Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) seeks a full-time Development Coordinator to serve as a member of our Peacemaker Corps in expanding our financial capacity and building fiscal sustainability.
Responsibilities include creating and implementing funding strategies, providing administrative oversight, cultivating major gifts, overseeing donor acquisition and renewal, writing and managing grants, organizing events, and participating in the overall work of the Administrative Team. The position involves close collaboration with a development working group and includes some international travel to meetings and/or project sites.
Candidates should demonstrate passion for cultivating donors to support our work, commitment to grow in the journey of undoing oppressions, and ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a dispersed team across continents. We prefer someone with development experience and a focus on grassroots social change organizations.
REPORTS TO: Administrative Director
TERMS: Full time, 40 hours/week, three-year appointment
COMPENSATION: $24,000/year
BENEFITS: 100% employer-paid health, dental and vision coverage; four weeks annual vacation.
LOCATION: Chicago strongly preferred.
START DATE: negotiable; position available as of August 1, 2019
TO APPLY: please submit electronically, in English, the following to hiring@cpt.org
- Cover letter stating motivation/reasons for interest in this position
- Résumé/CV
- A list of three references with e-mail and daytime telephone numbers
APPLICATION REVIEW BEGINS APRIL 12, 2019. See full position description.
CPT is an international, faith-based, non-profit organization that builds partnerships to transform violence and oppression. We seek individuals who are capable, responsible and rooted in faith/spirituality to work for peace as members of teams trained in the disciplines of nonviolence. We are committed to building an organization that reflects the rich diversity of the human family in ability, age, class, ethnicity, gender identity, language, national origin, race and sexual orientation.
