Development Associate

 
 
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All youth in our community thrive.
 
 
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Trusted Leadership, Inclusivity, 

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Positive Youth Development
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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​Senior Manager of Youth Engagement

Under the direction of the Executive Director, this position supports the mission of the organization by building youth leadership and advising opportunities, overseeing in-school education efforts, and developing pro-social events for middle school through young adult populations. This position works closely with young people, ensuring a youth-led, adult supported framework in all initiatives.  Read More

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Marketing and Events Manager

This position supports the mission of Mountain Youth, “to continuously and collaboratively improve the lives of youth in the most powerful ways possible”. The focus of this role is to build community awareness of Mountain Youth’s programs, initiatives, and efforts and encourage participation through diverse marketing strategies. This role will support the execution of Mountain Youth events and coordinate promotion of Mountain Youth at partner events.  Read More​

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Development Associate

Under the direction of the Director of Strategic Impact, this position supports the mission of the organization by building funding and resource capacity through grants, partnerships, special events and strategic initiatives. This position works closely with the operations team, board members, funders, and donors to ensure the efforts of the organization sustain into the future.  Read More

 

MOYA Young Adult Coordinator (10-20 hours per week)

Under the supervision of the Senior Manager of Youth Engagement, this position supports the mission of the
organization by advising on various Mountain Youth and community initiatives from the perspective of a young
adult in the community. This position will coordinate logistics and expansion of current young adult programming
alongside a team of part-time young adult ambassadors. The MOYA Young Adult Coordinator will build rapport with
the young adult ambassadors, general community of young adults, as well as all Mountain Youth staff to
collaboratively best serve young adults, defined as individuals ages 18-30, in our community.  Read More

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Safe Driving Youth Advisor (Averages 1-5 hours per week) 

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Under the direction of the Senior Manager of Community Engagement, this youth advisor position, ideally someone of high school age or early young adult, supports the mission of the organization by building youth partnerships and connections to safe driving work, and leading young driver safety education, along with impaired and distracted driving prevention work, as defined in Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) partnership scopes.  Read More
 
 
 
 
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Development Associate
Position Summary
Under the direction of the Director of Strategic Impact, this position supports the mission of the organization by building funding and resource capacity through grants, partnerships, special events and strategic initiatives. This position works closely with the operations team, board members, funders, and donors to ensure the efforts of the organization sustain into the future.

 

Mountain Youth Team Member Expectations:

Be a champion for youth, ages 9-25, and advocate for policies, practices, and efforts that support their overall healthy development
Willingness and commitment to engage in prevention specialist training and professional development
Leverage opportunities to develop impactful partnerships
Ensure youth, family and community members are recognized as valued partners in our work and in the community
Participate in regular one-on-one, team and committee meetings to align efforts and resources across the organization
Represent Mountain Youth through collaborative projects as needed
Maintain Mountain Youth internal database and tracking systems with contact, client, and grant information in a timely manner
Support with Mountain Youth projects, newsletter and communication strategies, and events as needed
Support in fundraising efforts and sustainability strategies to maintain the work of the overall organization
Maintain positive staff and board relations
Provide youth-influenced content for marketing and social media platforms
Perform general office duties and other duties as assigned
 

Position Responsibilities:

 

Focus Area 1: Grant Submissions – In partnership with the Director of Strategic Impact and Leadership Team, this role will manage a grant calendar and application submissions, support development of workplans and budgets.

Manage a grant calendar, research new opportunities, and ensure successful application submission, documenting efforts through the internal database.
Utilize a team approach to submit applications, taking lead on some applications and supporting others
Support grant compliance needs and reporting, taking lead where appropriate
Attend and support at least one Mountain Youth program or event per month to stay up to date on efforts and to be more informed when writing applications and reports
 

Focus Area 2: Sustainability & Donor Engagement – In partnership with the Executive Director and Operations Team, this role will manage a sustainability plan and committee, support donor engagement efforts, and facilitate annual giving campaign.

Facilitate Sustainability Committee and maintain fundraising and sustainability plans
Participate in local giving collaboratives and manage annual giving campaign through CO Gives Day page
Manage donor engagement and retention efforts, tracking donations, creating and sending thank you letters and emails, donation receipts, and enter into internal database.
Support donor engagement and management efforts, researching and developing new donor engagement efforts, including prospecting new donors.
Support organizational storytelling efforts, including program outreach to ensure supporters and partners are aware of programs, how to attend, get involved, and their impact.
 

Focus Area 3: Fundraising Events & Initiatives – In partnership with the Executive Director, Operations Team, and the Sustainability Committee, this role will oversee successful execution of fundraising events and initiatives, at least two annually.

Develop an annual fundraising event and initiatives plan, in partnership with the Sustainability Committee, identifying new fundraising initiatives to support the mission of the organization.
Manage fundraising event logistics, working with the Sustainability Committee to plan and executive events.
Coordinate sponsor solicitation: develop sponsorship packets, support and conduct outreach, engage new prospects, complete application requests, and manage sponsorship recognition and follow-up reports.
Secure event donations and coordinate solicitation of any opportunity drawing/silent auction related items.
Manage supporter engagement post event, coordinating post event thank you’s, attendee communication, and support follow-up meetings and ongoing engagement opportunities
 

Additional Qualifications:

Interest in and commitment to positive youth, family, and community development, as well as overall community health and safety. Bilingual English/ Spanish language speaking and bicultural preferred, with additional compensation available for bilingual candidates. Community building, youth development, nonprofit, grant writing, special events, and fundraising experience preferred, or equivalent combination of experience and training.

Ability to commit to a flexible schedule, including weeknight and weekend commitments, when needed
Ability to thrive independently as part of a dynamic team focused on youth development
Ability to build rapport with diverse groups of people
High level of professionalism
Strong project management, planning and organizational skills, with attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent listening skills, and ability to extract and synthesize key themes
Strong meeting facilitation skills, addressing diverse viewpoints and bringing groups to consensus
Innovative and creative; ability to be flexible and adaptable based on youth priorities and needs
Commitment to a youth-led model that ensures youth are leading efforts of programs and organization
Comfort in community settings with diverse partners and stakeholders
Strong computer skills including Microsoft office programs, Google platforms and social media
Willingness to travel throughout the Eagle River Valley for meetings, programs, and events, and travel throughout the region and state for meetings, trainings, and conferences.
 
 

 

Salary and Benefits:

This salaried position is full-time, averaging 40 hours per week. Occasional evening and weekend work commitments may be expected. This position is based in Eagle County. 
The salary range is $62,000-$68,000 and will be commensurate with experience. A generous benefits package is available including paid time off (vacation, sick/personal and holidays), paid professional development, flexible and remote work scheduling opportunities, option for a group health insurance plan, annual wellness benefit, employee assistance program, and more.
 

Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].