Role Description

Application deadline: November 03, 2024

The associate advancement advisor is responsible for developing effective reporting and fundraising communications that educate, engage, and help raise funds for HOPE International and providing strategic consulting to regional representatives. This person liaises between the operations, finance, advancement, and development teams to help manage the flow of content, information, and funds.

• Location: Lancaster, PA, USA, United States

• Level: Professional

• Salary range: $43,000 - $47,000

• Type: Full-time

• Department: Development

• Reports to: Assistant Grants Manager

Responsibilities

• Promote and support the mission and vision of HOPE International
• Develop effective communications to educate, engage, and fundraise
• Work with advancement leadership, regional representatives, finance, and operations to identify projects for funding, coordinate grant details and objectives, and design, write, and edit compelling proposals by established deadlines
• Track reporting requirements and write and edit high-quality narrative reports throughout the year, while also meeting other donor and rep needs as they arise
• Maintain and clearly express the consistency of HOPE International’s Christ-centered identity, voice, and brand throughout communications
• Collect relevant content for use by the advancement team via interviews, note-taking, information sharing, and research of current events, politics, and economic trends impacting HOPE’s programs
• Develop and pursue ways to gather content from the field
• Occasional domestic or international travel may be required
• Serve as trusted and valuable asset to the development team
• Serve as regional representatives’ go-to liaison on HOPE’s operations and financial needs; conduct research and provide ongoing support to the whole development team as they raise funds and spread the message of HOPE’s work
• Work one-on-one with at least three regional representatives to help develop fundraising materials and strategy to deepen relationships in their regions

Qualifications

• Personal confession of Christian faith and commitment to the mission and vision of HOPE International

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field

• Ability to work within and between departments, sometimes with competing goals

• Strong organizational skills, including effective time management and prioritization of multiple competing demands

• Ability to manage projects with minimal oversight, make effective inquiries, identify relevant facts, and translate technical details into concise, clear communications

• Experience in a variety of written mediums, e.g., grant proposals or reports, newsletters, appeals, websites, brochures, or press releases

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required

• Strong research, fact-checking, database, and analysis skills

• Ability to give and receive constructive criticism

• Attention to detail

• Understanding of Scriptural mandates concerning those living in poverty

• Experience in relief and development and/or fundraising preferred

• Ability to understand and interpret financial documents preferred

• Foreign language skills preferred (Spanish or French)

• Familiarity with AP Style preferred

• Adobe InDesign experience preferred

• International and cross-cultural experience preferred

• Demonstrated knowledge of and passion for Christ-centered microenterprise development preferred

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