Project Manager

East Bay Community Law Center • Berkeley, CA

32d • $74,340 - $85,340 • Hybrid

About The Position

The East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) is a non-profit legal services organization and the community-based clinical program for U.C. Berkeley Law School. It is one of the Bay Area’s largest and most effective systems disrupters, with a dual service and teaching mission. EBCLC is a racial justice organization committed to building a culturally diverse workplace, centered on equity. With approximately 50 staff, 120 law students annually, and a budget of nearly $7.5 million, EBCLC is the largest provider of free legal services in Alameda County. It offers multimodal, collaborative, and holistic legal services to over 4,000 clients annually and engages in legislative and policy advocacy at the state and local level.

The Development Project Manager provides support with the fundraising and communications activities of the organization. This role requires an extremely organized individual with attention to detail, excellent judgment and discretion, strong writing skills, a flexible and proactive attitude, and a strong commitment to EBCLC’s racial justice mission. As a member of a high-performing and collaborative Development, Communications, and Data (DCD) team, this position will play a key role in growing EBCLC’s fundraising efforts. The Development Project Manager reports to the Co-Deputy Director and will support activities across the DCD team in three key areas: Individual Giving, Communications, and Grants and Reporting.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience in communications, fundraising, and/or advocacy
• Commitment to EBCLC’s racial justice mission
• Extremely detail-oriented with time-management, priority-setting, and organizational skills
• Excellent written communications skills
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively, and to work effectively with a diverse range of people, including Board members, funders, donors, attorneys, and community clients
• Strong proficiency with MS Office
• Experience with social media applications, including Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook
• Friendly, independent self-starter, and outstanding team player
• Flexible and able to work in a fast-changing environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience with DonorPerfect or similar customer relations management program
• Experience designing communications tools with Canva

Responsibilities

• Manage EBCLC’s two seasonal fundraising drives with the support of Co-Deputy Director; including creating donor solicitation lists based on individual giving history, identifying campaign theme and drafting solicitation emails, and supporting board and staff in solicitation.
• Manage EBCLC’s donor Customer Relationship Management program (DonorPerfect) and ensure timely recording and acknowledgments of gifts from individual donors.
• Maintain a donor acknowledgement system to manage and record communications and donor touchpoints, with the goal of ensuring all donors are incentivized to make an annual contribution to EBCLC.
• Support fundraising and community events with a focus on the board, donor, and alumni engagement and experience.
• Work closely with the Finance Department to ensure smooth and accurate gift processing, including month-end reconciliation.
• Manage social media platforms and create social media posts to amplify EBCLC’s work.
• Make regular and timely updates to ensure EBCLC’s website content is compelling and engaging.
• Support the design, content, and production of external-facing communications, including quarterly alumni newsletters and annual report.
• Create and maintain active press contacts list.
• Track, share, and archive press coverage of EBCLC.
• Support Senior Contracts Officer with ongoing tasks related to government contracts, including monthly and quarterly billing and reporting activities.
• Draft and edit grant proposals or research briefs as directed by Senior Contracts Officer and Institutional Giving Manager.
• Liaise with programs to create or collect client stories and information for grant proposals and reports.

Benefits

• Fully paid health insurance (medical, dental, and vision) for employees and their dependents
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid leave (vacation, sick, and holidays)
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified health, dependent care, and commute expenditures
• Retirement options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed