Associate, Development Operations

For 30 years, Per Scholas has been on a mission to drive mobility and opportunity in the ever-advancing technology landscape by unlocking the untapped potential of individuals, uplifting communities, and meeting the needs of employers through rigorous tech training. By teaming up with dynamic employer partners, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups, we're forging inclusive tech talent pipelines, fulfilling an ever-increasing need for skilled talent. With national remote training and campuses in 20+ cities and counting, Per Scholas offers no-cost training programs in the most sought-after tech skills, spanning Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, IT Support, Software Engineering, and more. To date, 30,000+ individuals have been trained through Per Scholas, propelling their professional trajectories into high-growth tech careers with salaries three times higher than their pre-training earnings. Learn more by visiting PerScholas.org and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

As a key member of the national development team, you will support the Senior Manager, Development Operations, in ensuring that the entire Development team operates at the highest level of effectiveness. You will help coordinate department functions, including gift and list management, prospect moves data management, and reporting. In partnership with the Senior Manager, Development Operations, you will work closely with the Information Technology department to ensure all systems function optimally and liaise with the Finance department to ensure all income is being recorded and reconciled across our systems. The Associate, Development Operations will report to the Senior Manager, Development Operations, and learn from an experienced and talented team of Development professionals.

The development associate provides critical administrative support to a team of 30+ full-time development professionals and multiple consultants by managing the following responsibilities:

• →Manage daily gift recording, acknowledgments, and recurring reporting, in partnership with Fiscal and the Senior Manager for Development Operations
• →Manage constituent and gift quality control through dynamic reporting and team training to reinforce accurate data entry
• →Maintain and organize updated financial documents and attachments in Google Drive and Salesforce
• →Prepare monthly invoices, payment requests, and other documents for approval and submission to Fiscal
• →May assist in assembling letters of interest, grant proposals, reports, budgets, and other documentation to respond to donor guidelines
• →Assisting with special events as needed.

• Ability to learn and manage a database with confidential information; prior experience with Salesforce or other CRMs desirable 
• Exceptional organizational and attention to detail, and strong follow-through
• Strong writing, editing, note-taking, and copy-editing skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills, both in person and on phone
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment, working both independently and as a team member
• Experience with or ability to learn Google Apps for Business (Docs, Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Chat, etc.) and Slack
• Prior administrative, non-profit and/or development experience desirable, but not required

If you have any questions about this role, please feel free to email our Talent team at jobs@perscholas.org. We look forward to viewing your application!

• You thrive in a creative, inventive, fast-paced startup environment with people who are passionate about their work and mission. 
• You are detail oriented, with exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• You have a collaborative and flexible work style. You’re excited to work cross-functionally with other departments and independently.
• You are tech savvy and can learn fast. 
• You are data-driven, result-oriented and a forward-looking catalyst for social change.
• You are interested in workforce development, technology, diversity, organizational growth, and scaling impact.
• You stand behind our mission, believing that individuals from any community should have access to well-paying career positions, and that talent should be recognized and recruited from many diverse sources.

For this role specifically, we are targeting a salary of $55,000 with a range between $50,000- $55,000 where the difference in salary is typically determined by several factors, including geography in which the selected candidate resides, and alignment with qualifications and experience.

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