Development & Communications Coordinator

Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks Development & Communications Coordinator

Position Type: Full‑Time

Location: Moab, UT (Local or Remote‑Flexible)

Salary: $50,000–$62,000

Reports To: Executive Director

Location Details: Remote within Utah — SLC/Wasatch Front candidates encouraged to apply

Schedule: Full‑time, Monday–Thursday with occasional evenings/weekends

Benefits: Health insurance, PTO, flexible hybrid schedule

Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks (FOACP) is at an exciting inflection point. After 15 years of meaningful work on behalf of southeast Utah's most treasured landscapes, the organization is ready to build the systems and presence that will carry it into its next chapter.

This hire doubles FOACP's staff and the person who fills this role will be central to what comes next. You will work directly with the Executive Director as a true partner, building the fundraising infrastructure, communications presence, and internal systems that will define how FOACP operates for years to come. You will own entire areas, not just support someone else, and the foundation you help lay will shape every hire and every initiative that follows.

This role is right for someone who is organized, self‑directed, and genuinely excited about wild places. You don't need to be a specialist in any one area; we need someone who is strong across development and communications, comfortable refining systems, and energized by the idea that their work will outlast their first year. This is a remote position within Utah — candidates based in the Salt Lake City/Wasatch Front area are encouraged to apply.

The role includes quarterly travel to Moab for board meetings, park visits, and relationship building, with travel covered by FOACP.

Development is the core of this role — roughly 60% of your time and energy. Communications supports and amplifies that work, but if you are primarily a communicator looking to do some fundraising on the side, this is probably not the right fit.

• Manage and maintain FOACP's donor and prospect database, tracking both current donors and prospective supporters through the pipeline
• Draft donor acknowledgment letters and stewardship communications
• Work with the ED to develop and execute a consistent fundraising calendar — including the annual appeal and other campaigns — moving FOACP from reactive to proactive fundraising
• Support the ED in coordinating and preparing for donor and prospect meetings, including research, scheduling, and follow‑up communications

FOACP works with a contracted designer who handles design, production, and scheduling across digital and print channels. This role provides content, direction, and coordination — ensuring our communications are consistent, on‑mission, and aligned with our fundraising goals.

• Own FOACP's social media presence (Instagram, Facebook), developing content direction, engaging with followers, growing our audience, and coordinating with our contracted designer on production and scheduling
• Write and provide content for the organization's email newsletter, coordinating with our contracted designer on production and distributing to our audience
• Provide timely website updates and content to our contracted designer, keeping foacp.org current and accurate
• Coordinate production of print and digital marketing materials including brochures, flyers, donor collateral, and the annual report
• Help tell FOACP's story in a way that builds community and inspires action
• Coordinate event promotion across print, digital, and social channels in support of FOACP's annual fundraising event

As the second staff member at a lean, mission‑driven organization, you'll support the ED in keeping day‑to‑day operations on track — maintaining awareness of key organizational timelines and priorities, keeping shared systems current, and helping build out FOACP's use of Click Up, our project management platform.

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Have experience in nonprofit development, fundraising, or donor communications — this is the heart of the job
• Bring hands‑on CRM…