About this role
Position Summary:
UJA's Real Estate division is comprised of leading professionals in the industry who set the industry standard for philanthropy. The division seeks a proactive, self-motivated, and flexible Development Assistant to provide essential administrative support to the division's fundraising efforts. The activities of the Real Estate division are fast-paced and high energy; therefore, this role requires a team-player with the ability to multi-task, trouble-shoot, and be a forward-thinker.
Major Responsibilities:
• Provide support for Real Estate team across events, programs, campaign, and donor engagement opportunities, as well as for broader FRD initiatives.
Event Support:
• Organize room reservations, food orders, AV requirements, and event logistics, coordinating with the Events team and other internal/external resources
• Prep for events and committee meetings, including name tags, collateral, and any shipments to outside venues, gifts to hosts, and other tasks as needed
• Provide accurate mailing lists to marketing for invites and eblasts
• Maintain registration lists
• Process pledges and payments in a timely manner using internal systems
• Attend events to provide support and assistance for the team
• Prepare accurate attendance lists after the event for database import and fundraiser follow-up
• Assist in the creation of commemorative journals for major honoree events
• Create invitations for smaller events
Administrative:
• Reply to emails and independently respond to situations or inquiries in a timely and professional manner as appropriate whether written or verbal
• Use internal systems to create accurate and useful reports, lists, and charts on a timely basis
• Understand and use fundraising systems, including entering, retrieving, and producing data reports
• Compose correspondence in response to routine inquiries and select appropriate accompanying materials as necessary
• Take meeting notes and share them with necessary staff
• Maintain departmental files on internal servers
• Schedule meetings and maintain calendar using Outlook and internal calendars
• Process expense reports for supervisors
• Process and follow up on print production and supply orders
• Assemble external mailings
• Monitor accurate upkeep of the team's portfolio of donors
• Provide general support to fundraisers on team
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned
• Attend training on office systems and procedures to stay up to date on those systems and procedures, serving as a resource to the team.
Qualifications and Competencies:
• Bachelor's degree required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite preferred, including Office 365, SharePoint, OneDrive, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and Canva
• Experience with CRM or other data management databases preferred
• Detail-oriented, proactive, with strong time management skills
• Possesses the confidence to work independently and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and under tight deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills and an ability to learn and understand systems and procedures
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Maturity and professionalism
• Positive work ethic and ability to work as part of a team.
• Flexibility to work at events and programs when required, some of which are outside of normal business hours.
Salary Information:
The salary for this role is $50,000 annually.
Reporting Information:
This role reports to the Manager, Real Estate Division and is a hybrid position, with a set three days/week (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) in office.