Development Coordinator

NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Development Coordinator

NACDI is a non-profit, asset-based, intermediary development organization working within the urban American Indian community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NACDI is focused on community engagement and organizing, economic and community development, planning, training, education, and research within a framework of Native arts and culture.

The Development Coordinator will support the VP of Development in all aspects of Development: grant writing, individual donors, CRM management, prospecting, reporting for grants, content development for websites, and other duties as assigned.

Classification:
Vice President of Development, Full-time

• Write and/or edit grants/proposals/contracts with support and direction of VP of Development

• Facilitate increased utilization of NACDI’s CRM (Donor Perfect)
• Communicate and develop relationships with individual donors
• Maintain and manage the CRM

• Write, edit and support the communications department’s needs for content, i.e. emails blasts, blog posts, etc.

• Coordinate with Program leaders and accounting on the status of grant funding
• Calendar management of reporting requirements
• Prepare and edit reports in conjunction with program leads

Other duties as assigned

• Three to five years of writing or content development
• Experience in budgeting and cash flow planning
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proficient in grant and proposal writing
• Strategic thinking skills, combined with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Motivated, self-directed, and able to work unsupervised
• Ability to lead multiple long- and short-term projects simultaneously, meeting all related deadlines; ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate, and manage workflow; ability to work unsupervised and make decisions and solve problems independently, effectively and creatively
• Proven ability to work effectively with a wide variety of individuals and stakeholders

• Experience working with American Indian communities
• Knowledge of Native art and culture; both contemporary and traditional
• Proficient knowledge of the American Indian urban and tribal communities, particularly in Minnesota and the region
• Knowledge of organizational development
• Background of success in process improvement, change leadership and management
• Sense of humor, integrity, impeccable work ethic

Ability to lift 30 pounds.

Office hours 9 am to 5 pm weekdays; evenings and/or weekends as needed.

$65,000, depending on qualifications. Includes benefits package. Full-time.

Send cover letter, resume, references and one writing sample via e‑mail to Robert Lilligren, NACDI President & CEO, ted open until filled.