August 9, 2011

International Medical Corps / Resource Development Officer Grantwriter

Location:Santa Monica, CA-Washington, DC

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

Position Summary & Responsibilities: Manages the Raiser's Edge database, including: Oversees gift processing & constituent management to ensure quality control standards are consistently met. Supervises data entry performed by 2 Database Officers. Also supervises volunteers and interns assisting with database tasks. Ensures timely and accurate production of all acknowledgement letters; Oversees generation of mailing lists for all mailings and solicitations; Oversees database maintenance and upgrades; Serves as primary liaison to Blackbaud regarding functionality of Raiser's Edge database (upgrades, outages, etc.) Develops, schedules and performs database maintenance and upgrades; Produces fundraising reports for VPIA and DRD on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-to-date schedule. Produces fundraising reports for other departments, as requested; Assist Finance staff with regularly scheduled reconciliation; Serves as primary contact for donations received via Wire Transfers (EFT) and gifts of Stock; Supports other activities within the department, including the occasional generation of PR materials and the development and implementation of fundraising events; and Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree or equivalent, Extensive experience with fundraising databases required, experience with Raiser's Edge a plus; Experience with reporting tools such as Crystal Reports or Microsoft Reports a plus; Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) database experience. Database Manager or Systems Administrator level preferred.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Must have a strong work ethic and the ability to work and think under pressure in multi-tasked, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment; Ability to problem solve and handle database exceptions; Superior written and oral communication skills; Keen eye for detail with exceptional proofreading skills; Superior organizing abilities.

Apply on-line:www.internationalmedicalcorps.org