Family Advancement Coordinator: Donor Relations & Events

The Coordinator, Family Advancement position exists to coordinate relationships for three major gift officers known as Family Advancement Representatives (FA Reps) who engage individual constituents, foundations, and corporations. Coordinates and assists with projects, event planning, data entry reporting, research, product purchases and measurements resulting in enhanced friendships with constituents through authentic encouragement, provides resources for their ministry needs, and coordinates relationships with two main groups of constituents: current and potential.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Pursues utmost detail in the area of constituent relationship and maintenance
• Generates and maintains trip summaries, expense reports, constituent profile updates, and caseload lists
• Coordinates all aspects of event preparation for FA Rep’s Donor Events
• Helps coordinate positive relationships with supporters
• Stays current with Focus programs and maintains currency in terms of personal and professional development, through training, research, and reading
• Coordinates the discovery, maintenance and documentation of new potential donors of the ministry
• Provides FA Reps with various reports
• Relates and communicates with people of all ages, ethnic backgrounds, and socio-economic levels

Other Duties/Responsibilities:

• May coordinate travel requirements including researching and booking flights, hotels and cars for multiple team members and their family

• Prepares expense statements after trips verifying that all receipts and allowable expenses are in order and justifies credit card statements each month for multiple team members who travel

• Drafts correspondence including letters to major donors, bios of major donors sent to the senior staff and prepares internal communications

• Performs research to compile information on donors and potential donors and businesses to discover major gift potential

• Manages multiple calendars and supports the FA Rep’s with special projects

• Maintains constituent accounts in database

• Assists team with fulfillment of benevolent resources

• Performs other duties as assigned

Managerial Breadth/Scope of Job:

• None

Working Environment/Physical Requirements:

• Office Environment

JOB QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

Character/Spiritual:

Exemplifies Ephesians 5:1-2, “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children and walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us...”

Pursues the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Focus; adheres to the Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith; upholds Focus on the Family's ministry in prayer

Prays personally for Focus on the Family’s staff and constituents and may occasionally lead in a public prayer

Engages in Christian ministry

Demonstrates behaviors aligned withFOF core values

Personal Characteristics:

• Must be a self-starter and able to multi-task; flexible with time management; be able to change tasks as needed

• Emotionally resilient and capable of handling pressure and rejection without inappropriate disappointment of personal reproach

• Creates favorable impression in terms of appropriate attire, appearance, bearing, and manner
• Convincing, persuasive, and credible, able to impress favorably and win long-term confidence and trust

Knowledge/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business with emphasis in Public Relations, Marketing, Advancement or Communications…