Annual Giving Assistant

Description:
Position Title: Annual Giving Assistant
Department: Development
Reports to: Manager of Friends of Fenway Court
Type of Position: Full-time, non-exempt (hourly)

Position Summary
Reporting to the Manager of Friends of Fenway Court, and also working closely with the Director of Individual Giving and the Development Associate, the Annual Giving Assistant’s primary responsibility is to provide administrative support to assist with the overall fundraising goals of the Annual Fund and Friends of Fenway Court Patron Program. The Annual Giving Assistant will also provide general administrative support for all operations of the Development office. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated strong writing ability, a high level of attention to detail, and a willingness to learn, collaborate, and work as part of a team. The Annual Giving Assistant is a key member of 10-person development team, responsible for supporting all of the museum’s fundraising and cultivation goals.

Specific Goals and Key Responsibilities
• Serve as staff lead for the Annual Fund, helping to draft appeals, process gifts, and write acknowledgments; responsible for all Annual Fund logistics including generating lists, ordering supplies, and organizing mailings and web-based appeals;
• Serve as event lead on selected development events and provide general support for all department events;
• Provide administrative support for the Friends of Fenway Court Patron program, including organizing mailings, drafting acknowledgments, and generating patron membership cards
• Provide administrative support for the Institutional team as appropriate;
• Staff weekly team meetings and provide coverage for Development and Patron phone lines;
• Scan and upload Development correspondence into electronic document storage system on a weekly basis;
• Maintain constituent calendar;
• Maintain shared office space and equipment;
• Order office supplies and maintain printed collateral;
• Sort museum mail;
• Provide additional project-based support as needed.

Qualifications:
Requirements
• BS/BA or equivalent;
• Excellent writing and proofreading skills are essential;
• Superior organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment;
• Computer skills competency required, experience using Raiser’s Edge and Microsoft Office preferred;
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to handle confidential materials with discretion;
• Customer service skills, sense of humor, and overall flexibility are important;
• Some evening and weekend work required.
How To Apply:
To Apply:
Join our dedicated, talented team of employees, interns and volunteers, who are passionate about the work they do to support the Museum’s mission. To apply for this position, please use the Museum’s online application system, this is our preferred application method: https://isgm.applicantpro.com/jobs/224434.html. Both a cover letter and resume are required.

The Gardner Museum is committed to affording equal opportunities to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disabilities, marital status or sexual orientation. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply. The Museum is proud to embrace the goals of Commonwealth Compact (http://www.umb.edu/commonwealth_compact/about) and pledges to measure its progress toward those goals over time, using the Commonwealth Compact benchmarks.

We receive many resumes and kindly request that you do not call to inquire about the status of your application. Those candidates chosen for interviews will be contacted.

Apply by:
July 31, 2015