We’re Hiring! Part-time Development Coordinator
Posted Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Central Vermont Community Radio continues to commit to right-sizing the station by building our capacity on staff. We are looking for a very part-time, 10 hours a-week, one year temporary Development Coordinator to help work directly with our Station Manager and board of directors to help us manage our fundraising efforts and administrative needs of the organization. This position is new to CVCR, but the work is established.
We’re looking for a new teammate who is all about the details, eager to learn, excited about helping this community radio station grow, and is such a people person, that you’d be pumped to ask folks for support. To be successful in this role, you must be ready to work with a wide range of personalities, fundraising comfort levels, and many types of systems (with an eye toward integration and improvement!). The role will have a mix of remote computer work, at station event management, and some out in the community connecting.
CVCR is committed to being an equitable employer and has set the rate for this position at $22 an hour. We are an organization that believes the more diverse we are, the better we can be at meeting our mission. Therefore we strongly encourage folks from underrepresented backgrounds (in radio and more largely media) to apply.
Applications are due by Friday, January 3, 2025, with reviews beginning promptly. We are looking to fill this ASAP (by early February at the latest) so don’t delay in applying!
To apply send your resume and a brief cover letter explaining your interest in the position and how you’d make a great fit with the CVCR team, to the Station Manager, Llu Mulvaney-Stanak at Llu@WGDR.org.
CVCR Development Coordinator Position Description
Job Summary
WGDR/WGDH’s Development Coordinator (DC) role will help us build our capacity in fundraising, telling our story, and keeping the everyday critical administrative details of the organization on track. This role will work closely with the SM and CVCR board to support a variety of fundraising strategies, some well-established, and some brand new to the station. This position will ensure the behind-the-scenes organizational systems hum, like data management, mailings, fundrive support, and more. If the idea of integrating systems, spreadsheet coordination, project management, and leveraging data to help make magic happen excites you, this would be a great fit.
Responsibilities Include
Fundraising & Messaging Support
● Lead the year-long underwriting and sponsorship efforts, including soliciting new
support and ensuring renewals, meeting the set annual budget goals.
● Work side by side with the Station Manager to support existing areas of fundraising,
including donor development (appeals, list building and tracking), two fundrive “behind
the scenes” support, and end-of-the-year fundraising efforts.
● Lead the planning of the annual big station birthday party, at the station, coordinating
volunteers, entertainment, food, sponsorship, and promotion.
● Work with the SM and CVCR Board to support the administrative needs to establish new
sources of fundraising and income, including a new online silent auction, legislative and
municipal funding, space rental, and a possible new crowdsourced funded event.
● Assist with broadcast messaging (promos and scripts) and digital updates (website,
social media, and email newsletter), for our fundraising projects.
● Help with creation and production of station printed outreach materials: schedule,
brochures, posters, stickers, etc.
Administration & Systems Coordination
● Manage all coordination of underwriting and sponsorship contracts, scheduling, spot
recording, and other details.
● Manage the station’s database (Little Green Light) for all donations and other income
donations, general upkeep and integration of station data information, and prep for
appeals and mailing projects.
● Manage all donation acknowledgments, end-of-year tax donation prep, and other donor
assistance needs.
● Help track monthly income and expenses, working with the SM and bookkeeper.● Coordinate community event tabling by volunteers and supply restocking.
● Assist with utility and other account coordination as needed for the station.
Other duties assigned by the Station Manager as needed.
Prior Experience Required:
· At least two years of experience working in the administrative or development area of a smaller-sized nonprofit(s).
· Eagerness to work with a small, but mighty team of community radio staff and volunteers. Ability to work with people of all tech comfort and personalities.
· A deep appreciation for detail management.
· Prior radio experience not required.
Reports to: Station Manager
Position Status: Part-Time, Temporary for FY25 (dependant on fundraising success)
Compensation: $22/hour, 10 hours a week. No PTO or benefits are part of this position.
Please note, funding and effectiveness of this position in expanding capacity will determine if this position continues into FY26.
