Development and Program Coordinator

Role Overview

Harvard Hillel seeks a motivated, creative individual with strong communication and organizational skills to serve as the full-time Development and Program Coordinator. This individual will work with the Program and Development teams to develop and promote a vibrant, pluralistic Jewish community at Harvard Hillel. The Operations Associate will report to the Director of Development.

What You’ll Do

• Assist with database management: update and clean-up lists, merge records, update system, and coordinate between various database systems, including Donor Perfect, Harvard Hillel’s website and Constant Contact.
• Support fundraising success through maintaining the fundraising management database, stewarding existing donors and funders, and researching individuals and institutional funders. 
• Help track gifts and contacts in Donor Perfect, Harvard Hillel’s fundraising management system.
• Generate and send acknowledgements for pledges, gifts, and payments.
• Help coordinate appeals in print, email, web site, and social media.
•  Engage the board and staff to personalize letters and make thank you calls.
• Conduct research on all new donors to identify prospective mid-range and major donors as well as corporations and private foundations.
• Maintain online and hard copy files for annual auditing.
• Maintain donor records, ensuring accuracy, security, and confidentiality.
• Provide administrative support as needed for a variety of internal and external programs and events to include but not limited to creating and testing forms for relevant program registrations, surveys and donations.
• Coordinate logistics with staff and student leaders for program needs.
• Other duties as assigned

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• Bachelor's degree 
• 1-3 years' experience in an administrative position, preferably in a non-profit organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills as well as interpersonal skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Canva.
• Ability to present information concisely and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently.
• A self-starter, data and deadline driven, and ability to multi-task with solid organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to collaborate across teams both inside and outside of Hillel, successfully managing multiple priorities.  
• Willingness to facilitate conversations and learn more about Judaism and Israel in a way that inspires stakeholders to invest in our work.
• A sense of humor and a positive attitude

What You’ll Receive

• Salary range is $45-$53k commensurate with experience. 
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D and Long Term Disability (LTD) insurances, Flexible Spending accounts, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
• Great professional development, mentoring, and skill building opportunities.
• Plenty of Hillel and university schwag.

About Harvard Hillel

The mission of Harvard Hillel is to be a Jewish home, both physical and virtual, on the Harvard University campus that seeks to welcome all students to experience the variety of Jewish identity, tradition, practice, values, culture, and community and to inspire and enable connections on campus and beyond, At Harvard Hillel students find meaningful connections and friendship, and a sanctuary amid the stresses of student life while they engage in the unique opportunities of Harvard and make Jewish thought and culture integral in the life of the University. 

Harvard Hillel offers its staff the unique opportunity to serve, work, and grow with a remarkable community of young adults, lay leaders, and colleagues.

Harvard Hillel is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.