Development Assistant

J Street is an organization that promotes pro-Israel, pro-peace, and pro-democracy values. The Development Assistant will be responsible for donation processing, donor-data entry, and providing administrative support for fundraising events, while ensuring effective donation-tracking systems are in place.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the data entry and tracking of all asks, pledges, and outstanding payments
• Process all contributions to J Street in an accurate and timely manner
• Manage and coordinate the gift-acknowledgment process
• Provide administrative and database support to regional team members and regularly collaborate with the Finance team
• Provide necessary reports and data on an ad-hoc basis to both central operations as well as regional team members

Skills

• Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet numerous deadlines
• Eager to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented, and goal-driven environment
• Flexibility adapting to a developing organizational structure
• Excellent editing, and proofreading skills
• Experience with multiple database platforms as well as some experience with basic information design and reporting
• A strong commitment to J Street's pro-Israel/pro-peace mission
• Any experience working with various databases and donor-communications systems
• Some professional development-office experience, including database management, in a medium ($2 million) to large size ($20 million) non-profit

Benefits

• Unlimited personal time off
• Generous parental and family leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Paid federal and Jewish holidays
• Health, dental, and vision insurance (80% employer-paid for you and your family)
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Saving Account with employer contribution
• Commuter benefits
• Six Week Paid Sabbatical

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