Associate Development Operations Advisor

Application deadline: June 14, 2026

Location: Lancaster, PA

Level: Professional

Salary range: $47,000 - $49,000

Type: Full-time

Department: Development

Reports to: Assistant Advancement Operations Manager

Role Description

The associate development operations advisor supports HOPE International’s development team by ensuring that operational work, planning, and coordination are handled with excellence and care. In this role, AI-supported tools are used thoughtfully to increase efficiencies and absorb procedural, repetitive, and preparatory tasks—creating more space to focus on relationships, discernment, and donor stewardship.

Responsibilities

Promote and contribute to the fulfillment of HOPE International’s mission and vision.

Operational & Team Support

• Use approved AI tools to draft materials, organize information, summarize updates, and support planning.
• With the use of AI, improve and document team workflows that remove friction for greater efficiency.
• Design and execute strategic projects as directed by the advancement operations team leadership.
• Coordinate logistics for annual retreats.
• Attend monthly team meetings, bi-weekly staff meetings, weekly staff prayer and devotions, and two weeklong staff retreats annually.

Support Regional Development Efforts

• Use systems and AI-supported tools to thoughtfully resource regional representatives, reducing administrative load and strengthening relational engagement across regions.
• Assist regional representatives with donor touchpoints, coordination of small donor gatherings, and accurate entry of engagement information to ensure strong follow-up and stewardship.
• Enter and maintain accurate donor and engagement data in Salesforce.
• Prepare reports that equip regional representatives with clear insight for planning and stewardship of donors.

Event Support

• Lead end-to-end operational coordination for regional events—including planning timelines, logistics, and follow-through—so donor-facing moments are marked by clarity, excellence, and care.
• Use Asana, Salesforce, and AI to manage timelines, task coordination, summaries, and data integrity in service of relational and donor-centered work.

Qualifications

1. Personal confession of Christian faith and commitment to the mission and vision of HOPE International.
2. Bachelor’s degree.
3. Relational posture while also valuing systems and processes.
4. Tenacious and steady worker with high attention to detail and a strong commitment to timely, accurate follow-through.
5. Excellent written and oral communication.
6. Demonstrated ability to learn and responsibly use AI-supported tools to reduce administrative burden and support relationship-centered work.
7. Familiarity with project management tools and CRM systems; experience with Asana and Salesforce preferred but not required.
8. Ability to travel around 6 times a year for events and team retreats.

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