The Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges is hiring a Foundation Assistant to join their team. The Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit that makes scholarships available statewide, advances key programmatic initiatives, provides training and support for CCCS college foundations, and develops partnerships to implement state of the art programs.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking for meaningful work by directly interacting with students who receive scholarships. You’ll be able to see the true impact of your work every day! We are looking for someone who will be a great representative of the Foundation, exhibiting compassion, creativity, and flexibility. This role will be a member of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) as well, which provides generous leave, excellent benefits, and flexible work schedules, including hybrid-remote work within the state of Colorado.

Note: While listed as a hybrid work environment, this position will be expected to work at least three days in the office.

Examples of Duties

You will provide support for Foundation team members by supporting Foundation events, maintaining fiscal documentation, developing correspondence, preparing gift receipts, and supporting the scholarship award process. You will also perform other administrative tasks, including scheduling meetings, proofreading, document preparation, and database entry.

• Supports scholarship applicant process and tracking, including answering student questions, data entry into a database, marketing and outreach, etc.
• Supports annual scholarship review process by working with volunteer readers, tabulating scores, compiling packets, volunteer training, etc.
• Performs data entry in the donor database, including maintaining donor gifts and records and entering contact reports or entering proposals. Runs basic reports.
• Responsible for donor thank you letter process, including preparation and customization of letters, identifying signators, and tracking.
• Prepares invoices and payments.
• Coordinates logistics for Foundation special events, donor events, and meetings, including administrative tasks such as managing RSVPs, ordering supplies, and coordinating invitations.

Required Qualifications

• Associate’s degree; equivalent professional experience can substitute for the degree.
• Two years performing office administrative tasks and coordinating business processes for an organization.

To view the full job description and to apply, visit our careers page.