Remote Donor & Development Programs Specialist

USA The Nature Conservancy; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

Flexible spending accounts

401(k) plan with 8% employer match

Parental leave

Accrued paid time off

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Employee assistance program

Other life and work well-beingBenefits

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy in Virginia is seeking a Development Program Specialist to help secure funding and sustain conservation priorities. This remote role (EST) focuses on gift processing, donor database management, and reporting to support fundraising efforts and compliance.

You will build data-driven dashboards, coordinate with finance and philanthropy teams, and maintain records for donors and pledges while traveling to TNC locations twice yearly for workshops.

Qualifications

• Multilingual or cross-cultural experience is appreciated.
• Ability to analyze information for coordinating activities and solving problems.
• Ability to work under pressure and perform repetitive data entry tasks.
• Experience interpreting guidelines to achieve results.
• Ability to communicate clearly about complex topics, verbally and in writing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience or training in principles and practices of the relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Process and manage all commitments (pledges) and contributions for Virginia BU.
• Create financial and non-financial adjustments for Virginia BU.
• Create Grant ID requests with Finance Development support for quarterly pledge reviews.
• Troubleshoot delayed processing and uncommitted batches with the Director of Development Operations.
• Ensure revenue coding adheres to SOPs and provide guidance to the team.
• Manage database maintenance.
• Research prospective and current donors, updating donor profiles in the database.
• Handle confidential information with discretion.
• Assist in ad-hoc projects and tasks.
• Work independently on assigned tasks and exercise independent judgment.
• Coordinate complex projects within a defined timeline and budget.
• Ensure compliance with TNC policies and external requirements.
• Travel to Virginia or other TNC locations at least twice a year for workshops or projects.

Skills

Multilingual skills

Analytical thinking

Data entry

Interpreting guidelines

Clear communication

MS Office

Field knowledge training

Job description

The Nature Conservancy in Virginia is seeking a Development Program Specialist to help secure funding and sustain conservation priorities. This remote role (EST) focuses on gift processing, donor database management, and reporting to support fundraising efforts and compliance.

You will build data-driven dashboards, coordinate with finance and philanthropy teams, and maintain records for donors and pledges while traveling to TNC locations twice yearly for workshops.