Job openings/Development Specialist

Development Specialist, Wikimedia Foundation [CLOSED]
 * Title

As development specialist, your job is to manage the Wikimedia Foundation's donor database and oversee all development-related donor and prospect research and tracking.
 * Purpose

This position will manage the Wikimedia Foundation's open-source donor database and oversee all development-related donor and prospect research and tracking. This is a critical role: 96% of the Foundation’s revenue is derived from donations.
 * Summary


 * Responsibilities
 * Drive the optimization of the Wikimedia Foundation's donor database, including increasing user-friendliness and automation of tasks;
 * Manage the database from a user (non-technical) perspective;
 * Craft and maintain an array of internal materials including prospect research files, etc.;
 * Help craft and maintain an array of support materials aimed at donors and potential donors;
 * Create tax receipts and automated thanks;
 * Support the optimization of the Wikimedia Foundation's online donation pages in order to increase donations;
 * Support the development of other donation streams, such as corporate matching programs, donations-by-Facebook, donations-by-SMS, etc.


 * Required Qualifications
 * Bachelor's degree or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred
 * 7+ years of fundraising experience, ideally with a large high-profile international organization
 * Experience managing databases from a user (non-technical) perspective
 * Good general understanding of donation streams including emerging trends
 * Excellent writing skills particularly including the ability to explain and summarize
 * Ability to evaluate, analyze and prioritize; self-motivated and independent
 * Good technical literacy from a user perspective: comfortable using various tools such as wikis, mailing lists and blogging software;
 * Experience with web-based research tools such as the Foundation Directory Online and Lexis-Nexis for Development Professionals;
 * Experience using CiviCRM open-source donor management software is a major plus;
 * The ability to speak multiple languages is a major plus;
 * Experience living or working outside the United States is a major plus.