Temporary Development Operations Assistant

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, we develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.

We are non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement our programs. We currently work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia – countries with a desperate lack of resources to educate their children. Since our inception, Room to Read’s worldwide team has impacted over 6 million children by constructing more than 1,500 schools, establishing over 13,000 libraries, publishing 700 new children’s book titles in 11 local languages, and rewarding over 16,000 girls with long-term, holistic scholarships.

Room to Read has an annual budget of approximately US$44 million and our global staff numbers over 600. Our global headquarters is located in San Francisco, and we have smaller fundraising offices in Delhi, New York, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Sydney, and Tokyo. We have an Asia Regional Office located in New Delhi, a Southern Africa Regional Office in Pretoria, and program offices in Colombo, Dar es Salaam, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Lusaka, New Delhi, Pretoria, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane.

Opportunity Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Development Operations Assistant to join our Development Team 4 days per week, with Mondays required and a maximum 20 hours per week, to provide database and general administrative support. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is not only interested in supporting our fundraising processes, but also excited about impacting positive change by recommending process improvements. This position will work directly with the Senior Manager of Development Operations in our San Francisco office and will provide team support for the entire Development Department.

Tasks and Projects:

• Review online donations and create new records in The Raiser’s Edge (RE) donor database, as needed
• Assist with coding and tracking donations
• Manage regularly scheduled database clean-up cycles to maintain data integrity
• Perform data entry and update records in RE
• Create queries and reports upon request
• Update database records
• Donor stewardship assistance (collecting, organizing, updating, etc. resources needed for donor reporting)
• Provide administrative support (i.e., filing, copying, maintaining filing system, etc.)
• Other duties as needed related to day-to-day operations of the Development Team

Qualifications:

• Ability to commit to the role for a minimum of 4 months
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-2 years of relevant work experience in either administrative support, database administration, or finance and accounting
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to produce work that contains high level of accuracy
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Adept at using Excel
• Knowledge of The Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce or other donor database systems preferred

To be successful as a member of the Room to Read team, you will also:

• Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
• Be an innovative and creative thinker that tries new things and inspires others to do so
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
• Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
• Work well independently as well as part of a team
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Compensation:

This is a temporary position. There is a competitive hourly rate for the position and we kindly ask that you send us your hourly requirements with your application. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain nonprofit experience and be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through education.

Application Procedure:

Please send a cover letter and resume by email, with “Temp Dev Ops Asst” in the subject line, (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to hiring@roomtoread.org. Due to high applicant volume, we regret that we can not personally respond to all candidates. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing
the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.