Available Positions

1. Donor Relationship Director
2. Education Services Manager
3. General Ledger Accountant

Available Internships

1. Administrative Intern

Donor Relationship Director
Develop and cultivate new donor relationships and effectively enhance on-going relationships. Proactively collaborate and communicate with key volunteer leaders and staff to assure a unified and integrated approach for cultivation and/or solicitation. Maximize use of database management and reporting to reach strategic objectives. Work as an integral part of the Federation staff to create an environment that is donor -centered. Build and maintain continuing relationships with current donors, identify newcomers to Seattle and non-givers with significant capacity. Optimize total resource development through matching individual donor interests to the needs of the local, national and global Jewish community.

Responsibilities

1. Develop a strategic plan for major gifts ($10,000 and above) which supports the overall mission of the organization and includes well-defined prospecting, a cultivation timetable, events and programs.
2. Manage the Major Donor Division of the annual campaign, with focused emphasis on cultivating and soliciting existing and potential high-end donors.
3. Involve professional peers and relevant volunteer leaders in strategic development to utilize their expertise, cultivate their support and enhance the integrated fundraising model.
4. Implement and execute individualized development plans for a portfolio of prospects and significant donors.
5. Personally cultivate and solicit major contributions for special projects and endowments.
6. Develop and manage fundraising programs that will increase the donor base and increase total dollars from donors with major giving capacity.
7. Facilitate volunteer cultivation and solicitation activity through volunteer recruitment, training, monitoring of cultivation-plan progress, and all-around partnering with volunteers.
8. Develop and maintain strong working relationships with synagogues and partner agencies.
9. With fundraising and marketing staff, assist in development and dissemination of appropriate major gifts marketing materials for individuals and groups.
10. Maintain and update computer and hard-file information on donors and prospects, and continuously update a list of major giving prospects for cultivation and prospecting.
11. Ensure that reporting systems are complete, timely, efficient, accurate and monitored for quality control.
12. Other duties as assigned by the Chief Development Officer and/or CEO.

Qualifications
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in financial resource development, including donor development and major gift solicitation, preferably in the Federation system;
• A highly motivated, self-starter with a gregarious, confident and outgoing personality;
• Leadership qualities which include a passion for excellence, strategic vision, and diplomacy;
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Effective public speaking abilities.
• Adept at face to face donor solicitation and successful major gift closing;
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with all levels of volunteers, staff, donors, and constituents and to represent the “best face” of the Federation in the community;
• Demonstrated ability to successfully interact with senior executives and high net worth individuals. Ability to articulate Federation’s values and goals with a business acumen;
• Capacity to work both independently and within a team environment;
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to multi-task and prioritize workload efficiently;
• Ability to travel and work in off-site settings on a regular basis. Ability to work evenings, weekends or irregular hours as necessary to interact with donors and prospects and attend relevant meetings and events
• Strong computer aptitude
• Bachelor degree required, Masters preferred in a related field

Education Services Manager
Classification: Part-time .60FTE, Exempt staff
Reports to: Director, Jewish Education Council (JEC) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

The Education Services Manager directs, coordinates and facilitates a community wide program of adult education for teachers, principals, school directors and personnel and adult learners in the greater Seattle community.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

Programming
• Coordinate and staff JECDA (Jewish Early Childhood Directors Association) meetings.
• Working with JECDA, plan and implement the Early Childhood yearly conference – Early Childhood Back to School Special
• Menu of Workshops/Summer U – hire, supervise and coordinate presenters for synagogue, agency and school-based workshops and learning events
• Heart of the Matter – plan and implement a focused afternoon of learning for Religious school and Day school teachers/directors, and adult learners
• Work with the Director of the JEC to develop a plan for the development and launch of a teacher mentoring program
• Available to teach and present workshops
• Attend JEC committee meetings
• Attend JEC staff meetings
• Attend meetings of the all-city Jewish Education Directors Association (JEDA) facilitated by the JEC.
• Attend JFGS (Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle) staff meetings
• Available for some Sundays and week-day evenings through out the year

Administration
• Develop an annual calendar of learning opportunities for teachers, educators and some limited adult education
• Work with the Director of the JEC to develop the annual budget for teacher, educator and adult learning
• Monitor expenditures and billing and collections for all expenses related to education services with the JEC coordinator under the supervision of the JEC director
• Determine annual tuition and scholarship guidelines in consultation with the JEC director
• Maintain the tracking system of all teacher participants in the Jewish Teacher Certification Program and of the participants in the Certificate of Jewish Studies program with the JEC coordinator
• Develop and implement a publicity and marketing plan for the Education Services workshops and events

To apply send resume and cover letter to BarbaraK@JewishInSeattle.org

General Ledger Accountant
Salary Range: $45,000 + DOE
Classification: Regular, Full-Time, Exempt, Non-Executive, reports to the Controller

Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Prepares journal entries to General Ledger in accordance with GAAP and fund accounting principles
2. Reconciles brokerage statements to General Ledger on a monthly basis.
3. Coordinates with other Jewish Federation staff to assure accuracy in categorizing gifts, earnings, & grants.
4. Monitors bank balances and advises supervisor of need to transfer funds between operating and investment accounts to assure adequate balances for all grants and other check requests. Manages bank accounts by assuring signature’s are up to date.
5. Prepares IRS forms 8283 to document Noncash Charitable Contributions to Federation. Acknowledges stock donations.
6. Prepares other regulatory reports as required.
7. Supervises the A/P and A/R specialists.
8. Prepares schedules for annual financial audit for Federation unrestricted, board designated and temporarily restricted funds.
9. Prepares Forms 1099 and 1096 for contractors and consultants on an annual basis.
10. Maintains fixed asst inventory worksheet; revises report for equipment additions and disposals.
11. Reconciles general ledger accounts monthly and accrues unpaid expenses.
12. Prepares business tax returns (Excise tax returns, city Property tax returns), assures city business license is current, prepares Labor and Industry return.
13. Reviews Gift Trac to MIP monthly reconciliation and annual close, and provides technical assistance for complex transactions.
14. Maintains and assigns new account codes.
15. Reconciles interfund accounts.
16. Reviews or serves as back up to AP and AR for proper coding and accuracy.
17. Posts PAC Book obligations and other transactions.
18. Assures departmental expenses are charged correctly each month
19. Coordinates with Database Manager in the preparation and mailing of donor tax letters in January.
20. Other duties as required.

Qualifications
• BS/BA in Accounting or equivalent professional accounting experience, plus 6 months-2 years of general ledger accounting experience.
• Strong competency in Windows and Windows based software in a Network Environment necessary. Strong computer applications skills including use of accounting software, and Microsoft Office with emphasis on Excel, Word and Access. Ability to learn new computer programs.
• Good organizational, and verbal & written communications skills.
•Ability to work with detailed information with a high degree of accuracy.
•Ability to learn and develop new procedures.
•Commitment to continuous quality improvement in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. Must have the ability to work independently and as a team member

Additional Qualifications Desired: Experience in Fund Accounting. Experience with MIP/NPS accounting software is highly desirable.

HOW TO APPLY: Please submit a resume and a cover letter explaining in detail how your qualifications fit the job requirements and duties and why this position is of interest to you. The cover letter will be used as evidence of your writing ability. Submit materials to jobs@jewishinseattle.org

We will not evaluate applications with errors or applications that lack a serious cover letter responsive to the above questions.

Administrative Intern
30 hours per week /2 months
Paid
Reports to VP of Finance
Includes the following:

Digitizing Documents
The intern will create digital images of various permanent Federation files including pledge cards, endowment fund agreements, and contracts using a scanner. Documents will then be renamed according to specified conventions, and filed electronically in their proper place on the server. Originals will then be destroyed.

Fixed Assets
Using fixed assets software, intern will work with accounting staff to set up a database for fixed assets. Database will include information about each asset as well as the depreciation basis for each. Preprinted bar coded labels will be affixed to each asset, and all assets will be inventoried by scanning.

Cataloging Historic Documents
The intern will create a database of materials related to the July 28, 2006 shooting at the Federation offices. Materials include items left at the Federation’s front door, cards, emails, phone calls, etc. The database and original materials will be turned over to the Jewish Archives at the University of Washington for accession into the collection.

To apply for this internship please submit cover letter and resume to:
jobs@JewishInSeattle.org

While several nonprofit organizations strive to relieve suffering and promote peace abroad, and thousands work to help people here at home, only organization in Seattle raises funds to do both: The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.

For more than 75 years, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle has worked to ensure Jewish survival and enhance the lives of Jewish people locally, in Israel, and the rest of the world.

In the Seattle area, the Federation works with 40 Jewish organizations to resettle refugees, provide affordable Jewish family counseling, offer overnight Jewish camp scholarships to low-income youth, and educate people about Jewish culture and history. Through its partnership with the Joint Distribution Committee and other international organizations, the Federation ensures that wherever Jews suffer, there are Jews who provide relief.

More than merely a funder, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is also a social incubator – turning bright ideas into action. The Federation created the Spitzer Award to recognize youth providing outstanding service to the community; spawned international exchanges, such as annual youth pilgrimages to Israel; and founded education programs, such as “Hebrew High” for teens and a Jewish Teacher Certification program.

For Jewish people in Seattle, the Federation is a powerful magnet – attracting and convening groups of Jewish doctors, lawyers, high-tech professionals inter-faith couples, single people and seniors who give friendship to each other and funds to the Jewish community.

The pillars of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle are its people and purse: it has an $11 million annual budget, $28 million in assets, a bright and competent staff of 36 professionals, and a 30-member board of directors that includes some of the most influential civic and corporate leaders in Seattle.