Development communications manager - virtual

ASISTA Immigration Assistance; Des Moines (IA); Remote; Part time

Job summary

ASISTA Immigration Assistance is seeking a part-time Development & Communications Manager to lead fundraising and communications efforts. The role involves collaborating with staff and partners to support immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and a successful fundraising background.

Benefits

Paid Leave Time

Contribution to Individual Retirement Account

Qualifications

• Track record of successful nonprofit fundraising.
• Proficiency with communications tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of fundraising campaigns.
• Oversee the design and organization of the ASISTA website.

Skills

Communication

Fundraising

Collaboration

Tools

Canva

Social Media

Job description

About ASISTA

ASISTA is a national leader in the movement for safety and justice for immigrant survivors of gender-based violence such as domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Through policy advocacy, strategic litigation, training, case consultation and intervention, we deploy our specialized expertise to change individual lives and oppressive systems.

Our experience and expertise are situated solidly at the intersection of gender justice and immigrant rights. ASISTA’s founders helped write the federal laws protecting immigrant survivors of gender-based violence, including the Violence Against Women Act. We are part of the broader, global movement for racial justice. Our approach is intersectional, holistic, and survivor-centered—elements that make our work, and this movement, stronger and more effective.

Our vision is that immigrants live in a just world free from violence. Our mission is to advance the dignity, rights, and liberty of immigrant survivors of violence. Please see our core values, below, and our anti-oppression statement here. To learn more about ASISTA, please visit our website at www.asistahelp.org.

About This Position

The Development & Communications Manager (DCM) helps to fulfill ASISTA’s mission, and supports members and others representing immigrant survivors of gender-based violence in a variety of ways. This position plays a lead role in the areas of fundraising and communications. The DCM reports to the Executive Director and collaborates closely with partners and other ASISTA staff.

Responsibilities

Fundraising and Development

• • Lead the development and implementation of ASISTA’s annual fundraising plan
  • Lead the creation and implementation of fundraising campaigns and other efforts in support of the annual fundraising plan, such as year-end appeal and spring campaign
  • Collaborate on preparing and submitting applications for new and existing grants and awards
  • Work with the Executive Director to identify, cultivate and steward donors
  • Lead board and staff fundraising meetings
  • Regularly communicate and collaborate with the board on fundraising efforts
    

Communications

• • Lead the development and implementation of an annual communications plan for ASISTA to support its programmatic and financial goals, including but not limited to developing and disseminating email outreach, social media, and other correspondence
  • Respond to inquiries from the general public as appropriate
  • Oversee the design, structure, and organization of the ASISTA website, with input from other staff as needed. Make non-programmatic updates to the website
  • Coordinate closely with the Program Associate on communications about membership
    

Other

• • Work as a team with ASISTA colleagues to carry out organizational, programmatic, and financial goals, including backfilling for colleagues as appropriate to facilitate continuity
  • Manage interns and volunteers supporting your role as possible and necessary
  • Fulfill all government and funder reporting obligations as appropriate
  • Attend required meetings, including ASISTA virtual staff meetings and in-person board meetings
    

Approach

The DCM is expected to fulfill their responsibilities with an approach that reflects the following:

• • A deep commitment to dignity and justice for immigrant survivors of violence and to ASISTA’s mission, vision, and core values;
  • A deep respect for immigrant rights and racial and gender justice;
  • A spirit of positive collaboration and teamwork, both internally with all ASISTA team members and externally with partner organizations and others;
  • A commitment to proactive problem-solving; and
  • Solid organizational skills.
    

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

Required

• A track record of successful nonprofit fundraising
• Proficiency with Canva or similar, social media platforms, and other communications tools
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
• History of effective collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and be supervised remotely
  
  

Preferred

• Bi- or multi-lingual
  
  

Characteristics

The ideal candidate for this position possesses the following characteristics:

• Strong integrity
• Relationship-builder
• Goal-oriented
• Self-motivated
  
  

Geographic Location:

ASISTA operates in a remote office environment, with staff located in California, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Texas. The new Development & Communications Manager’s location is flexible.

Notes

• Some travel may be required.
• The above statements are not intended to encompass all functions and qualifications of this position; rather, they are intended to provide a general framework of the requirements of the position. The Development & Communications Manager may be required to perform other functions not specifically addressed in this job description.
  
  

Salary And Benefits

This is a part-time position (57% FTE), working 20 hours per week of ASISTA’s typical 35-hour work week. The rate of pay for this position is $37/hour. The benefits for this part-time position include paid leave time and contribution to an Individual Retirement Account. This position is not eligible for health insurance benefits.

To Apply

The position is open until filled, and candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. ASISTA operates in a collaborative, inclusive, and respectful work environment and seeks to hire and retain staff whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities and identities to apply. To apply, please use subject line “Development & Communications Manager Position” and send the following to [e-mail]:

• Your resume
• A cover letter
• Several brief samples of your writing: one with a development/fundraising focus, one with a communications/marketing focus, and one that distills a complex concept(s) into plain language
  
  

Please note: There is no need to create new writing samples for this purpose; we welcome and encourage samples from your existing portfolio.

ASISTA’s Core Values

• Diversity: We understand the intersecting nature of multiple forms of identity and oppression, and we believe that our efforts can only succeed when they amplify a wide range of perspectives and voices.
• Collaboration: We believe in building innovative partnerships and working collectively to confront the systemic injustice harming immigrant survivors.
• Survivor-Centered: We hold the experience of immigrant survivors, their strength and their resilience at the core of all we do.
• Justice: Our work is rooted in our efforts to eradicate inequality and systems of oppression, including patriarchal and white supremacist structures.
• Integrity: We promote transparency by engaging internally and externally with honesty, dignity, and respect for all.
• Impact: We know that expertise enhanced by creativity and tenacity leads to meaningful change for survivors.
• Sustainability: We believe the movement to advance lasting success for immigrant survivors must comprise healthy organizations that value their employees and partners.