Title: Development Associate
State Role Title: Admin and Office Spec III
Hiring Range: $40,000.00
Pay Band: 3
Agency: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Location: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Agency Website: jyfmuseums.org
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Development Associate provides administrative and operational support to the Development team by ensuring the accurate processing of charitable gifts, maintaining donor and membership records, and supporting fundraising and donor engagement activities. This position is responsible for processing donations and acknowledgments, maintaining constituent data in fundraising databases, assisting with mailings and office operations, responding to donor inquiries, and supporting donor cultivation and fundraising events. The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, excellent customer service, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while contributing to the Foundation's fundraising and membership goals.
Minimum Qualifications
Database accuracy and CRM proficiency – experience in Raiser’s Edge or similar system and maintaining donor/member records with attention to detail.
Event coordination and logistics management – experienced in planning, managing, and executing fundraising events, including evening/weekend availability.
Administrative efficiency and office support – adept at handling mailings, documentation, scanning, and donation processing.
Professional communication and donor relations – strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills for acknowledgements and constituent engagement.
Confidentiality and discretion – ability to handle sensitive donor and financial information responsibly.
Adaptability and flexibility – open to evolving responsibilities and able to adjust to changing priorities.
Collaboration and independence – motivated self‑starter who can work independently while effectively partnering with staff.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – integrates DEI principles into donor relations and team interactions.
Continuous professional development – engaged in ongoing learning to strengthen fundraising and administrative expertise.
Data integrity and quality assurance – ensures templates, records, and hygiene projects are consistently accurate and up to date.
Additional Considerations
• College level coursework preferred and/or previous related professional experience, preferably in a non-profit organization.
• Demonstrated experience with Raiser’s Edge or Altru preferred or another fundraising CRM database.
• Proficiency in Google Suite, Microsoft Office Word mail merges and Excel.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Coy Mozingo
Phone: 757-253-4042
Email: careers@jyf.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
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