Development Associate

Organisation History & Mission

The MinKwon Center for Community Action was established in 1984 to meet the needs and concerns of the Korean American community. Since our founding, we have made a profound presence through various grassroots organizing, education, and advocacy initiatives that address important community issues, including immigration policies at the national, state and city levels, voter rights, and cultural awareness. The MinKwon Center places a special emphasis on meeting the needs of our marginalized community members, including youth, elderly, recent immigrants, low-income residents, and limited-English-proficient residents.

Job Description

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Research and identify appropriate grant funding opportunities.
• Ensure all reports and requests for information are submitted accurately and on time.
• Manage the grant development process for corporate, foundation, and government grant applications from start to finish, including drafting letters of intent and full proposals, and producing interim and final reports.
• Maintain MinKwon’s relationships and communication with funders and other key stakeholders.
• Help plan and execute fundraising events such as the annual Gala.
• Work closely with executive and program staff to gather necessary financial and programmatic information and meet all deadlines.
• Maintain grants management database, records, and systems.
• Track donations and update donor databases, and prepare donor acknowledgement letters and other correspondence.
• Draft annual reports, funder presentations, and other organizational profile-raising materials.
• Participate in organization-wide events as appropriate.

Qualifications

Candidates will be evaluated on the basis of the following:

• Excellent ability to communicate our mission, impact, growth trajectory, and programs.
• Interest, experience and demonstrated commitment to social justice especially on issues supporting immigrant communities.
• Understanding of Korean and Asian American communities preferred.
• Strong project management skills working in team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to manage funder relationships.
• Ability to be highly organized, adapt to simultaneous timelines, and take initiative on projects with minimal supervision.
• Strong writing and communications skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

The MinKwon Center will accept applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Due to the high volume of applications, the MinKwon Center will only contact applicants who have been selected for an interview.

Please send a cover letter and resume to hr@minkwon.org.

Note: Please write ‘Development Associate” in the subject line of the email.