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Development Associate


The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights invites applications for the Development Associate, an hourly position to be based in Chicago, Illinois.

ABOUT THE YOUNG CENTER

The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights is a national organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights and best interests—safety and well-being—of immigrant children in the United States. The immediate focus of the Young Center’s work is to serve as Child Advocate (guardian ad litem for children in immigration proceedings) for unaccompanied and separated immigrant children pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act and the 2013 Violence Against Women Act. Our role is to identify and advocate for the best interests of immigrant children both while they are in federal custody and after they are released, applying federal and state law and long-recognized principles of the best interests of the child. The Young Center also does policy work, advocating with legislators, federal agencies and other stakeholders to promote consideration of the best interests of the child in all decisions concerning immigrant children and to create a dedicated juvenile immigrant justice system that treats children as children. The Young Center is headquartered in Chicago and has programs in Houston, San Antonio, Harlingen, Chicago, New York, Washington DC, Phoenix, and Los Angeles.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide administrative and clerical support to YC’s Development department.
  • Work in close collaboration with the Development Coordinator on all YC’s fundraising events
  • Lead daily data entry for new donor profiles, notes, actions and gifts (online, checks and wires).
  • Run data reports and ensures all information in database is updated, accurate and complete.
  • Respond daily to general inquiries, calls and emails about supporting YC’s work and escalates communication to appropriate team member as needed.
  • Generate weekly gift reports and assists with the preparation of all department mailings.
  • Print and mails weekly solicitation and thank you letters.
  • Draft and update standard acknowledgement letters and prepare special handwritten correspondence.
  • Make weekly thank you calls to unassigned new and lapsed YC contributors from the $0 - $499 donor level.
  • Organize and maintains department calendar, folder and archive.
  • Conduct ongoing research on current and prospective donors.
  • Proofread grant proposals, reports, and other department communications.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

  • Associates or bachelors degree or at least 4 years work/volunteer experience 
  • Strong written and oral communications skills
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to take initiative
  • Highly organized with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
  • Ability to support senior level staff with multiple deadlines and competing priorities
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products; CRM databases and/or Blackbaud a plus

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience—lived, volunteer, or professional—with immigration matters

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical demands include regular attendance, keyboarding, sitting for long periods (at least 5 hours a day), driving. Ability to use computer, telephone, and copy machine. Ability to travel by plane, car and other conveyances within U.S. Occasional lifting for event setup/preparation.

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