Development & Donor Operations Specialist

Lcsj Corporation; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

LAWS is the Loudoun County nonprofit serving survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. The Development Associate drives operations, donor care, events, and private grants, enabling the Director of Development to secure major gifts and partnerships.

You will own day-to-day financial oversight, budgeting, reporting, grants compliance, and the administration of donor relations, ensuring resources reach survivors promptly and with accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 2–3 years in development, nonprofit, events, or administrative support.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Neon CRM and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to handle confidential donor information.
• Availability for occasional evening and weekend events.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day financial oversight, controls, and reporting with the organization’s accounting firm, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and integrity.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow monitoring, and deliver clear, reliable financial reporting to the CEO and Board.
• Maintain strong financial controls and documentation, keep the organization audit-ready, and coordinate the annual audit and tax filings.
• Ensure grant-funded activity and restricted funds are spent and reported in full compliance with funder requirements, in coordination with the Grants Manager.
• Oversee core financial workflows, including billing, accounts payable/receivable, purchasing, reimbursement, and expense coding.
• Improve, streamline, and strengthen the operational systems, workflows, and administrative infrastructure that keep the organization running.
• Supervise and develop the administrative team (HR, grants, and finance/operations support).
• Manage vendor, IT, telecommunications, facilities, and security relationships to ensure quality, value, and accountability.
• Provide oversight of HR systems and personnel administration in partnership with the HR Manager, supporting workforce planning and compliance.
• Lead practical efficiency initiatives, streamlining, consolidating, and automating routine work, to strengthen operations as LAWS grows.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Discretion

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Nonprofit Management, or related field

Tools

Neon CRM

Microsoft Office

Job description

LAWS is the Loudoun County nonprofit serving survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. The Development Associate drives operations, donor care, events, and private grants, enabling the Director of Development to secure major gifts and partnerships.

You will own day-to-day financial oversight, budgeting, reporting, grants compliance, and the administration of donor relations, ensuring resources reach survivors promptly and with accountability.