Impact-Focused Development & Operations Associate

Hawthorne Lane; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawthorne Lane, a boutique nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC, seeks an organized Development & Operations Assistant to provide broad administrative support to a close-knit team. This hands-on role handles office operations, calendar coordination, donor records, proposals, and event logistics, with chances to contribute across development and communications.

The successful candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities in a mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Organized and proactive with strong attention to detail.
• Professional communicator with diverse stakeholders.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience supporting development and fundraising activities.
• Comfortable working in a small, mission-driven nonprofit.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day office operations, including managing incoming phone calls, mail, packages, supplies, files, and daily administrative needs.
• Coordinate calendars, meetings, conference-room logistics, visitors, vendors, and other operational details.
• Maintain accurate files while organizing invoices, donations, expense reports, contact information, and internal materials.
• Support development efforts by maintaining donor and prospect information, tracking proposals and deadlines, and coordinating acknowledgments and related documentation.
• Contribute to fundraising initiatives by researching prospective supporters, preparing outreach materials, and helping keep grants and other development priorities moving forward.
• Help coordinate events and meetings through managing invitations, RSVPs, attendee information, speaker materials, and post-event follow-up.
• Maintain calendars for external engagements with fine attention to important deadlines.
• Support communications initiatives surrounding internal and external-facing content projects, such as newsletters and website updates, and provide communications project support through functions such as activity reporting.
• Provide flexible administrative and project support across a variety of focus points.

Skills

Donor management

Office administration

Event coordination

MS Office

Professional communications

Attention to detail

Job description

Hawthorne Lane, a boutique nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC, seeks an organized Development & Operations Assistant to provide broad administrative support to a close-knit team. This hands-on role handles office operations, calendar coordination, donor records, proposals, and event logistics, with chances to contribute across development and communications.

The successful candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities in a mission-driven environment.