Part-Time Development Assistant (21 hours per week)

Company Overview

Centaur Theatre, Montreal’s leading English-language theatre company, is looking for a Development Assistant to join our fast-paced team and add to our fun and dynamic work environment. This is an entry-level, part-time position (21 hours per week) in the Development Department and reports to the Director of Development.

Job Description

Requirements

 

This position requires: attention to detail; organizational skills; excellent oral and written communication skills in English; working knowledge of French; interpersonal skills, computer skills (Word for Windows, Excel); basic accounting skills; and an interest in working as part of a team. This position also involves some evening and weekend work (opening night performances, committee meetings and special events). Experience in fundraising, database (Eudonet, Spektrix) and working in a performing arts environment would be an asset.

 

Responsibilities

 

The Development Assistant provides clerical and administrative support for all areas of the company’s fundraising and development department activities. The duties include:

 

• data entry and database maintenance
• donation campaign coordination
• account balancing
• special event coordination
• mailings
• editing
• all other tasks as assigned by the Director of Development

 

The Development Assistant will spend approximately 70% of their time on administrative duties that involve mainly database-related duties, correspondences and mailings. The other 30% of the time involves interpersonal duties, including special event coordination and liaising with donors, sponsors, board members and volunteers.