Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · Hybrid
Position Overview The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) seeks a Communications and Development Coordinator to join the Communications and Programs (C&P) team. This full-time role supports two connected areas of CEP…
Skills: Writing, Editing, Proofreading, Copyediting, Grant writing
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States • Hybrid
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The coordinator will manage day-to-day communications and marketing content, including blog production, email marketing, and social media. Additionally, they will support the development function by drafting grant proposals, managing funder data, and assisting with stewardship communications.
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and 1–3 years of experience in communications, development, or a related field. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace is required, with a willingness to learn tools like WordPress, Mailchimp, Asana, and Salesforce.
Position Overview
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) seeks a Communications and Development Coordinator to join the Communications and Programs (C&P) team. This full-time role supports two connected areas of CEP’s external-facing work: the day-to-day production and publication of CEP’s communications and marketing content — including our widely read blog, email marketing, and social media — and the operations of CEP’s development function, including drafting grant proposals, funder communications, and maintaining key development records.
This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career writer who wants hands-on experience across the full life cycle of nonprofit communications and fundraising. The Coordinator will work closely with, and take direction from, CEP’s Senior Writer, Editor, and Content Strategist on communications work and CEP’s Associate Manager, Communications and Programs on development work, and will report to the Director, Communications and Programs.
Key Responsibilities
We anticipate the balance of work to be approximately 60 percent communications, 30 percent development, and 10 percent broader team support. This balance may shift over time as priorities and team needs evolve.
Communications
Development
Team support
The Ideal Candidate
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Compensation and Benefits
Our nonprofit model is central to our identity: our bottom line is impact, not profit. Yet even as a nonprofit, we successfully compete for top talent across both the public and private sectors and offer competitive compensation and benefits including:
We strive to balance in-person time with flexibility and the needs of each person, their team, and the larger organization. We believe culture, collaboration, communication, trust- and relationship-building, training, and certain kinds of creative work benefit from in-office interactions – and we believe that the flexibility of remote work also has many advantages. We expect staff to be in the office at least two days per week, and more frequently during new staff introduction periods to support a robust orientation. Everyone enjoys the option to work fully remotely for four weeks per year.
Location
We have offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California. This role is based in our Cambridge office. This position is not available for all-remote work.
How to Apply
Please fill out our application for employment and attach a resume, a thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position, and a writing sample. If you have any questions, please contact our People and Culture department at jobs {at} cep {dot} org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Our Process
Our rolling process includes three interview rounds: an initial conversation with the Vice President of People and Culture, an assessment (conducted virtually), and an in-person day of interviews with members of the team. Our process also includes reference checks in final stages. Check out CEP’s careers page to learn more about how we hire.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
About CEP
The Center for Effective Philanthropy provides data, analysis, and insight to help individual philanthropists, foundations, and other funders improve their effectiveness. CEP’s mission is rooted in the belief that better philanthropy can be a powerful force for good. Strengths of CEP’s work culture are entrepreneurialism, accountability, teamwork, collegiality, diversity, and mutual respect. CEP is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a second office in San Francisco, California.
We believe that a diversity of thoughts, experiences, backgrounds, personalities, and identities helps us think bigger and better, and enables us to reach our goals more effectively. We are committed to building a diverse staff and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
Once a candidate begins our process, we discourage outreach to our staff for interviews or conversations that are outside our standard interview process. We have worked hard to design a process that is fair and rigorous and achieves a good match between candidates and CEP.
We evaluate candidates based on their merits. We strongly discourage unsolicited references. We will ask for references if and when a candidate reaches a finalist stage.
Improving Philanthropic Performance through Data + Insight.
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) is a nonprofit organization that provides data, feedback, programs, and insights to help individual and institutional donors improve their effectiveness. We do this work because we believe effective donors, working collaboratively and thoughtfully, can profoundly contribute to creating a better and more just world.
Offices: 675 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 11, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, US · 131 Steuart Street, Suite 501, San Francisco, California 94105, US
Improving Philanthropic Performance through Data + Insight.
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) is a nonprofit organization that provides data, feedback, programs, and insights to help individual and institutional donors improve their effectiveness. We do this work because we believe effective donors, working collaboratively and thoughtfully, can profoundly contribute to creating a better and more just world.
Offices: 675 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 11, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, US · 131 Steuart Street, Suite 501, San Francisco, California 94105, US
