Development and Communications Associate

Ideal Candidate: Organized and detail-oriented early career professional looking to learn and contribute to a collaborative team. The ideal candidate is curious and values initiative, problem-solving, and efficient and effective processes.

Job Title: Development & Communications Associate Location: Austin, Texas Reports To: Director of Strategic Partnerships & Development FLSA Status: [Exempt] ABOUT TWF Texas Water Foundation (TWF) is a statewide, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to lead Texas into a secure water future. Established in 1998, its original objective was to raise public awareness among all Texans regarding the vital role water plays in our daily lives. Today, Texas Water Foundation's work is focused on water policy, workforce and leadership initiatives, and a statewide water campaign. Read the strategic plan here. THE ROLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE The Opportunity: The Development and Communications Associate provides vital support in a collaborative environment toward ensuring Texas prioritizes water security. While primarily an administrative support role, this position offers a unique opportunity to work directly with senior leadership across programmatic and operational goals.

Ideal Candidate: Organized and detail-oriented early career professional looking to learn and contribute to a collaborative team. The ideal candidate is curious and values initiative, problem-solving, and efficient and effective processes.

Primary Responsibilities: Development support 40%: Donor database management: record and process gifts, pledges, and payments; generate and prepare reports and mail/email lists for campaigns and strategy; assist with prospect research and donor giving analysis for new individual giving program and endowment campaign. Donor recognition and stewardship: assist in the development and execution of donor stewardship plan; generate tax acknowledgments; support the development of annual reports; facilitate quarterly donor outreach. Future endowment campaign: support strategy and campaign-specific proposals in collaboration with leadership and campaign contractor. Events: support logistics and administrative duties for fundraising events. Communications support 40%: Overall communications strategy support: assist with the execution of TWF's communications strategy, including public-facing materials such as website, social media content, blog posts, marketing emails, and other communications collateral. Website maintenance and updates: post and update communications and fundraising content. Social media: assist with creative strategy; post to various social media channels with correct sizing and tagging best practices; monitor engagement. Fundraising communications: assist with website updates and fundraising-specific communications collateral within the context of the greater communications plan. Organization Administrative support 20%: Administrative support for TWF team as needed, including general office tasks, board meetings, event support, operational support, calendar support, etc.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in related field preferred Strong commitment to a collaborative, team-oriented organizational culture Detail-oriented, highly organized, enthusiastic, and hard-working Ability to prioritize and maintain focus on wide range of responsibilities Commitment to the mission and vision of Texas Water Foundation Commitment to professional execution of programs and integrity Entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset Familiarity with Google Suite, Squarespace, and design software is a plus ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Compensation & Benefits The starting salary for this position is $60,000 annually. health insurance retirement contribution paid time off including maternity/paternity leave hybrid office environment Equal Opportunity Statement We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status or any other legally protected status.