Assistant Program Officer

Communications and Fund Development
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Bay Area, CA

LISC -- a national nonprofit providing training, technical assistance, and financing to organizations engaged in a broad array of community building activities, including building affordable housing and community facilities -- seeks an Assistant Program Officer to work with a dynamic team of professionals committed to revitalizing neighborhoods and supporting lower income families.

About LISC
Now active in 29 cities around the country, LISC is the nation’s leading nonprofit community development support organization. The organization assists non-profit community development organizations in their efforts to transform neighborhoods into healthy, affordable communities for all. LISC marshals private sector resources and provides capital, grants and capacity building programs to community-based organizations in low- and moderate- income neighborhoods enabling them to set priorities, shape the process of community renewal, and develop real estate projects. Founded 28 years ago, LISC provides training, expert technical assistance, management support, high leverage grants, and project financing. Our core programs support organizations that build and manage affordable housing, improve commercial districts, and develop community-serving commercial space and facilities.For more information about national LISC and the Bay Area LISC program, visit our websites at www.lisc.org and www.bayarealisc.org.

Assistant Program Officer Position
The Assistant Program Officer is a mid-level position responsible for helping Bay Area LISC’s senior staff person in charge of fund development & communications. This position will involve a great deal of writing for funder, media, and general audiences about the work of Bay Area LISC, our community partners, and the community development field. In addition, the position will entail some administrative work related to fundraising and communications; including database and website development and maintenance; fundraising and communications systems development and maintenance. The Assistant Program Officer will work with a total team of ten other staff in the Bay Area LISC office.

Position Responsibilities

Donor Relations:

• Support fund development senior staff in stewardship of Bay Area LISC funding relationships.
• Lead on development and writing of funding proposals.
• Coordinate periodic status reports to funders.
  Manage donor acknowledgement process, including writing acknowledgement letters.
• Maintain data base tracking donor status.
• Develop approaches to new funders including researching funding prospects, identifying connections, and writing concepts/proposals that target funder interest with Fund Development Director to diversify its funding base and meet its fundraising goals.
• Develop proposal strategies in conjunction with director.

Communications:

• Implement of overall communications strategy.
• Assist in coordinating media relations through press releases and serve as press contact with major media outlets.
• Establish media relationships and seek media opportunities for Bay Area LISC.
• Assist in the design and production of marketing materials.
• Coordinate the development and the production of quarterly e-newsletters and periodic e-announcements.
• Responsible for tracking reporting and funding deadlines and requirements.
• Maintain a web presence for Bay Area LISC by updating and publishing content detailing program activities, resources for community development practitioners and other information of relevance to partners, funders, and affiliates.
• Participate in creating presentations, briefs and progress reports for new and current funders.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree required with one to two years related work experience.
• Excellent writing, communications, and organizational skills required.
• Experience in media relations including experience with print and broadcast placement preferred.
• Self-directed, independent worker who takes initiative and is able to create the systems and processes inherent to this position.
  Experience with Microsoft Office programs.
• Detail-oriented while still able to understand and promote a global view of the community development field and LISC
  

Qualified applicants should submit cover letter and resume to:
Margaret Gee
Bay Area LISC
balisc@lisc.org
369 Pine Street, Suite 350
San Francisco, CA 94104
Fax: (415) 397-8605