Senior Manager, Scientific Communications
Braeburn
Development and Communications Associate
ACHIEVEability
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Philadelphia • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $55,000 - $65,000 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Support donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts.
- Manage Neon donor database ensuring accurate and timely entry of gifts, pledges, and acknowledgments.
- Coordinate with finance team to reconcile gift records.
- Create fundraising reports as requested by the Director of Development.
- Maintain external donor and employer databases for employee giving, DAFs and other third-party sites.
- Draft and send donor communications including thank you letters, impact reports, and campaign updates.
- Assist with grant proposals and reports by compiling program data, stories, and background research.
- Support planning and execution of fundraising events, including logistics, guest communications, sponsorship outreach, and day-of event support.
- Support and participate in engagement activities to build relationships with ACHIEVEability’s community of donors.
- Carry out annual campaign activities such as pulling and segmenting mailing lists, coordinating printing and mailing with mail house, managing the timeline, and helping to determine theme and messaging.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support development and program activities.
- Develop and manage content for website, newsletters, email campaigns, annual report, and social media platforms.
- Collaborate with program team to develop content.
- Participate in ACHIEVEability programming to keep current with impact and service delivery.
- Work with staff to collect participant stories, photos, and testimonials to highlight program impact.
- Ensure consistent use of ACHIEVEability’s brand across all communication channels.
- Support media relations and track press coverage.
- Monitor communications analytics (email open rates, social engagement, etc.) and recommend improvements.
- Support volunteer events by assisting with pre and post communications to volunteers, as well as social media to external stakeholders.
- Partner with program team to collect volunteer information.
- Serve as point of contact for communications requests from staff and external partners.
- Assist the Development Director with project management and reporting to leadership and board members.
- Provide general administrative support for development and communications functions as needed.
Requirements
- 3 years+ of experience working in a nonprofit, communications, marketing, or other related field.
- Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects.
- Familiarity with donor databases. Neon preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Canva/Adobe Creative Suite, Constant Contact (preferred).
- Knowledge of social media platforms and digital marketing tools.
- Ability to work collaboratively and individually.
- Proactive approach and willingness to learn new skills.
- Commitment to ACHIEVEability’s mission and to advancing equity and opportunity
Benefits
- health, dental and vision insurance
- 403 (b) match
- generous PTO
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
donor cultivationgift entryfundraising reportinggrant proposal writingcontent developmentcommunications analyticsproject managementdigital marketing
Soft skills
writing skillsediting skillsstorytelling skillsorganizational skillsattention to detailcollaborative skillsproactive approachability to manage multiple projects
