings

Development Officer

The development officer supports the fundraising activities of Posse’s Washington D.C. office and specifically, will be focused on raising funds to support our programmatic activities in the Washington D.C. metro region. S/he is responsible for working with Posse’s national development staff to meet the annual D.C. revenue goals and reach higher revenue goals each year. This includes grant writing and creation of accompanying budgets, event planning, assisting with major projects (mass mailings), generating revenue reports, drafting thank you letters and other correspondence to donors, representing the program to board members, donors and various other constituent groups. Other responsibilities include database support, research and other general development administrative duties.

Specific duties include, in priority order:
Writing proposals and grant reports as well as preparing the corresponding project budgets;
Planning and executing local D.C. events as well as providing support on annual fundraiser;
Monthly financial reporting, which includes summarizing revenues to date, updates on year-end-projections, and numbers of proposals sent out;
Prospect and donor research;
Supporting the work of the rest of the development team, locally and nationally.

There is the potential for growth including the opportunity to meet, cultivate and steward donors.

Qualities/Qualifications:

• 2 – 3 years experience in development, with a minimum of one year experience in grant writing
• Ability to create and interpret project and organizational budgets
• Strong writing skills and demonstrated financial acumen
• Ability to work on a deadline
• Resourcefulness, flexibility, detail-orientation, and a range of quantitative and qualitative skills are a must
• Skilled at researching prospects
• Strong time-management skills and ability to multi-task
• Excellent communication skills
• Understanding of and experience with prospecting, reporting, acknowledgement, & stewardship systems
• Proficient in MS Office (Ability to use Excel formulas required)
• Ability to manage, analyze and organize data
• Proficient in “Raiser’s Edge” software a plus
• Demonstrated belief in Posse’s mission and values.

Salary commensurate with experience.

How To Apply

Please send your resume and cover letter via email to:
May Naldo, Assistant to the Director, Posse D.C.

Application deadline: March 15, 2010.
no phone calls please.

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