Communities in Schools Development and Communications Coordinator

Requirements

• Additional Job Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree and 3 - 5 years experience is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience. Prior experience with donor database systems is preferred.
• Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation
• State Police Criminal History Investigation
• Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation
• Tuberculosis Screening/Test

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Our outstanding teachers, support staff members and leaders are top-notch educators whom others seek to emulate, and quite simply - we would like for you to consider joining us. General Description: The Communities in Schools (CIS) Development and Communications Coordinator will support our fundraising and communications. In this role, the Coordinator will with and report to the Development Specialist to advance the organization's fund development, marketing campaigns, and donor cultivation and retention efforts. As part of the Communities In Schools of Chesterfield team, you will be joining a group of passionate, hardworking, and mission-driven individuals. This work is fun, creative, fulfilling, and challenging. Job Description: Essential Job Functions: Develops and implements a comprehensive annual communications plan Organizes, catalogs, and maintains media coverage, media archives, and photo library Produces content for social media platforms. Schedules posts to ensure consistent and timely communication, and tracks analytics to improve engagement. Designs and sends monthly eNewsletter to stakeholders, highlighting key achievements, upcoming events, and relevant information. Identifies grant opportunities aligned with organizational goals, Prepares and submits grant proposals as needed. Updates and maintains website content with current news, events, and other relevant information. Assists with coordinating logistics, marketing, and volunteer support for organizational fundraising events Supports the execution of development and communications related meetings Supports the Development Specialist with donor cultivation, implementing stewardship strategies, and monitoring retention rates to develop long-term engagement strategies. Designs communications collateral, such as brochures, flyers, and presentations Ensures donor records are current, and prepares and sends acknowledgements to donors Perform regular database maintenance and clean-up to ensure data integrity and accessibility Takes meeting minutes for development and communication related meetings Participates in donor prospecting to solicit new funding opportunities Performs other duties as assigned Budgetary Responsibility: N/A Report Preparation: Prepares various reports as requested. Prepares and submits grant proposals as needed. Equipment Operation: Regular use of standard office equipment, to include computers, copiers, etc. Contacts: Frequent contacts within the organization as well as external contacts, to include donors Work Direction/Supervision: N/A Decision Making: Performs work under the direction of the CIS Coordinator within the policy boundaries and established objectives and interprets policy on own initiative as necessary. Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities: N/A Physical Demands: The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, reach with hands and arms, handle paper files, records, computer and equipment controls; talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit and drive. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception. Work Environment: The employee regularly works in an office environment, with some time out of the office to visit CIS of Chesterfield school sites and participate in work-related events and meetings. The noise level is quiet to moderate.

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