Development Coordinator at American Red Cross

Shafter, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Sep, 26

Salary

33.14

Posted On

27 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Gift Processing, Data Analysis, Reporting, Data Hygiene, Salesforce, Portfolio Management, Volunteer Leadership, Interpersonal Communication, Written Communication, Spreadsheet Applications, Database Management, AI Proficiency, Fundraising Operations, Systems Training, Cross-functional Collaboration, Revenue Reporting

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home. By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network? Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good! Job Description: Job Description: Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better. When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work. Where Your Career is a Force for Good! WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview): The Business Development Coordinator will work under minimal supervision to support fundraising growth and operational excellence through accurate and timely gift processing, data analysis, reporting, data hygiene, and systems training. This role is critical in ensuring data integrity, adherence to key deadlines, and strong portfolio management to enable successful fundraising outcomes across the region and division. Lead volunteers who perform data entry to support the development team. WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities): Lead efforts to identify needed gift adjustments and/or gift linking requests to support accurate revenue reporting and fundraiser credit alignment, ensuring all gifts are linked in accordance with monthly and quarterly deadlines. Analyze and provide data and reports to assist leadership in tracking performance, monitoring progress toward goals, and informing strategic decisions. Lead gift processing operations, ensuring gifts are processed, bundled, and completed within established timelines (e.g., within 2 business days of receipt). Partner cross-functionally to ensure compliance with procedures and provide coaching and guidance to volunteers and staff supporting gift processing. Lead data hygiene and system updates to ensure high-quality, actionable data across the region. This includes creating new accounts, managing merges, and maintaining accurate donor records. Support portfolio management by transferring accounts/contacts to appropriate relationship managers, inactivating outdated records, and ensuring portfolios reflect current assignments and fundraising strategies. Proactively monitor ask and gift closure activity, ensuring alignment with regional goals (e.g., no overdue asks or closes, accurate strategies, and clean portfolios). Provide regular updates to leadership and relationship managers to support accountability and timely follow-up. Support onboarding of new fundraisers and serve as a primary systems trainer for new hires and volunteers. Deliver ongoing skill-building opportunities, office hours, and training on Salesforce, reporting best practices, Donor Portal, and other national tools to strengthen team effectiveness. Serve as a liaison to key national contacts for data systems, gift processing, and research. Support tracking of large, budgeted gifts and forecasting visibility in alignment with revenue goals and fiscal timelines. Support regional and divisional initiatives and leadership priorities, which may include portfolio refresh processes and coordination of team activities. Lead and oversee volunteers supporting data entry and development operations, ensuring quality, consistency, and alignment with team priorities, including tracking and reporting volunteer engagement as needed. WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications): Education: Associate degree or equivalent required. Experience: Minimum 7 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required. Management Experience: N/A Skills & Abilities: Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Basic proficiency in use of word-processing, spreadsheet applications, AI, and database applications when applicable. Ability to work on a team. Travel: May travel and participate in meetings and conferences throughout region. * Combination of candidate’s education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description’s minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted). Physical Requirements: Physical requirements are those present in normal office environment conditions. Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs. Ability to use a personal computer, applicable software, and office equipment for sustained periods of time. May include sitting for long periods of time, driving a vehicle, and working under challenging conditions. The salary range for this position is (CA): $30.38 - $33.14 hourly Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. BENEFITS FOR YOU: As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes: Medical, Dental Vision plans Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays 401K with up to 6% match Paid Family Leave Employee Assistance Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term Service Awards and recognition Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make your career a force for good! The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws. AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance — launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations. Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions. To view the EEOC Summary of Rights, click here: Summary of Rights Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining ranks with welcoming team members who are elite, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better. When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with generous compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Responsibilities

The Development Coordinator manages gift processing, data hygiene, and reporting to support fundraising growth and operational excellence. This role also involves leading volunteers in data entry and providing systems training to new hires and staff.