DEVELOPMENT WRITER

The Jewish Women’s Archive, an innovative educational non-profit organization located in Brookline, MA, seeks a creative, results-oriented Development Writer to work on contract. Reporting to the executive team, composed of the Executive Director, Director of Development, and Deputy Director, the Development Writer will play a key role in helping to increase the organization’s visibility, build and maintain relationships with current funders, and maximize its ability to engage new supporters.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Craft letters of inquiry for foundations and individual prospects.
• Assist in drafting grant proposals and reports, briefings, and associated documents as directed.
• Write annual report, donor updates, appeal and acknowledgement letters, newsletter copy (3X/year), occasional brochures, and other print communications as needed.
• Coordinate with appropriate JWA staff and external stakeholders to obtain information for proposals, reports, and newsletters.
• Collect and store information pertaining to organizational initiatives for use in all development correspondence.
• Create and manage a rolling file of language to be used by entire JWA staff.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, min. two years professional writing experience. Preferred candidates will have prior writing experience in areas such as public relations, direct mail marketing and/or journalism. Strong organizational, interpersonal and team-working skills. Affinity for the mission of the Jewish Women's Archive.

We are conveniently located in Brookline, accessible by the MBTA Green Line and buses. Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to jobs@jwa.org.