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Pay: $45,000-$57,875 FTE: .875 (Average 35hrs per week)

Benefits:  Sick leave, 18 vacation days + 9 holidays

Location: Hybrid - Durham NC. 

In-office 3 days per week (8am-2pm Mon-Thur) to support office coverage. Remaining hours can be completed in-office or remotely. 

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Required Skills and Experience:

• Ability to write fluently in an academic or formal register.

• Fluency with justice oriented terminology and practices.

• Experience raising funds for a project or program. 

• Commitment to presenting marginalized people with a culturally affirming and asset based lens.

• At least one year of full time work experience in an office environment.

 

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Bilingual Fluency in Spanish and English

• Grant Writing

• Event planning

• Donor solicitation and stewardship

• Creating marketing emails.

• Social media communication

• Experience using Little Green Light or other donor database

• Experience using Mailchimp or other similar email marketing 

 

Job Description:

• Organize 3 key fundraising events per year including logistics, volunteer recruitment, identifying sponsors, publicity.

• Create and disseminate a monthly newsletter for LEAP supporters.

• Oversee communications and publicity calendar including social media, email, flyers and mailings. 

• Research and identify grant opportunities and manage grant submission calendar.

• Create initial grant applications and complete demographic, descriptive and statistical questions as well as proofread final applications.

• Coordinate with the Executive Director to complete and submit applications.

• Organize submitted proposals as well as statistics and standard question responses.

• Support Executive Director to create and disseminate program reports, funding requests and giving campaigns.

• Support Executive Director and other staff with copywriting and copy editing when relevant.

• Support LEAP’s overall programming including providing office coverage twice a week.

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We will interview for this position on a rolling basis beginning January 19th, 2026 and will continue interviewing until we have hired a candidate.  If the posting is still up - it means we have not hired someone.

The interview process will include a 30min phone interview, a writing/work sample, an in-person interview with a committee, reference checks. 

Email megan.mccurley (@) durhamleap.org with questions regarding the position.