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Development Associate
Position Overview:
Forward Justice is seeking a Development Associate to join an upbeat, innovative team of motivated individuals passionate about changing the socio-political landscape in the South. We are looking for an enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and self-motivated leader to join our team who believes deeply in excellence and the racial justice mission of Forward Justice. This position will provide critical support to the Development team around diversifying revenue through grants and individual giving, donor data management, as well as event planning for our Annual Gala. The Development Associate is responsible for managing and maintaining the organization’s grant, grant-contract, and reporting calendar and documentation. The Development Associate reports directly to the Development Manager.
Responsibilities:
The Development Associate is responsible for data management and support for the Development team of Forward Justice.
Specific responsibilities include:
Grants Management
- Assist the Development team with list building and list management regularly, for both grants and individual giving
- Schedule, attend, and participate in funders meetings and support Development Staff in creating materials and resources for funders
- Provide administrative support to the development team including assisting development team members with preparing and formatting documents for donor cultivation and retention, assisting with setup and registration for the Annual Gala, and assisting with the collection and management of grants, foundations, and individual donors
- Assist in the creation of social and digital media materials for Forward Justice fundraising initiatives and campaigns
- Research foundation prospects
- Lead in the creation and implementing of the annual Grants calendar including tracking proposal, renewal and reporting timelines and other key dates for incoming and outgoing grants
- Maintain incoming and outgoing grants management systems
- Maintain and manage records for various grant making platforms (i.e. Fondant, Fluxx, grantseeker)
- Maintain grant contracts and awards database, ensuring adherence to reporting deadlines and schedules
- Support Grants initiatives and Grants team however needed.
Fundraising
- Responsible for data input, list maintenance, and timely donor acknowledgments
- Work with Finance team to assure appropriate tracking and accounting of gifts
- Assist in grants and implementation of fundraising and cultivation events, including tracking of donations through Bloomerang
- Maintain related donor records, correspondence, and contracts consistent with best practice.
- Assist in writing interim and annual reports as needed
General Administrative Support
- Responsible for managing donor gift entry and acknowledgment process.
- Provide administrative support for special events including but not limited to RSVP tracking, check in lists, nametags, donation follow up, etc.
- Provide general administrative support for Development Team
Qualified applications should have:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 2 years of grant or related fundraising experience.
- Superior oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and in close collaboration.
- Fluency with data, spreadsheets, online systems, and information management.
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Flexible and a self-starter and excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple deadlines while maintaining attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Salary Range: $44,000 - $55,000 based on experience.
Benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% employee premium coverage
- 100% employer sponsored Short and Long-Term Disability
- 100% employer provided life insurance
- 11 paid holidays + 2.5 week office closure at year-end
- 15 days paid time off per year
- 401(k) retirement option with employer contribution
- Individual and team professional development opportunities
- Casual, flexible work environment with a commitment to employee wellbeing and work/life balance, currently operating as hybrid in-person/remote
This is a full-time, exempt position based in the Triangle Area with competitive salary and benefits based on experience. Forward Justice is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from those who will enhance our staff diversity. Women, people of color, directly-impacted, queer, trans folks, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application instructions:
Forward Justice is immediately seeking to fill this position but looking for the best candidate to support a growing organization. Interviews will occur on a rolling basis. Applications are welcomed immediately; position open until filled. Applications must include: 1) a cover letter that addresses your goals and your interest in this position and 2) a resume with three professional references. Submit electronic application to jobs@forwardjustice.org, with the subject line: “Development Associate” and your name.
Finance Manager
Position Overview:
Forward Justice seeks an enthusiastic, participative, detail- oriented, and self-motivated Finance Manager to conduct the accounting, finance and administrative functions of a growing organization. The Manager will be responsible for oversight of all finance, accounting, and reporting activities for our C3 and C4 organizations. This position will lead all day-to-day finance operations of the organization with an annual budget in excess of $3 million, and growing. The Finance Manager reports directly to the Director of Finance.
Primary Responsibilities:
Strategy, Management and Leadership
- Leads, in collaboration with the Director of Finance, the development of strategic financial plans and the agency’s operational budgets; analyzes strategic business opportunities, risk management and financial data to support management decisions.
- Applies understanding of nonprofits, budget models and ability to manage complex financial environment to bring a strategic, high-level perspective to finance and accounting needs.
- In the absence of the Finance Director ensure all organizational financial policies are up to date, implemented, and effectively translated to finance team, FJ/FJAN staff and Board Leadership as appropriate.
- Manages platforms related to financial and data management (i.e. timekeeping system, reimbursement system, and donations platforms).
- In the absence of the Director of Finance serves as financial staff liaison to the Board of Directors.
- Ability to translate and educate pertinent organizational financial and budget information to leadership.
- Perform duties and responsibilities in accordance with Generally Approved Accounting standards and Practices.
- Prepare and track lobbying reports and lobbying hours for the organization.
General Accounting
- Payables and Expenses: Prepares and or approves checks and recording of expenditures by budget category; calculates and records allocations for shared expenses; keep journal entries and maintain the integrity of the general ledger.
- Ensure that transactions are appropriately classified among projects, programs, grants as well as other restriction considerations.
- Compliance: Works with financial auditors and program monitors; ensures Forward Justice meets federal, state, and local financial, lobbying, and nonprofit best-practice standards.
- Remain informed on accounting best practices, standards, and legal requirements.
- Contract Management.
Budgeting and Reporting
- Audit: Assist in leading the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors; ensure all recommendations from audit are operationalized.
- Assist in preparation of the annual financial preparation of IRS form 990 with Director of Finance and outside CPA firm.
- Grant Budgets and Reporting: Work with staff on preparing project and grant proposal budgets preparation, presentation, and contract finalization; prepares and submits required reports to funding sources; reviews and analyzes budget reports; and prepares and develops budget modifications and recommendations.
- General Reporting: Manages organizational cash flow and revenue forecasting; oversees all financial, project/program and grants accounting.
- Contracts Management: Manages robust contracts and financial reporting system; ensures that the contract billing and collection schedule is adhered to, and that financial data and cash flow are steady and support operational requirements.
Qualified applications should have:
- At least 3-5 years of demonstrated experience in nonprofit financial management and accounting, including audit, compliance, budget, grants management, and resource development.
- BS in Finance, Accounting or equivalent preferred.
- Proficient in Excel and QuickBooks
- Excellent people skills, with experience collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team.
- Flexible and a self-starter, detail-oriented and excellent organizational skills and
- Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining an attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Salary Range: $61,000 - $70,000 based on experience.
Benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% employee premium coverage
- 100% employer sponsored Short- and Long-Term Disability
- 100% employer provided life insurance
- 11 paid holidays + 2.5-week office closure at year-end
- 15 days paid time off per year
- 401(k) retirement option with employer contribution
- Individual and team professional development opportunities
- Casual, flexible work environment with a commitment to employee wellbeing and work/life balance, currently operating as hybrid in-person/remote
This is a full-time, exempt position based in the Triangle Area with competitive salary and benefits based on experience. Forward Justice is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from those who will enhance our staff diversity. Women, people of color, directly-impacted, queer, trans folks, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application instructions:
Applications welcomed immediately. In one document applications must include: 1) a letter that addresses your goals and your interest in this position and 2) resume with at least three references. Submit electronic application to jobs@forwardjustice.org, with the subject line: “Finance Manager” and your name.
Senior Staff Attorney
Position Overview:
Forward Justice is seeking a detail-oriented senior staff attorney with at least five (5) years of relevant experience to assist with all aspects of legal advocacy and litigation, including legal research, factual investigations, drafting of memoranda, complaints, discovery materials, briefs, pleadings, and other documents. The successful candidate will be able to multi-task and maintain a high level of organization in a fast-paced environment.
The ideal candidate will have an unwavering commitment to excellence, a deep analysis of the intersectional issues relating to racial justice and democracy, economic justice and criminal justice, a commitment to using the law to develop creative strategies toward movement-building goals, and a keen interest in Forward Justice’s mission. The focus of the position may change as warranted by changes in the law, circumstances in Southern states where Forward Justice works, or the needs of the organization.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Litigation, legal, and campaign support under supervision of the Senior Litigation Manager.
- Research legal and policy analysis related to democracy, economic justice, criminal justice and other racial justice issues.
- Draft complaints, briefs, motions, memos, reports and other documents in support of litigation and policy work.
- Perform legal research, design litigation strategy, draft legal documents, and maintain legal calendaring.
- Communicate regularly with Forward Justice’s clients, co-counsel, advocacy and partner organizations.
- Policy responsibilities may include analyzing law, preparing advocacy materials, assisting in organizing and grassroots campaign strategies.
- Supervise outreach activities related to cases and campaigns
- Supervise, mentor, and manage the legal work and related tasks of team members, law fellows, interns, and outreach paralegals.
- Represent Forward Justice in various forums, including before community groups.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Case development, including the ability to manage and collaborate with national, state and local advocacy organizations, other litigators and co-counsel.
- Excellent legal research and writing, consistent attention to detail and the ability to manage, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
- Enthusiastic self-starter, with strong project management skills and ability to multi-task at a high level.
- Aptitude for and willingness to be a team player.
- Initiative, vision, and a proven commitment to the struggle for racial justice.
- Ability to work collaboratively and efficiently.
- Strong organizational skills, follow-through and flexibility around changing priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to work on several campaigns at once in conjunction with other staff.
- Strong communication skills and creative problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with diverse groups of partners.
Required Qualifications
- J.D. degree; admitted to practice law. Preference for North Carolina barred attorney.
- Five plus years of experience.
- Superb legal research, writing and analytical skills.
- Strong interpersonal, active listening and communication skills.
- A high level of independence, initiative, creativity, and good judgement.
- Commitment to Forward Justice’s mission, vision, and values.
Salary Range: $73,000 - $84,000 based on experience.
Benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% employee premium coverage
- 100% employer sponsored Short and Long Term Disability
- 100% employer provided life insurance
- 11 paid holidays + 2.5 week office closure at year-end
- 15 days paid time off per year
- 401(k) retirement option with employer contribution
- Individual and team professional development opportunities
- Casual, flexible work environment with a commitment to employee wellbeing and work/life balance, currently operating as hybrid in-person/remote
This is a full-time, exempt position based in the Triangle Area with competitive salary and benefits based on experience. Forward Justice is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from those who will enhance our staff diversity. Women, people of color, directly-impacted, queer, trans folks, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application instructions:
Applications are welcomed immediately; position open until filled. To apply, submit in one document: 1) a cover letter that addresses your goals and your interest in this position 2) a resume with three professional references and 3) a recent writing sample. Submit an electronic application to jobs@forwardjustice.org, with the subject line: “Senior Staff Attorney” and your name.
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