Development Associate

POSITION TITLE:  Development Associate

REPORTS TO:  Chief Development Officer

ABOUT NO ONE LEFT BEHIND:

No One Left Behind is the leading national organization
evacuating America’s allies from Afghanistan and helping them
resettle in the United States. Since 2021, No One Left Behind has
evacuated more than 4,500 of America’s allies from
Afghanistan. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Development Associate is responsible for all administrative
aspects of development activities at No One Left Behind. The
Associate is an innovative and energetic professional capable of
implementing a multi-year stewardship strategy.

The Development Associate plays an important role by providing
administrative support to the development department. The
Development Associate will participate in all fundraising
activities including: donor relations, stewardship, major gifts,
the sustainer program, direct mail campaigns, and special events.
The Development Associate will be responsible for management,
upkeep, and improvement of No One Left Behind’s supporter database
and customer relationship manager. 

This is a new position. The Development Associate should expect
to collaborate with the Marketing and Communications Director as
well as other staff at No One Left Behind. 

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Develops and implements a donor
stewardship plan that quicky acknowledges and stewards all
gifts
Deepens relationships – engages
donors with a strong emphasis on identifying potential major
gifts
Coordinates and oversees the grant
agreement process
Assures donor intent is followed and
ensures donor funds are spent appropriately. Works with the
Communications Director to develop and release reports
Regularly informs donors about the
impact of their gifts.
Develops and manages a donor
acknowledgement system 
Ensures customer relationship manager
(CRM) remains up-to-date
Directly and through NOLB colleagues,
identifies opportunities to engage emerging donors including but
not limited to individuals, foundations, and other prospects
Coordinates with appropriate
departments to draft applications and letters of intent  that
reflect NOLB resource needs
Collaborates with Communications
Director to develop digital and print communication opportunities
to connect with donors
Assists Communications Director with
reporter data management & earned media database
Provides Communications Director
feedback on communication and marketing projects as needed
Other duties and special projects as
assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

Fast-learning and
adaptable 
Bachelor’s degree
Ability to compose professional level
correspondence and meet deadlines with excellent proofreading
skills and command of language, grammar, spelling, and
punctuation.
High proficiency in project
management, attention to detail, prioritization of work and
organization.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

Outstanding written, verbal and
interpersonal skills. Must be able to develop interpersonal
relationships with multiple constituents.
Demonstrates integrity, ethical
conduct, initiative, enthusiasm, and credibility.
Demonstrate commitment and ability
to:
Provide quality customer service
Plan, organize and remain accountable
for actions
Problem-solve utilizing critical
thinking skills
Able to operate with discretion and
confidentiality when required
Collaborates productively with other
staff

This is a hybrid-work position. 

Salary $65,000 annually with health benefits.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates should complete the candidate
questionnaire here (URL: https://forms.gle/1G4MqQVuBdkqhjQ17). 

Please know that No One Left Behind is unable to employ
individuals residing outside the United States and us unable to
sponsor work authorization for individuals outside the United
States. 

We hope to hear from you.