Clarification from the agency

United States citizens and nationals THIS IS A PERMANENT, PRIVATE FUNDED POSITION WHICH DOES NOT CONFER COMPETITIVE FEDERAL STATUS TO THE INCUMBENT. THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDING HEALTH INSURANCE, LIFE INSURANCE, RETIREMENT COVERAGE, AND SICK/ANNUAL LEAVE ACCRUAL.

As the Development Assistant for Annual Giving, you will:

• Coordinates the organization and implementation of various member events, to include member previews, curatorial lectures, new member luncheons, afterhours viewings and others. Coordinates production and mailing of invitations, digital and hard copy. Manages interoffice logistics and necessary in-house arrangements. Manages digital communications and outreach via MailChimp. Maintains guest lists and any necessary follow up.
• Coordinates annual giving renewal program, to include National Membership through the Patron level of the Circle. Develops the renewal schedule, maintains a tracking system, reworks renewal letters regularly. Oversees production and mailing of renewal solicitations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Maintains database records related to the renewal process. Develops and maintains systems to identify current members for special upgrade solicitations and to identify lapsed members for special renewal appeals. Draft solicitation letters and supporting materials for these appeals.
• Works closely with team members, contributing to meetings and supporting collective goals. Collaborates on projects across all pre-professional programs, demonstrating flexibility and a multi-disciplinary approach.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship or National
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• See "Other Information" section regarding Selective Service requirements.
• All required documents must be submitted by 11:59PM EST on closing date.

REQUIREMENTS:

Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.

To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply.

Qualifications

Candidates must meet the Qualifications Standards Handbook requirements for the NF-301-7. 

NF-7: Candidates must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-5 level in the Federal service, coordinating an aspect of a donor event.

Writing Sample:

Note: Applicants who are referred to the hiring office for selection consideration may be required to submit writing and/or work samples as part of the interview/selection process. If the hiring office decides to request a writing and/or work sample as part of its selection process, the vacancy contact will reach out to you by email to: (1) inform you of this requirement; and (2) provide further instructions.

An equivalent combination of education and experience is fully qualifying and meets the minimum qualification requirements.

Those applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be evaluated against these factors to determine the best-qualified candidates.  Applicants must describe their possession of each of these factors individually in a one to two page cover letter as a part of their application.

• Event Management – Ability to plan, implement and curate various member events.
• Program Development – Knowledge of methods and techniques to improve and develop a giving renewal program.
• Collaboration – Skill in communicating with staff, donors, and supervisors.

 "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration under merit promotion procedures.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Best-qualified candidates will be determined by their personal, educational and work experience indicated in your résumé and in their supplemental information relative to the factors listed above.

If your resume is incomplete or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', for the position accordingly.


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