Development and Communications Associate

Texas Water Foundation; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement contribution

Paid time off including parental leave

Hybrid office environment

Job summary

Texas Water Foundation is seeking a Development and Communications Associate in Austin, TX. The role combines fundraising, communications, and administrative duties to support water-security initiatives across the state.

Ideal candidates are organized, proactive, and collaborative, with a track record of reliability. The position offers a hybrid office environment and growth opportunities within a mission-driven nonprofit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.
• Detail-oriented, highly organized and team-focused.
• Willingness to learn and support across program operations.
• Strong commitment to the mission and collaboration.
• Experience with Google Suite, Squarespace is a plus.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset.

Responsibilities

• Development support, donor data management and reporting.
• Communications support, website updates, social media content.
• Administrative support for meetings, events, and calendar tasks.

Skills

Team collaboration

Detail-oriented

Organized

Prioritization

Mission-driven

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google Suite

Squarespace

Design software

Job description

Development and Communications Associate

The Opportunity: The Development and Communications Associate provides vital support in a collaborative environment toward ensuring Texas prioritizes water security. While primarily an administrative support role, this position offers a unique opportunity to work directly with senior leadership across programmatic and operational goals.

Ideal Candidate: Organized and detail-oriented early career professional looking to learn and contribute to a collaborative team. The ideal candidate is curious and values initiative, problem-solving, and efficient and effective processes.

Job Title: Development & Communications Associate
Location: Austin, Texas
Reports To: Director of Strategic Partnerships & Development
FLSA Status: [Exempt]

ABOUT TWF

Texas Water Foundation (TWF) is a statewide, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to lead Texas into a secure water future. Established in 1998, its original objective was to raise public awareness among all Texans regarding the vital role water plays in our daily lives. Today, Texas Water Foundation’s work is focused on water policy, workforce and leadership initiatives, and a statewide water campaign. Read the strategic plan here.

THE ROLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

The Opportunity: The Development and Communications Associate provides vital support in a collaborative environment toward ensuring Texas prioritizes water security. While primarily an administrative support role, this position offers a unique opportunity to work directly with senior leadership across programmatic and operational goals.

Ideal Candidate: Organized and detail-oriented early career professional looking to learn and contribute to a collaborative team. The ideal candidate is curious and values initiative, problem-solving, and efficient and effective processes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Development support 40%:
  • Donor database management: record and process gifts, pledges, and payments; generate and prepare reports and mail/email lists for campaigns and strategy; assist with prospect research and donor giving analysis for new individual giving program and endowment campaign.
  • Donor recognition and stewardship: assist in the development and execution of donor stewardship plan; generate tax acknowledgments; support the development of annual reports; facilitate quarterly donor outreach.
  • Future endowment campaign: support strategy and campaign-specific proposals in collaboration with leadership and campaign contractor.
  • Events: support logistics and administrative duties for fundraising events.
• Communications support 40%:
  • Overall communications strategy support: assist with the execution of TWF’s communications strategy, including public-facing materials such as website, social media content, blog posts, marketing emails, and other communications collateral.
  • Website maintenance and updates: post and update communications and fundraising content.
  • Social media: assist with creative strategy; post to various social media channels with correct sizing and tagging best practices; monitor engagement.
  • Fundraising communications: assist with website updates and fundraising-specific communications collateral within the context of the greater communications plan.
• Organization Administrative support 20%:
  • Administrative support for TWF team as needed, including general office tasks, board meetings, event support, operational support, calendar support, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
• Strong commitment to a collaborative, team-oriented organizational culture
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, enthusiastic, and hard-working
• Ability to prioritize and maintain focus on wide range of responsibilities
• Commitment to the mission and vision of Texas Water Foundation
• Commitment to professional execution of programs and integrity
• Entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset
• Familiarity with Google Suite, Squarespace, and design software is a plus

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Compensation & Benefits

The starting salary for this position is $60,000 annually.

• health insurance
• retirement contribution
• paid time off including maternity/paternity leave
• hybrid office environment

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status or any other legally protected status.