Associate for Event Giving

Job Overview / Summary (What and Why):
The IRC hosts an annual fundraising event, Global Rescue Dinner, which serves as the major fundraising event for the year along with a variety of other IRC events.

Working in partnership with the Senior Director of Experiential Marketing, Fundraising officers, and data and analytics teams, this person will handle all internal components of donor engagement, systems management, and tracking for IRC’s signature fundraising event, as well as any other fundraising event opportunities throughout the year. With an eye toward data integrity and thoughtful and responsive communication with internal teams this role will handle mailings and solicitations, fundraising and event data, and collaboration with key colleagues and support execution of solicitation phases. Furthermore, this person will be responsible for procurement and management of all event fundraising resources.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Implementation of all fundraising activity, tracking progress and sharing updates regularly with key Project team members.

2. Be responsible for on solicitation process and other external facing communication processes for fundraising and donor engagement around the Global Rescue Dinner and other fundraising event opportunities.

3. Work closely with Data Analytics and Account Managers to enter, track and update fundraising strategies, asks and gifts through Salesforce.

4. Lead on administrative support on preparation and mailing of fundraising correspondence, and timely input of fundraising data into Salesforce.

5. Coordinate with the Prospect Research team on donor research, and creation of event bios.

Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Sophie Oreck

Position directly supervises: No direct reports

Indirect Resources: None

Other Internal and/or external: Internal: Collaborate with the HV teams on solicitation and cultivation materials, invitations and tracking.

Impact of Work: Responsible for coordinating with HV fundraising teams and data and analytics for the implementation of fundraising and donor engagement, and ensuring data quality for reporting of Rescue Dinner.

Job Qualifications:
Education
Minimum: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Work Experience:
Minimum: 2-3 years dynamically responsible experience in not-for-profit fundraising

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
Minimum: Excellent oral and written communications skills. Creative problem solving. Interpersonal Skills. Ability to work independently.

Preferred: Proficiency in Excel and Salesforce.

Licenses or Certifications: None required

Language Skills: None

Working Environment (Optional): Flexible office environment.

Working Environment:

This role may require working remotely full- or part-time (i.e., telecommuting). Applicants must have a home or alternate workspace they can effectively complete their work from during regularly scheduled hours.

We recognize that few applicants may “check all the boxes,” but that each person has their own unique strengths that they would bring to the table. In our commitment to building a diverse and authentic work culture, we invite you to apply anyway. You belong here.

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Equality, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement:
In accordance with IRC’s duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards and our commitment to safeguard the health of our employees, clients, and communities, IRC requires new hires to furnish proof of vaccination against COVID-19 in order to be considered for any in-office or hybrid positions. All IRC US offices require full vaccination to attend any in-office functions (e.g., meetings, trainings).

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity:
IRC is committed to building a diverse organization and a climate of inclusivity. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they can contribute to this goal.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

US Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days (depending on role and tenure), medical insurance starting at $145 per month, dental starting at $7 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare, childcare, and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with up to 4.5% immediately vested matching contribution, plus a 3-7% base IRC contribution (3 year vesting), disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.

Compensation:
Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.