Development Associate

Job Title: Development Associate

Reports to: Development Director

Type of Work: Full-time, Salaried

Classification: Non-Exempt

Start Date: March-April 2025

Location:  negotiable within Wyoming; Headquarters in Lander, WY 

Deadline to Apply:  February 28, 2025, but applications accepted until position is filled. Initial application review will begin March 3, 2025.

Starting salary: Competitive and comprehensive benefits, time off, and compensation package, and a salary range of $50,000 - $55,000 annually.

About the Organization 

The Wyoming Outdoor Council is the state’s oldest independent conservation organization. We advocate for Wyoming's environment and communities using multiple knowledge systems and evidence-based practices to ensure comprehensive and long-term solutions.

We seek to enact lasting change that protects the land, wildlife, clean air and water we depend on, meet people where they are, ensure diverse perspectives are part of the conversation, build coalitions, and practice reciprocity.

The Wyoming Outdoor Council offers a flexible workplace with competitive compensation and benefits. Benefits include:

• Health insurance premium covered at 100% for employees and 50% for dependents, spouses, and domestic partners
• 100% of employee vision, dental, and disability premiums paid by WOC
• 403(b) retirement plan with up to a 5% match
• 12 days of paid wellness/sick leave per year
• Vacation accrual starts at 15 days per year
• 2 paid discretionary days per year
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid religious observance leave upon approval by the executive director
• A cell phone stipend
• 12 weeks of paid family leave (available twice, after 18 months of employment)
• 8 weeks of paid sabbatical leave (available every five years with approval by the executive director)

The Outdoor Council is an equal opportunity employer. We prioritize fairness in salaries across the organization. We are committed to building a diverse staff, board of directors, and an organizational culture of equity & belonging where we live our values.

The scope of this position's responsibilities may change depending upon experience. 

Our Values

• We are dedicated to protecting Wyoming’s environment and quality of life now and for future generations. 
• In our conservation work, we lead with humility. We value diverse perspectives. We are solutions oriented. 
• In our words and actions, we contribute to a respectful and equitable workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging. 
• We seek creative solutions to tough problems. We are flexible and willing to change course if something isn’t working. 
• With kindness and honesty, we communicate directly. We respond to feedback with openness and a growth mindset.

About Your Role 

You will advance fundraising initiatives that protect Wyoming’s environment and quality of life. The associate will work closely with the development director and other staff to help maintain strong relationships with donors and funders. This position plays a key role in ensuring donor gifts and intentions are recorded accurately and that WOC is able to authentically, and in a timely fashion, express our gratitude for their support Additionally, this position will help track and compile critical information needed for reporting out on grant initiatives to funders.

You will: 

Support Donor Stewardship & Cultivation

• Collaborate with our admin team to ensure accurate donor and grant records in our fundraising CRM. This includes ensuring donor pledges and wishes are reflected in their profiles and communicated clearly to the admin team.
• Support donor cultivation and stewardship by processing donor visit notes, support efforts to acknowledge gifts, and help to implement donor cultivation plans.
• Support the coordination of fundraising events, including logistics, guest lists, marketing, and follow-up. This includes travel on limited occasions for fundraising events. 
• Collect and organize data to support the preparation of annual and multi-year fundraising progress reports.

Maintain Grant Application & Reporting Information

• Support the preparation of grant/funding briefs that accurately reflect grant purposes, deliverables, budget information, and reporting requirements for the benefit of WOC staff.
• Organize evidence of WOC’s impact and program reports to support grant reporting.
• Research and identify potential grant opportunities and donors through various channels like online grant databases, event attendance, etc.

Collaborate Across Teams at WOC 

• Support the work of equity and belonging at WOC.

• Attend and participate in annual staff retreat and in-person staff days. 

• Other duties as assigned.

About You 

You love working on a collaborative team, but are organized and able to see a project through to completion. Expressing gratitude for the generosity of our donors and funders brings you joy.

You are detail oriented and take pride in accurately documenting information shared with us by donors and funders. You are comfortable using grant and donor databases or CRMs, or are eager to learn. You value the importance of maintaining consistent data entry processes.

You are committed to contributing to WOC’s equity and belonging work to ensure the organization is a welcoming place for all staff, board, volunteers, members, and organizational partners. You are curious about and respectful of Indigenous ways of knowing and cultural differences.

You love Wyoming and enjoy occasional travel within the state to hold events with members. You like working flexible hours. You have a valid driver's license and a clean driving record. 

You are experienced working on Apple devices and the standard suite of office tools and technologies. You are comfortable using Zoom, but also aware of its limitations. You aren’t afraid to learn new systems. You can efficiently share documents and other files in the Google Suite collaborative work environment. 

And, you are committed to the mission of the Wyoming Outdoor Council.

We strongly encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply.

Email Misti Haase at misti@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org with any questions or if you need any accommodations in the application or interview processes (please put “Development Associate” in the subject.). 

Physical Demands

These physical demands are representative of those met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to hold objects, writing instruments, the telephone, or other materials. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and use a keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.