Executive Administrative Assistant

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Executive Assistant

Position Overview:

Executive Assistant will be responsible for designing, implementing and facilitating strategic efforts to develop donors and contributions to support the Evansville African American Museum. This Position will be focused on developing sustainable support for the Museum through public and private grants, corporate sponsorship, individual donations, museum membership and special events.

Essential Functions:

· Design development strategy and oversee ongoing development efforts for the museum working with the senior management team to identify funds needed, funding targets, and funding approaches

· Designs and implements an annual giving campaign in the form of an annual development plan that includes strategies and goals for annual giving.

· Support and partner with the Executive Director and Board of Trustees on all major fundraising initiatives

· Works in conjunction with the Executive Director for the execution of all fundraising proposals, including corporate sponsorship and local and national grants and grant compliance/reporting.

· Oversee special event fundraising.

· Helps the organization define performance measures for fund development, monitor results

· Supervise and support membership efforts with focus on outreach and growth initiatives, with special emphasis on relationship-building and donor management.

· Devise and implement special fundraising projects as needed (e.g. capital campaign, programmatic campaigns, etc.

· Oversee all donor information using the Little Green Light system, provide statistical analysis to board and senior leaders as needed, and support staff responsible for daily Green Light functions and gift processing.

· Oversee the hiring, training, and mentoring of the development team, as well as additional staff, interns or contractors related to special projects

Relationships

Reports to the Executive Director. Works with Guest Services to oversee Membership. As this department grows this job will oversee major gift officers and development database specialists.

Qualifications

·Bachelor's degree required, Master’s degree preferred.

·Five or more years of professional experience in a nonprofit organization;

·Proven success leading and managing fundraising at the organizational level;

·Excellent communication skills, both written and oral; ability to influence and engage a wide range of donors and build long-term relationships;

·Flexible and adaptable style; a leader who can positively impact both strategic and tactical fundraising initiatives;

·Ability to work both independently without close oversight, but also a team player who will productively engage with others at varying levels of seniority within and outside the organization;

·High energy and passion for Museum’s mission;

·Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail;

·Willingness and ability to work some evenings and weekends is essential.

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Work Location: In person