Development And Events Assistant

Overview

The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is seeking a Development and Events Assistant to support fundraising and event programming efforts in our Washington, DC office.

Since 1989 the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) has maintained a singleness of purpose that has guided the organization to become the most respected and trusted sportsmen’s organization in the political arena. CSF’s mission is to work with Congress, governors, and state legislatures to protect and advance hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping. The unique and collective force of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC), the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) and the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC), working closely with CSF, and with the support of major hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping organizations, serves as an unprecedented network of pro-sportsmen elected officials that advance the interests of America’s hunters and anglers.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Events, the Development and Events Assistant supports the planning, execution, and follow-up of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s events and fundraising activities. This role is heavily focused on logistics, including preparing invitations and materials, managing guest lists and RSVPs, ordering awards and merchandise, coordinating auctions and auction item fulfillment, and supporting on-site and post-event needs. The position also assists with donor engagement and fundraising efforts, inventory and merchandise management, and donor database support in coordination with the Development Team.

This is a full-time salaried position based at CSF headquarters in Washington, D.C., with occasional evening and weekend hours and approximately 10–15% travel required.

• Assist with event preparation before and after each event
• Create invitations and other collateral materials to meet event and development needs
• Assist with event invite distribution and tracking of RSVPs
• Order awards and merchandise to meet event and programming needs
• Coordinate backend of all auctions, including drafting and finalizing descriptions to ensure accuracy, managing cloud-based online auction platform, organizing items for events and shipping, and ensuring successful fulfillment of products post-event
• Organize and manage inventory of CSF products, promotional items, and other materials
• Organization, management, and fulfillment of CSF’s merchandise for membership-based individual giving program
• Other duties as assigned

• Knowledgeable (active participant) of hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and/or trapping
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to work independently within a collaborative team atmosphere
• Active drivers license in good standing
• Ability to lift 20-40 lbs

Washington, DC

Please send a cover letter, resume, and three references to Ashley Nixon at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).