Senior Associate, Development
$70,000–$80,000 year
Remote
Job Summary
Lead cross-functional coordination with program, finance, and executive teams to ensure timely execution of donor deliverables, including proposals, grant reports, and communications. Manage development team scheduling, operational workflows, and prospect research while preparing donor profiles, meeting briefs, and follow-up materials. Own the lifecycle management of grants, tracking deadlines, documentation, and payment schedules to meet reporting requirements. Maintain and optimize CRM systems for donor and grant information, producing analysis, dashboards, and insights that inform fundraising strategy. This role supports the Development department at Think of Us, a nonprofit transforming the child welfare system through data-driven systems change and kinship-first approaches.
Required Qualifications
- 3–5 years of experience in nonprofit development, grants management, or related fields
- detail-oriented
- strong organizational and project management skills
- strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and present data effectively
- personal or professional experience with the child welfare system or other social impact work, or you are deeply committed to learning about these systems
- active learning mindset when it comes to AI
- experience with or exposure to CRMs, fundraising databases, reporting tools, conducting donor research and prospect pipeline development, and/or grant administration
Desired Qualifications
- specific experience in development operations
- passionate about driving systems change
- relentless, solutions-oriented mindset
- thrive in fast-growing, evolving organizations
- ability to adapt quickly to new challenges
- use change as an opportunity to learn, innovate, and make a greater impact
- ability to quickly learn organizational systems and independently manage complex workflows within 90 days
- balance technology with critical thinking and creativity
- use AI to design thoughtful, context-aware solutions
- continuously strengthen your own and your team's performance
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