Assistant, Development Job Description

Assistant, Development Job Description

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Assistant, development provides general administrative tasks including mail merges, copying, scanning documents, word processing, spreadsheets, labels, name tags, reports, etc.

Assistant, Development Duties & Responsibilities

To write an effective assistant, development job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included assistant, development job description templates that you can modify and use.

Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Creating spreadsheets in Excel
Create gift/constituent queries and exports through RE than export to excel/PDF as reports
Maintain assigned databases and assist with associated reporting
Create complex reports and spreadsheets, which may utilize specialized software and systems, including both Hoover and Stanford development database systems and online research to assist in the expansion and stewardship of two regions
Support in weekly meetings with Buying/Planning teams and assist in communicating the required actions with the vendor
Tracking Submission status via MS Excel
Update and create records
Enter gifts in Raiser's Edge Batch
Perform weekly mail merges to generate donor acknowledgements
Assist with answering the phone and routing calls to the appropriate personnel

Assistant, Development Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Assistant, Development

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, CDA, CLE, ICF, BPS, CIPD, AFI, IAW, Y-USA, GS1

Education for Assistant, Development

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the assistant, development job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Education, Communications, Marketing, Management, Communication, Oral Communication, Sound, Letters, Writing, Business

Skills for Assistant, Development

Desired skills for assistant, development include:

Procurement processes and contract administration
Excel
PowerPoint
Word
Computers
Databases
Electronic mail
Planning
Spreadsheets
Word processing

Desired experience for assistant, development includes:

Maintain donor database to enhance accuracy, integrity, and security
Work closely with development, finance, and other staff and vendors to provide required data utilizing Raiser's Edge queries, exports, and reports
Perform frequent data transfer to third party systems, including Convio
Maintain donor records
Maintain all of the organization's Board and donor files and correspondence from clients and donors
Work with the organization's Board members on specialized mailings, receipt of donations, and donor acknowledgements

Assistant, Development Examples

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Assistant, Development Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for an assistant, development. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for assistant, development
  • Accurate and timely entry of all donor data, correspondence, contacts, address corrections, into The Raiser’s Edge
  • Input Constituent and gift information efficiently and accurately into database
  • Ensure that correct campaign, designated appeal and gift code is assigned to gift through batch format
  • Ensure that gifts credited to Special Events is linked to proper event accordingly
  • Produce daily reconciliation for finance through formatted Crystal Custom Report
  • Manage gift batching tasks
  • Process gifts
  • Prepare acknowledgements letters
  • Enter all gifts in the donor database within 24 hours of receipt
  • Create monthly donor reports that reconcile with financial records
Qualifications for assistant, development
  • Donor database experience
  • Degree in textile or relevant major
  • Assist in production and distribution of promotional and development materials
  • Process and enter gifts
  • Submit letters and mailings
  • Set-up and manage constituents
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Assistant, Development Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for an assistant, development. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for assistant, development
  • Aid in the maintenance and implementation of the grants process, including the preparation, mailing of grants applications, reports, acknowledgments
  • Maintain institutional donor files and information in Raiser's Edge
  • Provide preparation, coordination and set-up duties for various meetings
  • Assist the Director of Development by taking notes during committee meetings, organizing follow up activities, maintaining the donor database, and providing overall project management and administrative support
  • Assist the development department with various large and small events special projects
  • Update account information in the organization's fundraising database
  • Perform queries and create reports as needed
  • Liaise with other staff to ensure intra-agency communication and efficiency
  • Send outgoing and distribute incoming mail, including express mail and packages
  • Set-up & maintain project folders
Qualifications for assistant, development
  • Working knowledge of Raiser's Edge, Visio, EventPro and Drupal
  • Diploma holder with major in Business, Fashion, Textile, Fabric or related discipline
  • Organize & scan files
  • Sort, organize, and log documents to be sent to storage
  • Keep track of documents & plans that are in storage
  • Assemble Quarterly Development status reports
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Assistant, Development Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of assistant, development. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for assistant, development
  • Tracks personal and professional life changes (marriages, babies, representation, roles)
  • Prepares congratulatory notes for signature by appropriate executive(s)
  • Responsible for all gifting
  • Tracks gifts executives receive
  • Plans and oversees all departmental events, including holiday party, guest speaker series, “Creative” group dinners
  • Maintains and updates contact database (talent, filmmakers, agents) and general industry contacts
  • Pays all department invoices pertaining to gifts and events
  • Performs varied administrative duties as requested, including covering various executives desks as needed, answering phones, placing/rolling calls, scheduling meetings, managing calendars, arranging for drive-on passes for guests, greeting guests, arranging travel, processing expense reports and tracking submitted/paid expenses, maintaining files
  • Performs other duties and manages projects as assigned
  • Helps with data, merges, and the creation of presentations for Board meetings and corporate presentations
Qualifications for assistant, development
  • 1+ year of previous Development and/or Administrative experience
  • Must have knowledge of file set-up, maintenance, filing procedures, data entry, basic math, spelling, grammar, punctuation, English usage, and report & letter formats
  • Previous studio experience required
  • Previous studio publicity & special events or agency experience preferred
  • Must be well versed in proper rules of etiquette and protocol
  • Must be self-directed and able to complete tasks under set time constraints and deadlines
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Assistant, Development Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of assistant, development. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for assistant, development
  • Manage the office for the Adult Swim development department
  • Have an opinion and write coverage on scripts, performances, and videos
  • Seek out new talent in front of and behind the camera
  • Contribute to adult swim dot com from a production stand point and creatively
  • Develop working knowledge of department donor database, systems and coding
  • Perform regular data quality control routines
  • Track status of state registrations required to solicit contributions, prepare, and submit all documentation required for annual renewal
  • Assist in managing pre-production submits
  • Manages supervisors' and/or department calendar, including travel
  • Helping with donor correspondence
Qualifications for assistant, development
  • Working knowledge of Raiser’s Edge and Luminate
  • Ability to initiate programmatic activities independently, organize and set priorities, and complete work in a timely manner despite many deadlines and competing requirements
  • Ability and willingness to work with Office of Development and Alumni Affair colleagues in a team-oriented environment
  • Bachelor's degree in business, accounting or marketing
  • Helping the office transition to a new office space on-campus
  • Monitor brand’s product development process from initial design concept to prototype to commercialization
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Assistant, Development Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for an assistant, development. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for assistant, development
  • Assist in planning, organizing and carrying out special projects
  • Maintain the integrity of the Raiser's Edge database by updating donor records and maintenance of accounts
  • Importing appeals, mailing lists, and event lists
  • Generating mailing lists through multiple queries
  • Maintain the fabric library
  • Provide administrative support to Director of Philanthropy
  • Entering records and donations into the organization's donor database
  • Overseeing mass-mailings
  • Administrative support such as answering phones, rolling calls, scheduling pitches and meetings, arranging travel and expense reporting
  • High level phone interaction with Writers, Directors, Producers
Qualifications for assistant, development
  • Mail merges
  • Qualifications as a Laboratory Technician or vocational training in the field of plastics technology
  • Advanced training in fundamentals of quality assurance and laboratory testing
  • At least two years' experience in a lab environment (mechanical testing
  • IT proficiency (MS-Office, SAP)
  • Script Coverage - Reading all drafts of active projects and submissions, tracking changes and writing notes

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