Open Position: Development Associate 

To apply: Please send cover letter and resume to Ukandu Development Director, Jenny Keating at jkeating@ukandu.org 

Position Title: Development Associate 

Location: Portland, OR (hybrid work schedule) 

Reports To: Development Director 

Job Type: Regular full-time; exempt (salaried)

Salary Range $65,000 - $80,000 annually (depending on experience)

ABOUT UKANDU

Ukandu has been serving families battling childhood cancer since 1986, with a mission of bringing hope, joy, and connection to communities impacted by childhood and adolescent cancer. 

For 31 years, the organization focused solely on one week of summer camp, making it the most impactful week it could be for a patient/survivor and sibling. Since 2016, Ukandu's service and impact goals have grown substantially, with the development of five additional programs (all programs are 100% free of charge) offered throughout the year and designed to meet the needs of the whole family.

Ukandu has recently announced a $16 Million dollar capital raise to build an innovative pediatric cancer family resource center, The Ukandu Loft, for the families we serve. The capital campaign has been successful and is nearing completion to build this first of its kind facility in the United States.  

POSITION SUMMARY

Ukandu seeks an organized, hard working professional with a strong sense of commitment and sensitivity to our mission, to be a key member of our Development Department. The Development Associate will have overall responsibility for the smooth and efficient running of departmental operations. This includes responsibility for department administrative tasks, ensuring records in the fundraising database are kept accurate and up to date, pulling donor data and basic reports, managing the gift acknowledgment process and overall fundraising events management. The Development Associate will also support donor stewardship and solicitation efforts, including creating and/or editing donor facing materials and proposals for funding. 

Reporting to and assisting the Development Director, the Development Associate also will be the key liaison to the Marketing Department, and work closely with the Marketing Director on development focused marketing initiatives, both in print and on the web. They will play a pivotal role in the donor focused work in both departments.

OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG WORK CULTURE

Ukandu is committed to a safe and welcoming workplace.  It provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons, regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, military, veteran, marital, or citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. Ukandu strives to create an inclusive working environment in which our differences contribute to our collective strength. 

Ukandu is a dynamic and demanding work environment, and we recognize the emotional weight our work carries. We offer a flexible, four day, 35 hour per week schedule. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES (Development focused):

• Research and write public and private grant proposals, applications, and other donor facing appeals and solicitations. 
• Support the development of high-quality donor materials, including grant reports, updates and general program information materials 
• Work with the Development Director and Board Development Committee to help with fundraising events’ strategy and overall planning
• Project manage and execute the delivery of all fundraising events
• Process and enter all incoming gifts and oversee the gift management process in the Ukandu Salesforce CRM, including pulling reports to assist the Development Director with development strategy
• Keep donor records in the the Salesforce CRM updated and accurate 
• Manage and oversee Ukandu’s Annual Appeal through the Give!Guide
• Write and update Donor/Sponsor Recruitment letters, Donor/Sponsor Acknowledgement/Thank You letters, other appropriate development department donor communication
• Organize and manage all development department administration and logistics 
• Assist Development Director with other tasks assigned to ensure the successful running and operations of the Development department

RESPONSIBILITIES (Marketing focused):

• Draft development department website updates, social media postings and e-newsletters to assist the Marketing Director
• Help create, in conjunction with the Marketing Director, all internal/external reports and collateral, including annual reports, to ensure effective and consistent donor communications
• Strategize, coordinate, and execute targeted direct mail, email, and social media fundraising campaigns with the Marketing Director

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A passionate and unwavering belief in Ukandu’s mission and strategy to bring hope, joy, and connection to communities impacted by childhood and adolescent cancer
• A Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2-3 years experience in a previous administrative, fundraising or communications/marketing type of position, (substantial experience may be considered in lieu of educational requirement)
• Strong organizational skills and enjoyment of administrative work
• Ability to use all Google and Microsoft Office Suite programs, including PowerPoint, and overall strong computer skills
• Strong comfort level with technology, ability to adapt to new systems
• Proficiency in a previous CRM is required, Salesforce is preferred
• Solid communication and presentation skills, especially experience crafting communications and writing for a donor audience in a  variety of mediums, including grant applications, reports and social media posts. 
• Demonstrated ability to work well and collaborate with others on a team
• Self-starter, excellent problem solving skills, resourceful with a passion to learn about nonprofit fundraising
• Initiate, prioritize and manage multiple projects independently and able to synthesize information into new ideas and solutions
• Ability to transport items (up to 50 pounds); ability to be stationary for extended periods of time; may require the ability to climb stairs

HOW TO APPLY

Please send cover letter and resume to Ukandu Development Director, Jenny Keating at jkeating@ukandu.org 

The application deadline is Monday, July 28th. We will begin reviewing applications the week of July 28th with the goal of completing interviews in August and onboarding a new team member in September.