Development Coordinator

Development Coordinator

The Development Coordinator plays an integral, multifaceted role in supporting the operational, administrative, and grant-funded initiatives of 10,000 Degrees. Working across a large, dynamic fundraising team, this position serves as the functional backbone for our Development teams, supporting critical data and documentation functions. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, this role ensures our Development teams have the resources needed to expand and sustain the organization's funding base.

Our mission is to unlock student success at scale by giving more students equitable opportunities for a quality college education and career success. We envision a world where all students, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic background, will have the full range of educational opportunities, support, and resources to realize their potential.

Core responsibilities include:

• Operational efficiency: Designing and maintaining core internal workflows and systems that measurably improve the Development team's project turnaround times.
• Data integrity: Ensuring 100% data accuracy in Salesforce for all grant- and development-related deadlines, pipeline updates, and interaction logs, serving as the department's database anchor.
• Deadline management: Ensuring grant submissions and reporting deadlines are always achieved through proactive communication and early resource preparation.

Compensation and benefits include:

• Excellent healthcare benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 15 days paid vacation + holidays and paid sick leave
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Professional development including conferences, seminars, webinars, and directed career advice

Physical/environmental requirements include:

• Sit, stand, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.
• Have close-vision ability due to computer work.
• Engage in moderate, occasional lifting.
• Have a reliable means of transportation to attend regular work as well as other off-site business functions.

Note: Due to the nature and conditions of our work, applicants must submit to fingerprinting and must pass a tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment and/or provide a clear tuberculosis (TB) test as part of the background check.

10,000 Degrees is an equal opportunity employer offering a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another as well as the students, families, and communities we support. We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Strong organizational, administrative, and project management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Demonstrated professionalism, including reliability, preparedness, and strong time management skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with self-initiative and accountability
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives
• Growth mindset with a willingness to learn, receive feedback, and be self-reflective
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM preferred
• Proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office applications