Development and Communications Executive Assistant

LISC is one of the country’s largest community development organizations, helping forge vibrant, resilient communities across America. LISC works with residents and partners to close gaps in health, wealth, and opportunity so that people and places can thrive. We do this by acting as a conduit for grants, loans and equity--and by providing technical assistance and capacity building--to locally rooted organizations that carry out the work in communities.

Position Description 

LISC seeks a Development and Communications Executive Assistant who will serve as a strategic operations partner to both departments, strengthening internal infrastructure and enabling leadership to focus on high-level strategy, communications, donor engagement, and strategic growth. The successful candidate will support and manage core administrative, operational, and compliance functions, including but not limited to the following:

Responsibilities

• Serve as an administrative lead for the Development and Communications teams, ensuring workflow management, prioritization, and timely execution of strategic initiatives.
• Track and monitor funder compliance requirements, reporting deadlines, and deliverables in coordination with program and finance teams to ensure accuracy and responsiveness.
• Support donor engagement coordination, including maintaining accurate records in Salesforce, tracking cultivation activities, and managing acknowledgement and stewardship communications.
• Prepare, track, and reconcile expenditure records, consultant contracts, vendor invoices, and credit card transactions against department budgets to strengthen internal controls.
• Develop and maintain systems that improve visibility into development pipelines, fundraising progress, and communications campaigns.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration between Development, Communications, Program, and Finance teams to ensure alignment on proposals, reports, messaging, and deliverables.
• Support data collection, impact reporting, and presentation materials to ensure storytelling reflects measurable outcomes and strategic priorities.
• Manage departmental travel, conferences, executive scheduling, and high-level meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee organization of the Communications Department’s digital assets, including photo and video libraries and shared knowledge platforms.
• Assist with special projects, board-facing materials, strategic events, and other initiatives that advance revenue generation and brand visibility.

Qualifications

• Associated degree from an accredited college/university or relevant work experience.
• Minimum 5–7 year’s work-related experience in administrative, project management, nonprofit or other related duties.
• Excellent computer skills including competency with Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn and work in multiple systems (Net Suite, Conga, Salesforce, proprietary systems)
• Experience in Salesforce for departments’ contact information management.
• Strong organizational skills; efficient and detail-oriented; strong skills in communicating progress on projects and duties.
• Excellent writing and editing skills preferred
• Knowledge of community development is a plus
• Ability to collaborate with multiple LISC teams and representatives from nonprofit, corporate, philanthropic, and public sectors.
• Capacity to multitask and set priorities for a challenging workload.
• Commitment and/or experience working in the nonprofit sector preferred.

COMPENSATION:

LISC offers a competitive salary ($65,000-$80,000) and excellent fringe benefits.

*Actual salaries may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications.

Our benefits include: 

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage: Comprehensive health plans for you and your family's well-being; Disability Insurance: Long-term and short-term coverage for peace of mind; Retirement Savings: Secure your future with our 401(k) and 403(b) plans; Generous Holidays: Enjoy ample time off to recharge and celebrate; Vacation, PTO, and Sick Days: Take advantage of flexible time-off policies to maintain work-life balance; Tuition Assistance: Pursue your educational goals with support from our tuition assistance program; Referral Program: Earn rewards for referring qualified candidates to join our team; Professional Development Opportunities: Grow and advance in your career with access to ongoing training and development programs tailored to your goals.

LISC is an equal opportunity employer. LISC does not discriminate in employment on account of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military status or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.