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The Organization:
Catawba Lands Conservancy (CLC) is a nonprofit regional land trust dedicated to saving land and connecting lives to nature in the Southern Piedmont of North Carolina. CLC protects large parcels of natural land that contribute to clean water, provide habitat for wildlife, support local farms and provide public access to nature. Stewardship of CLC’s 17,000+ acres of conserved lands is a critical function and includes monitoring of properties, managing public access and caring for the land through habitat and water restoration projects. CLC is the lead agency for The Carolina Thread Trail (CTT), a growing regional network of greenways, trails and blueways that connect 15 counties, 2 states and 2.9 million people. CLC and CTT also actively engage the public in their mission through community partnerships, volunteer workdays, outdoor programs and special events.
Position Description:
Together with other members of the Development and Marketing Team, The Development Manager is responsible for leading annual fundraising campaigns for CLC and CTT, including soliciting individual gifts, corporate sponsorships and grants. He/she is also responsible assisting with special events and donor stewardship initiatives. The Development Manager supervises the full-time Development Associate and reports to the Director of Development
Qualifications and Skills:
- Strong understanding of fundraising fundamentals
- Strong CRM/donor database knowledge (i.e. Raiser’s Edge, Salsa, DonorPro)
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- “Team-over-self” personality; professional and positive attitude
- Personal accountability for meeting deadlines and responding to constituents
- Strong project management and problem-solving skills
- Excellent time management, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Flexible and able to adjust to changing priorities
- Ability to work on occasional evenings and weekends
Position Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute four annual fundraising campaigns (direct mail and email) for CLC and CTT to achieve fundraising budget goals.
- Supervise Development Associate, who has primary responsibility for day-to-day work in the donor database.
- Learn to use the donor database and be able to execute queries, lists, and reports.
- Ensure that policies and procedures related to fundraising and the donor database are followed and updated as needed.
- Steward a portfolio of mid-level donors and prospects.
- Plan and execute 2-4 outdoor donor programs annually.
- Create donor updates and communications.
- Assist with securing corporate sponsors and manage sponsor lists, deliverables and communications.
- Assist with planning and executing special events, which may include managing volunteer committees, event timelines, budgets and logistics.
- Assist with writing and managing some grants.
- Other duties as assigned.
Compensation Information:
This position is full-time (40 hours a week) with medical benefits, 13 paid holidays, paid time off and Simple IRA with matched contribution. The salary range is $55,000-$65,000.
How to Apply:
Applicants should submit by February 9th: 1) cover letter, 2) resume, and 3) a list of three references by email to jessica@catawbalands.org.
Please include “Development Manager” in the subject line. References will not be contacted unless you are selected for an interview.
The Organization:
Catawba Lands Conservancy (CLC) is a land trust – a nonprofit, community-based conservation organization that permanently conserves and manages land for public benefit in the Southern Piedmont of North Carolina. The organization is dedicated to conserving land and connecting lives to nature. The Carolina Thread Trail is a regional network of trails that connect 2.9 million people in 15 counties in North and South Carolina. The Thread Trail is an example of unprecedented regional collaboration that works to connect people and communities to nature and each other through its 1,600 miles of trails, greenways and blueways.
Stewardship of CLC’s conserved lands and eight public trails is a foundational cornerstone of the organization. Stewardship encompasses monitoring properties, managing invasive plants, maintaining fences and other structures, cleaning deadfall and other land management functions. We also connect people to nature through public access, enhance existing conservation values through prescribed fire and planting native species and ensure compliance with the terms of conservation easements. Critical to our stewardship function is the ability to collaborate with team members, the Carolina Thread Trail (CTT), and a variety of partners and volunteers to accomplish goals and objectives.
The Culture:
- We embrace and pursue possibility.
- We are learners and teachers.
- We respect and value others.
- We are dedicated to mission.
Position Summary:
The Staff Accountant reports to the Finance Director and manages financial accounting, grants administration, payroll, accounts payable and other accounting functions at the direction of the Finance Director. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for a variety of tasks aimed at ensuring accurate record keeping, compliance and proper management of accounting functions. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, a background in accounting and operations, and the ability to work collaboratively with all functions and personnel in the organization, as well as external stakeholders and regulatory agencies. The Staff Accountant will:
- Manage accounts payable process and vendor relations including seeking the best possible vendors
- Be able to negotiate vendor pricing and seek other quotes if necessary for savings and meet the needs of the organization
- Verify vendor invoices, request W-9 and Certificates of Insurance prior to payment, enter into accounting software, taking care with proper GL coding, restricted and unrestricted funds and programs
- Process vendor and employee expense reports disbursements timely, via check and ACH
- Weekly deposit checks via remote scanner, deposit cash at bank, enter in software taking care with proper GL coding, restricted and unrestricted funds and programs
- Record pledge payments in accounts receivable and reconcile report
- Generate accounts receivable invoices and match to payment when received
- Process and submit payroll for hourly and salary staff on a bi-weekly basis
- Prepare and submit quarterly Census reports
- Prepare materials for and attend Finance Committee meetings
- Ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles
- And special projects as assigned
Monthly:
- Assist with month end close, adhere to deadlines
- Reconcile corporate credit card purchases to monthly statements and enter in GL taking care with proper GL coding, restricted and unrestricted funds and programs into software
- Reconcile and enter credit card donations, PayPal and Cyber grants
- Reconcile grant restricted accounts
- Ensure all donations, cash entered in the month received
Annually:
- Manage insurance policies and coverage
- Process and submit 1099 forms
- Assist in the annual budgeting process
- Assist with annual audit
- Assist with 990 data for external CPA firm
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- At least 4 years of relevant experience
- Nonprofit experience preferred
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills
- Detail oriented workstyle
- Ability to work through problems independently
- Excellent skills with Microsoft Office
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders
- Knowledge of Abila software preferred
Compensation Information:
Employment Type: Full Time
Compensation: $55,000-$75,000 (with Health, dental, vision, and life insurance, retirement plan, and paid vacation and holidays)
Hours: 40hrs a week primarily Monday-Friday with some evenings and weekends
Length: Permanent
To Apply:
- Send (1) a letter describing your qualifications for and interest in the Staff Accountant position; (2) your resume; (3) the names and telephone numbers of three references; and (4) any other information you wish to include to careers@catawbalands.org
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
Catawba Lands Conservancy and Carolina Thread Trail provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.”