Job Listing | Development Officer

Climate Town

Job Title 

Development Officer

Company

400 Parts Per Million Productions (dba “Climate Town”)

Location

Fully remote, option for in-person work at our Brooklyn, NY office

About Climate Town

Climate Town is a New York-based media company that produces informative comedic videos, podcasts, newsletters, and other content related to the climate crisis. We're a small, tight-knit team who are passionate about using a combination of humor and academic research to educate and engage the public on climate change.

About the Role

We’re looking to hire a part-time Development Officer who can continue building out and implementing our comprehensive development strategy in order to connect our project with funding from foundations, grant-makers, and individual donors who believe in our work.

Ideal candidates will be highly organized and efficient, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as a working knowledge of philanthropy and development processes. 

Our company is based in Brooklyn, NY. This job may be done fully remotely, but there is also an option for in-person work at our office. 

This is a remote, part-time, independent contractor role, and is not eligible for company benefits. 

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Researching and identifying philanthropic funding opportunities and networks

  • General strategizing on philanthropic revenue streams and opportunities

  • Working collaboratively and in support of our project's senior philanthropic consultant

  • Writing funder communication materials, such as grant proposals, letters of intent, concept papers, newsletters, emails, and reports

  • Creating and maintaining relevant documentation systems; general record-keeping, grant reporting & data entry

  • Liaising between the Climate Town team and funders, developing Climate Town’s funding network and relationships with funding bodies

  • Other fundraising/development responsibilities, as assigned

Requirements

  • Education: Undergraduate degree (4-year)

  • Work Experience: 2 years of professional philanthropy/development experience and familiarity with the philanthropic space

  • Language: English (fluent)

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Strong foundation in persuasive writing

  • Strong organizational and time management skills

  • General proficiency with technology

An ideal candidate would have

  • More than 2 years of professional philanthropy/development experience and familiarity with the philanthropic space

  • High-level organization skills, project & task management skills, and attention to detail

  • An understanding of the importance of relationship building in fundraising

  • A basic working knowledge of the climate crisis; a background in science communication is a plus!

Compensation

  • Hourly rate range: $40-55/hour, depending on experience

Time Commitment

  • 10-20 hours/week (flexible)

To Apply

Please fill out this Google Form, including your resume and cover letter as attachments. We look forward to hearing from you!