DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE, EDUCATE GIRLS US (Remote)

About Educate Girls

Founded in India in 2007 and gaining 501(c)(3) status in the United States in 2014, Educate Girls is focused on empowerment for girls around the world by bringing girls to school who would not otherwise have access to an education. Over 4 million girls in India – the country with the world’s largest population– are not in classrooms every day. In addition to their own individual right to be educated, girls who are in school are less vulnerable to child marriage, have fewer children, are more likely to educate and immunize their own children, participate in the economy, contribute to the changes needed for climate control and have agency, opportunity and a voice in their own lives. Since Educate Girls’ founding, our programs have resulted in enrolling over 1.4 million girls in school (with a retention rate of 93%) and 18.6 million children in 21,000 villages have received support.

Educate Girls has received awards by such organizations as MIT Solve, The Skoll Award, USAID’s Millennium Alliance Awards, the Audacious Project and others, and its programs have been recognized as addressing 9 of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

With significant funding from the US, and a new five-year strategic plan launching in 2025, the organization is on the cusp of sizable growth. For the first time, a US-based staff has been employed to build a deeper and committed pool of donors to support the global need for the rights of girls.

The Role

The Development Operations Associate will join the new team at Educate Girls US and have significant responsibility to help expand and steward the fundraising footprint of EG in the United States. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Development Operations Associate will provide data management, gift processing, research, briefs, tracking, and will manage systems and processes that result in best practices for our fundraising department. The Development Operations Associate will also have responsibility for maintaining Board correspondence, meeting scheduling, taking minutes of meetings, and maintaining the compliance calendar.

Primary Responsibilities & Duties

Management of Donor Database

▪ Oversee gift processing, acknowledgements and donor support services.

▪ Ensure leadership has timely information on donors, prospects and events.

▪ Research and develop recommendations and briefings on individual and institutional donors.

▪ Maintain the donor database, including gift entry, ensuring accuracy in all records and reports.

▪ Develop donor and campaign analyses and run reports to track progress to goals and inform

strategy.

Board Liaison

▪ Schedule and manage Board and committee meetings with calendar invitations, using Google,

Zoom, and other office software systems, and maintain clear, concise and efficient communication

with all stakeholders.

▪ Prepare for Board and committee meetings by drafting agendas, managing meeting

content/powerpoint presentations, organizing and distributing all meeting materials with

attentiveness to deadlines.

▪ Attend Board and committee meetings (virtual with the possibility of occasional in-person meetings) to record the minutes.

▪ Maintain Board directory, committee assignments, Board matrix and all Board corporate forms.

▪ Maintain and archive current and past Board records and demonstrate initiative with document

revisions and all necessary follow-up.

Administrative Support for the Executive Director & Staff Team

▪ Assist in managing the Executive Director and development team correspondence, arrangements/preparation for meetings, scheduling, general office travel for EGUS team, preparation of expense reimbursement forms, and preparation of powerpoint presentations and materials.

▪ Maintain electronic filing system of Educate Girls and the accurate filing and documentation of Records.

▪ Ensure all institutional corporate and board documents are updated annually or as needed and maintained in accordance with best practices.

▪ Assist with donor communications and preparation of donor communications collaboratively with the Senior Major Gift Managers as needed to support the fundraising efforts of Educate Girls.

▪ Attend events as needed to ensure smooth event operations.

▪ Additional projects and responsibilities as needed.

General Philanthropy

▪ Assist in fundraising communications projects, working with EGUS, India and outside

vendors.

▪ Review, reconcile and provide information as needed for Finance reports.

▪ Create timetables, handle logistics and manage communications for donor meetings and events.

▪ Able to learn and represent the work of Educate Girls.

▪ Additional projects and responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications & Skills

▪ Minimum 3-5 years in fundraising support and operations for a non-profit organization.

▪ Bachelor’s Degree.

▪ Proficiency with donor database software, donor modules, and comfort with technology.

▪ Ability to work as a team-player while working remotely.

▪ A self-starter with strong organizational and time-management skills.

▪ Excellent attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality work within designated timelines.

▪ Strong interpersonal, verbal and writing capabilities.

▪ Confident strategic thinker and problem-solver.

▪ Ability to multi-task and to respond and pivot quickly.

Other

▪ Experience with wealth screening and foundation screening software is a plus.

▪ The position is remote; priority will be given to candidates who are in the US Eastern time zone. Ability to work at least 25% of the time in India time zone.

▪ Priority will be given to candidates who have a connection to India and a strong interest in Educate Girls’ mission.