Development Associate
East Orange, NJ
Full Time
Mid Level
JVS is a growing organization that is seeking full-time Development Associate to join our team. Under the direct supervision of the Director of Development, this position will support the programs and activities that secure funding from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government sources.
This position will play a critical role in driving fundraising efforts across donor engagement, special events, grant development, communications, and community partnerships. As JVS continues to expand its programs and impact, we are looking for someone who brings energy, ownership, and a desire to be part of a team making a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
Essential functions:
Grants & Institutional Funding
Event Management
This is a full-time, non-exempt position. This position is on-site in our East Orange and Montclair locations.
Salary
The salary range for this position is $45,000 to $50,000 annually, plus benefits.
Our Benefits
JVS provides generous benefits for eligible full-time employees, including:
JVS of MetroWest is a nonprofit, community-based workforce development, health and human service organization, delivering a wide array of personalized services to nearly 4,000 individuals each year on-site and in the community. The people we help range in age from 14 to 100+. We provide services to individuals throughout New Jersey and business-to-business services to hundreds of companies across the State.
This position will play a critical role in driving fundraising efforts across donor engagement, special events, grant development, communications, and community partnerships. As JVS continues to expand its programs and impact, we are looking for someone who brings energy, ownership, and a desire to be part of a team making a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
Essential functions:
Grants & Institutional Funding
- Own grant tracking system including deadlines, submissions, reporting, and status
- Conduct prospect research across foundations, corporations, and government sources
- Support proposal development and reporting through project coordination and light drafting
- Maintain a clean, up-to-date pipeline of grant opportunities
Event Management
- Assist JVS event operations from planning through on-site execution, including timelines, run of show, vendor coordination, and internal alignment
- Manage guest tracking, registration systems, seating, and check-in processes to ensure a smooth attendee experience
- Support revenue generation by tracking sponsorships, ticket sales, and donor participation, ensuring alignment with fundraising goals
- Lead post-event follow-up including attendee reporting, revenue reconciliation, and donor engagement tracking
- Plan and execute integrated fundraising campaigns across email, social, and direct mail
- Build and manage campaign timelines, segmentation, and deployment across channels
- Track campaign performance including revenue, conversion, and donor engagement
- Support best-in-class stewardship including donor communications, acknowledgements, and phone outreach
- Coordinate email marketing and basic social execution with internal team and external partners
- Support creation of donor-facing content including emails, impact reports, event materials, and outreach assets
- Work cross-functionally with program leads to capture and translate impact into clear, fundable narratives
- Assist in developing light creative assets such as program one-pagers, ads, and basic graphics
- Bachelors’ degree or equivalent
- 1–4 years of experience in nonprofit development, marketing, operations, or related field
- Comfortable working in CRM systems, spreadsheets, and reporting tools
- Successful completion of pre-employment background check
This is a full-time, non-exempt position. This position is on-site in our East Orange and Montclair locations.
Salary
The salary range for this position is $45,000 to $50,000 annually, plus benefits.
Our Benefits
JVS provides generous benefits for eligible full-time employees, including:
- Medical, dental, and life insurance
- 403(b) basic retirement plan
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- Long-term disability coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
JVS of MetroWest is a nonprofit, community-based workforce development, health and human service organization, delivering a wide array of personalized services to nearly 4,000 individuals each year on-site and in the community. The people we help range in age from 14 to 100+. We provide services to individuals throughout New Jersey and business-to-business services to hundreds of companies across the State.
JVS of Metrowest is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to excellence. Employment offers are made on the basis of qualifications and without regard to race, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, age veteran status, or sexual orientation or other protected classes under the State and Federal law.
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