Development Specialist
Job Description
About The Role
The COS Development team is responsible for securing financial and other resources from public agencies, private foundations, corporations, and individual donors that enable COS to advance our mission. The Development Specialist is an integral member of our team, playing a key role in COS’s ability to successfully engage each type of supporter. Over time, a successful Development Specialist will take on increasing levels of responsibility and ownership of team processes.
We take many qualifications into consideration. If you are interested in this position but unsure whether you are qualified, we strongly encourage you to apply.
What You’ll Do
- The Development Specialist will support team priorities across the key areas of:
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- Individual donor and prospect management and administration
- Proposal development and grant management
- This role works directly with both the Director of Development and the Senior Development Manager.
- This role also works closely with the COS Marketing and Communications team on campaigns and social media initiatives.
Required Skills
- Proven organizational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks, continually prioritize, and maintain a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated capability to work both independently and as a part of a team, to take initiative, and meet deadlines within strict time constraints.
- Excellent writing and editing skills.
- Strong project management skills.
- Familiarity with Salesforce or a similar Customer Relationship Management platform preferred.
Experience And Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- 1 – 3 years experience working in fundraising and/or project management (nonprofit experience preferred).
- Experience in scientific research, science communications, and/or open science is an asset but not a requirement for this role.
Pay range: $50,000 – $55,000
Other Information
This is a fully remote position with a requirement to attend approximately two multi-day in-person meetings per year.
COS supports flexibility in work scheduling. The Development Team primarily operates on a 9am – 5pm Eastern Time (ET) schedule with COS’s core hours being 11am – 4pm ET. Modifications for different time zones will be considered for team collaboration.
Please apply by submitting a résumé and answering the four qualifying questions. Questions about the position and COS are welcome at [email protected]. For information on COS, including more information on employee benefits and our company culture, visit our website at https://www.cos.io/careers.
Please note, in order to be considered for this position you must be authorized to work in the United States, must reside in the United States, and must have a United States bank account. Remote workers must be located within the U.S. We are not offering visa sponsorship or considering candidates who require visa sponsorship for this position.
This position will remain open for applications until January 21, 2025.
COS is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also strongly encourage applications from members of groups underrepresented in science and technology industries.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.