Position Description: The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is seeking a Membership and Development Coordinator, who will be responsible for supporting the organization’s membership and development objectives. This position reports directly to the Director of Membership Engagement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Membership Coordination and Support:

• Serve in frontline capacity to address questions from members, staff, and NACD volunteer leadership regarding NACD’s memberships and member services
• Coordinate the quarterly membership mailing each fiscal year, including database management, invoicing and creating or updating support materials
• Ensure NACD website accurately reflects membership services, and provides timely and relevant information regarding new and existing memberships
• Regularly contribute content regarding NACD’s membership services for our publications and blogs, and partner organization’s communications
• Support the planning and implementation of membership events, webinars, and special programs, ensuring a high-quality experience for attendees
• Provide accurate and timely monthly reporting of membership revenue, as well as membership update reports, to the Board of Directors, staff and officers
• Work with the NACD’s Finance and Operations team to maintain accurate membership database in NACD’s CRM system

Development Coordination and Support:

• Support Director of Membership Engagement and other staff in seeking out and cultivating individual donors and event exhibitor/sponsors
• Manage the exhibitor and sponsor event planning aspect of the NACD Annual Meeting Responsible for the administrative tasks related to sponsorships and donations for specific programs (e.g., Friends of NACD)
• Collaborate with NACD’s Communications Team to create compelling materials to describe programmatic impact to donors and sponsors
• Prepare correspondence and generate mailings to donor and sponsor prospects Track and analyze donor engagement to assess the effectiveness of development strategies and inform future initiatives
• Perform all related duties in coordination with Director of Membership Engagement that
  advance NACD’s membership and development objectives.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• At least 2-3 years of relevant membership and/or development experience
• Experience managing large databases and knowledge of web-based, relationship management programs
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to details
• Strong customer service and leadership skills, and ability to coordinate initiatives focused on member needs
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time, with mandatory attendance at NACD’s Annual and Summer Meetings

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with and/or knowledge of conservation districts, agriculture, or environmental issues
• Interest in collaborative and partnership-based programs, and ability to work effectively in highly matrixed teams
• Past fundraising experience in planned or cultivated giving programs; experience working with corporate or foundation partners

Location: This position is based out of the NACD’s headquarters office in Washington, D.C. and reports to the Director of Membership Engagement. Currently, NACD is operating on a hybrid working schedule with two days in the office and three days remote.