Development Specialist - Remote

FLSA: EXEMPT

LEAD:
Director of Development

SUMMARY:

The Development Specialist is responsible for supporting the organization’s fundraising, development, revenue, and related operational activities. This role manages key processes related to sponsor ships, peer-to-peer fundraising, donor communications, e-marketing, revenue tracking, charitable registrations, grant development, and development administration. The specialist maintains accurate fundraising and financial data, coordinates compliance and reporting requirements, and partners with internal teams, external vendors, and community contacts to ensure timely and effective execution of development activities.

The specialist also identifies opportunities to improve systems, processes, and data integrity and plays an important role in advancing organizational fundraising goals and supporting the organization’s broader development and operational priorities.

PMD Alliance is a fast‑paced organization that must balance competing needs to ensure we do the greatest good for the largest number of people in a transformational manner. This culture and organizational model requires each team member to be both nimble and highly focused, both as an individual contributor and integrated team member.

All members of the PMD Alliance team commit to and embrace a set of values. These values are intentionally placed above the specific duties as PMD Alliance considers living these values and beliefs a core part of each board and staff member’s role:

• Connection
  • People are more than their disease, role, or profession. We celebrate our unique communities and their diverse needs with programs that balance information with opportunities to connect.
• Authenticity
  • We invite vulnerability and in-depth discussion on topics that most impact those we serve, strategizing solutions together based on the needs that emerge.
• Partnership
  • Partnership is the core of lasting services and organizational health. We work alongside our donors, supporters, and partners to implement the changes they envision in their communities.
• Sustainability
  • It’s through connection that we grow capacity. With their participation, feedback, and financial support, our community powers programs that serve and inspire them.
• Risk‑Taking
  • We must risk going beyond what is easy or common to create programs that exhilarate, energize, and spur lasting change. We extend our resources to meet people where they are.

• In partnership with the development team, develop and deploy A/B testing emails and track results to support continuous improvement of engagement and fundraising communications
• Prepare and distribute development‑related email communications and outreach
• Develop and maintain the organization’s marketing calendar for community outreach and fundraising campaigns
• Maintain regular communication and engagement with the social media contractor and the broader community to support fundraising and development efforts
• Research and evaluate potential grant opportunities and determine which opportunities are appropriate to pursue based on organizational priorities, funding requirements, and available resources
• Lead the development and preparation of grant proposals and applications, coordinating information and contributions from multiple departments and ensuring submissions align with organizational priorities and funding requirements.
• Manage the grant opportunity pipeline, prioritizing upcoming opportunities and deadlines while maintaining accurate and up‑to‑date records of submissions, outcomes, and statuses, including opportunities that are not awarded.
• Serve as a point of contact for peer‑to‑peer fundraising activities, providing support to participants and internal…