Organization Description:  

Our Purpose: To promote education, generating hope and opportunity in Guatemala. 

Our Promise: Working with families to fulfill their commitment and educational dreams for their children, while building better lives for themselves. 

Our Values: Hope, Empathy, Responsibility, Proactivity, Curiosity, Teamwork 

 

Position Purpose  

The Development Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the technical infrastructure for the many fundraising channels and campaigns at Common Hope are strong, innovative, and current. They will ensure data integrity, support other members of the team, and fill a key role in relationship management through data analytics. The candidate should be ready to take ownership over the development support systems, including completing tasks, making process improvements, and keeping others on track. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to get into Development! 

 

Responsibilities   

• Prepare regular reports that measure the development department’s progress toward goals. 

• Support, evaluate, and make recommendations for development, especially student sponsorship, communications plans 

• Facilitate the communication and information exchange between a sponsor and the student and family in the program in partnership with Guatemalan sponsorship team. 

• Set up and manage online giving forms. 

• Assist with portfolio creation and maintenance. 

• Support prospect research for grants, event opportunities and potential donors 

• Create and manage the database infrastructure for student sponsorships and visitor experience. 

• Managing development timelines and coordinating deliverables to ensure on-time submission of high-quality grant applications and reports. 

• Support the team in researching grant opportunities, writing proposals, and compiling necessary documents for submission. 

• Managing accurate lists of current and potential donors through Raiser’s Edge NXT. 

• Supporting other communications and outreach functions as needed 

• Responsible for the coordination of the operations related to the student sponsorship and visitor experience fundraising strategies 

• Assist in the preparation of materials needed for meetings, presentations, events. 

• Coordinate development operations including accounts receivables, packaging, and mailings 

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Qualifications  

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education. 

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook. 

• Comfort with video meetings through Teams and Zoom. 

• A self-starter with strong problem-solving skills. 

• Experience with development databases (Raiser’s Edge NXT preferred) 

• Strict adherence to deadlines, with ability to set and meet timelines. 

• Commitment to protecting and maintaining confidential information and sensitive data. 

• Comfort and basic familiarity with financial information.  

• Extraordinary attention to detail, including exceptional English language proofreading skills. Preference for conversational Spanish language skills. 

• A customer service mindset that focuses on creating value, loyalty and trust among both colleagues and contributors to Common Hope. 

• A strong sense of personal responsibility and integrity. 

 

To apply please send your resume to jobs@us.commonhope.org with the subject line: Development Coordinator. Please introduce yourself, share your experience, and briefly explain your interest in the position.