Associate, Membership, Development, and Finance

Note: This job is primarily remote, with 10% travel required. Starting salary range of $29.00 - $35.00 per hour. Salary range is based on Washington, D.C./DMV area. Compensation will be adjusted for other geographic locations.

The Associate supports the Membership, Development, and Finance (MDF) department to help ensure the Council has an engaged membership, reliable revenue, and strong financial systems in place to support its mission.

Executive Leader Administrative Support (40%) 

• Support the Vice President, MDF’s internal and external meetings, including scheduling, background research and agenda development, meeting notes, and action item follow-up.

• Provide the Vice President, MDF, with administrative support, including completing expense reports and travel arrangements for external meetings and conferences (domestic and international).

• Assist the Vice President, MDF with contract and vendor management.

MDF Department Project Management (60%) 

• Provide administrative support for MDF’s annual work planning and track team progress throughout the year using Monday.com.

• Provide administrative support for Vice President, MDF and Director, Development in revenue-related projects, including earned revenue initiatives, profitability analyses, and annual Council budgeting process.

• Help maintain a strong, collaborative, and learning-oriented department culture by developing agendas, sharing materials, drafting meeting notes, and completing follow-up tasks for regular department meetings, bi-annual department retreats, and other team learning opportunities.

• Assist the MDF team with operational activities including creating and maintaining standard operating procedures.

• Coordinate MDF updates and communications with full Council staff.

• Coordinate external MDF communications to key constituents via mail merge and/or Salesforce.

• Ensure MDF Sharepoint folders and files are up-to-date, streamlined, and well-organized.

• Update Salesforce records and reports to support Council database hygiene efforts.

• Act as flexible department capacity, including supporting projects as assigned while staff are on sabbatical, parental, or other extended leave.

• Contribute to overarching organization goals by participating in cross-functional working groups and serving as MDF liaison on interdepartmental projects.

• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 years of relevant work experience in a professional office environment, preferably at a nonprofit organization or membership association.

• 1 year of experience with project management software, such as Monday.com.

• 1 year of experience thinking independently and using discretion, initiative, creativity, energy, and discipline to support a senior leader.

POSITION SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Comfortable with ambiguity and thrive in roles that require flexibility, adaptation, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Intermediate (or better) proficiency with Excel.

• Interest in learning about the philanthropic sector and philanthropy-supporting organizations.

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