Development Analyst, North America

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

Position Overview:

The Development Analyst will be a member of Room to Read’s North America fundraising team and based in San Francisco.  The North America team raises major gifts from private sources in the U.S. and Canada in support of Room to Read’s programs in Asia and Africa. This position will be responsible for furthering the goals of the North America team through providing fundraising and administrative support. The position will also assist in providing office-wide administrative support and phone coverage, as needed.  This position will report directly to the Major Gifts Officer, West Coast and will work closely with the North America team in the San Francisco and New York offices.

This position will suit candidates who have an interest in major donor fundraising.  This is a full-time position located in San Francisco.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support and help coordinate donor correspondence for the North America team, including: personalized acknowledgments, stewardship reports, donor project reports, donor proposals, and other outreach to donors and prospects.  Create and manage streamlined process for donor acknowledgements through the Raiser’s Edge.
• Perform administrative tasks to support the team, including but not limited to: organizing and leading biweekly North America team meetings, maintaining accurate management of donor records and information in the Raiser’s Edge database and SalesForce database, providing support to RMs during the Solicitation Plan Process, filing, keeping office supplies stocked, booking travel arrangements for fundraisers, and executing related travel expense reporting.
• In partnership with colleagues on other teams and in other offices, grow Room to Read’s “Friends Asking Friends” appeal program.
• Assist with high net worth donor events as needed, including prospect research and logistical planning, and attend events as a representative of the North America team as needed.  Support fundraisers with meeting preparations, including the collection of materials, preparation of meeting rooms, procuring A/V equipment, catering, etc.
• Manage and respond to general donation inquiries, including providing information to annual donors to help them reach a giving decision.  This includes serving as the primary point of contact for unmanaged donors through the donate@ inbox and as a key member of the phone team tasked with responding to donation questions.
• Along with other Analysts and Assistants of Room to Read staff, answer phone calls as a member of the Phone Team.
• Support North America mailings and projects.  This may included logistical coordination, volunteer coordination, and ensuring the timely delivery of pieces.
• Provide project management and guidance to volunteers, interns and contractors as needed.  Recruit and supervise long-terms volunteers for the North America team.
• Build, generate, and analyze reports from the Raiser’s Edge database as needed.
• Other duties, as necessary.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated experience in MS Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint 
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously, take initiative and meet deadlines
• Ability to analyze available information for the purposes of preparing reports, coordinating efforts and solving problems
• Demonstrates common sense, flexibility and teamwork
• Possesses good customer service skills and focus
• Legally eligible to work in the United States; no sponsorship provided

Preferred:

• 1-2 years prior experience working in a fast-paced office environment
• Experience working or volunteering in a non-profit organization that is focused on maintaining high quality work and low overhead
• Experience working with databases, specifically Raiser’s Edge and SalesForce

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

• Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
• Be an innovative and creative thinker; you’re not afraid to try something new and inspire 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:

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include health, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, commuter benefits, and a 401K match. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through education.

Application Procedure:

Please send your cover letter and resume with “Dev Analyst, North America” in the subject line, (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to hiring@roomtoread.org.  Due to the volume of applications, we regret that we can not personally respond to all applicants. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

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