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The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) is a professional organization for theatre education with over 100,000 members nationwide. EdTA’s mission is shaping lives through theatre education by: Honoring student achievement in theatre and enriching their theatre education experience; Supporting teachers by providing professional development, networking opportunities, resources, and recognition; and Influencing public opinion that theatre education is essential and builds life skills. EdTA operates the International Thespian Society (ITS), an honorary organization that has inducted over 2 million theatre students since its founding in 1929.

JOB TITLE:  Development Assistant

POSITION:  EdTA seeks a Development Assistant to support the management of the Development department at EdTA and the Educational Theatre Foundation.

SKILLS DESIRED:  Ideal candidate will have the ability to work independently and as a part of a team with strong customer-service skills, high attention to detail, and goal-orientation. Client and deadline management skills are essential.  Candidate will exhibit proficiency both in oral and written communications.  Candidate demonstrates ability to rapidly learn and utilize donor management software on a daily basis.  Experience in fundraising, non-profit sector and/or sales preferred.

POSITION REPORTS TO: Director of Development

EDUCATION REQUIRED:  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred

STATUS: Full time, non-exempt

STARTING WAGE: Range up to $12.00 per hour plus benefits

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Development Assistant supports the Director of Development in creating a formal Development Department at EdTA/ITS and the Educational Theatre Foundation with primary responsibility for gift recording, data entry, gift acknowledgment, filing, donor recognition, management of mailings,  and related processes.  Also assists with the Alumni Council and Development earned income programs as directed.  Database management is a major job function.

All efforts are aligned with the departmental objective of growing sources of gift revenue for EdTA/ITS and the Educational Theatre Foundation.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Conduct prospect research, gift processing, gift recording, gift acknowledgment, filing of donor correspondence, donor recognition online and hard-copy, and related processes.
2. Function as primary data manager in Development Department.
3. Learn and implement basic strategies and tasks in prospect research, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship in nonprofit fundraising.
4. Assist in the execution of multi-channel Annual Fund campaigns.
5. Assist in planning and executing fundraising events.
6. Assisting in the development of the ITS Alumni Council, including updating Alumni Council records from online forms, surveys, and other contacts contact points, and coordination of Board of Advisors.
7. Assist in preparation and submission of grant proposals and required reporting.
8. Coordinate with Finance staff regarding accounting and processing procedures.
9. Assist Business Development Manager through researching and preparing qualified prospect lists for Advertising & Business Development; coordinating mailing projects for earned income.
10. Assist Business Development Manager with account management, as needed.
11. Responsible for other duties as directed by the Development Director.

 SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong organization, multi-tasking, and time management skills.
• Positive, team-oriented attitude.
• Familiarity with event planning.
• High school level math skills.
• Knowledge of and experience in theatre is a plus.
• Ability to travel on a limited basis.

Please submit cover letter and résumé by email (Subject Line: EdTA Development Assistant) to:

HRManager@schooltheatre.org.

No phone calls, please.

The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) is a professional organization for theatre education with over 100,000 members nationwide. EdTA’s mission is shaping lives through theatre education by: Honoring student achievement in theatre and enriching their theatre education experience; Supporting teachers by providing professional development, networking opportunities, resources, and recognition; and Influencing public opinion that theatre education is essential and builds life skills. EdTA operates the International Thespian Society (ITS), an honorary organization that has inducted over 2 million theatre students since its founding in 1929.

JOB TITLE:  Administrative Support Specialist

POSITION:  EdTA seeks an Administrative Support Specialist to support the many administrative, programmatic, event planning, and reporting needs of the association.

SKILLS DESIRED:  Must be able to team with others as well as work independently, with minimal supervision, and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.  The ideal candidate is detail oriented, a clear communicator, forward thinking, creative, and imaginative.  The ideal candidate has a customer first orientation. The ideal candidate should be execution-focused, able to roll up your sleeves and focus on the task at hand.  The ideal candidate has experience with database management and the ability to be flexible in working with different technologies.  Experience in the non-profit sector, theatre and/or education preferred.

POSITION REPORTS TO:  Director of Operations

EDUCATION REQUIRED:  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred

STATUS: Full time, non-exempt

STARTING WAGE: $10.00 per hour plus benefits

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Administrative Support Specialist supports the Director of Operations in meeting the various administrative needs of several departments across the organization.  Success in the role requires the ability to build relationships with staff and volunteers, an affinity toward data management, research, and some amount of event planning and support.  The Administrative Support Specialist will be the lead on several projects that require great attention to detail.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assists in the production of reports to support organizational decision making.
2. Creates tools to increase the efficiency of staff and supports the ability to be more productive for our membership.
3. Participates in the execution of several key processes, such as event registration, scholarship application processing, and new business development.
4. Assists in the support of the association’s volunteer leaders, as needed.
5. Supports key executive staff members in the completion of administrative tasks, such as invoice processing and expense reporting.
6. Works with EdTA Director of Operations in support of EdTA’s risk management program.
7. Fulfills volunteer leader materials and information requests.
8. Other tasks as assigned.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong organization, multi-tasking, and time management skills.
• Positive, team-oriented attitude.
• Familiarity with event planning.
• High school level math skills.
• Knowledge of and experience in theatre is a plus.
• Ability to travel on a limited basis.

Please submit cover letter and résumé by email (Subject Line: EdTA Administrative Support Specialist) to:

HRManager@schooltheatre.org.

No phone calls, please.