Senior Development Coordinator
Washington, District of Columbia, 20022, USA
Listed on 2026-09-16
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Administrative/Clerical
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Office Administrator/ Coordinator, Business Administration
We're protecting and enhancing America's National Park System for present and future generations.
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is the nation's oldest and largest national parks nonprofit advocacy organization. NPCA has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Development Coordinator on our Development team.
JOB LEVEL: L JOB STATUS: Full-time (32 hours/week)
FLSA: Exempt
DEPARTMENT: Development LOCATION: Remote/Anywhere in the US
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Deputy Vice President, Development
SUPERVISOR’S SUPERVISOR: Vice President, Development
INCUMBENT / NEW POSITION: Incumbent
SALARY: $55,000 - 65,000 (based on experience and location)
PRIMARY PURPOSEThe Senior Development Coordinator plays a central role in keeping the Development team organized, connected, and moving forward by providing executive, administrative, and project coordination support to the Vice President of Development (VP), Deputy Vice President of Development (DVP), and Development Management Team (DMT). This position supports executive fundraising efforts for the VP and DVP by assisting with portfolio strategy discussions, tracking donor activity in the fundraising CRM, and coordinating event planning and execution.
The Coordinator supports departmental planning processes, including the Development Operating Plan (DOP) and quarterly priority setting, and keeps project management systems like Asana current so deadlines and priorities stay visible to the team. This role also supports recurring DMT meetings, including AI-assisted meeting documentation and action-item follow-up, to ensure decisions, priorities, and next steps are clearly captured and tracked. Additionally, the Coordinator supports Executive Office coordination, including travel, scheduling, and logistics, as well as preparation for Board and Philanthropy Committee meetings.
The Coordinator also supports broader department operations, including staff onboarding and offboarding, and maintenance of shared systems, templates, and resources across the team. Working across Development teams and the Executive Office, the Coordinator helps ensure successful execution of key departmental initiatives.
- Provide administrative and operational support to the Vice President (VP) and Deputy Vice President of Development (DVP).
- Conduct and capture notes for bi-weekly portfolio strategy meetings and quarterly portfolio reviews with the VP and DVP. Track donor activity and communication and upload into fundraising CRM.
- Assist in preparing donor meeting materials, prospect summaries, background research requests, and fundraising strategy documents.
- Support event management and logistics, including annual signature dinner and smaller donor events.
- Assist with special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned.
- Support coordination and administration of the annual Development Operating Plan (DOP).
- Schedule, take notes and track quarterly team check-ins and progress reviews related to departmental goals and objectives.
- Support development, tracking, and reporting of departmental 90-day priorities.
- Coordinate Development Management Team’s (DMT) recurring meetings, keeping departmental priorities, deadlines, and action items visible, current, and tracked to completion.
- Maintain a shared, up-to-date view of departmental projects and priorities within Asana so status and workload are visible to the DMT team.
- Manage AI-assisted meeting documentation for DMT and other Development meetings, including automated note-taking, takeaway summaries, action-item capture, and tracking of carry-over items between sessions.
- Support adoption and effective use of department technologies, including Asana, SharePoint, AI-enabled tools, and collaboration platforms.
- Support and maintain departmental systems, tools, and processes that enhance communication, transparency, and operational efficiency.
- Serve as a point of contact for Executive Office staff regarding development-related logistics and scheduling.
- Coordinate follow-up activities and task management resulting from Development Executive Office meetings, travel, and donor engagement activities.
- Coordinate executive travel planning, preparation, and follow-up processes for Development.
- Maintain travel workflows and task management systems within Asana.
- Coordinate preparation for Philanthropy Committee and Board…
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