Development Specialist

Job Title: Development Specialist

Organization: Adult & Teen Challenge of Sandhills, NC

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Department: Development

Status: Part-Time, Virtual

Location: Central North Carolina

Position Summary

The Development Specialist supports the financial sustainability and mission of Sandhills Adult & Teen Challenge in a part-time capacity. Working under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer, this position assists with grant development, fundraising event support, and earned-revenue partnerships that help resource the ministry’s Christ-centered recovery programs. The role carries out assigned tasks and follows established processes to ensure the organization is supported in fulfilling its mission of providing freedom from addiction.

The ideal candidate is dependable, detail-oriented, and shares the ministry’s faith-centered values, with a heart for supporting the work of transformation and recovery.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Grant Writing & Management

• Assist in researching grant opportunities from foundations, corporations, government sources, and faith-based funders as directed.
• Prepare and submit grant proposals, letters of inquiry, and supporting materials.
• Help maintain the grants calendar and track deadlines to ensure timely submissions and reporting.
• Assist with funder communications and prepare accurate, on-time reports that demonstrate program impact and proper use of funds.

Fundraising & Event Support

• Assist with the planning, coordination, and execution of the organization’s fundraising and donor-engagement events.
• Help coordinate event sponsorships, participation, and logistics
• Support donor communications and follow-up before and after events.
•  Assist in gathering event results to help the team evaluate performance.

Earned Revenue & Partnership Development

• Help maintain partnerships with businesses, venues, and community organizations that generate revenue or in-kind support for the ministry.
• Assist in coordinating work-based and service partnership opportunities that provide income while supporting the organization’s vocational and life-skills mission.
• Support communication with partner organizations to ensure agreements are coordinated and fulfilled.
• Assist the CFO with partnership-related tasks and follow-up as assigned.

General Development Support

• Maintain accurate records of donors, grants, partnerships, and revenue activity within the organization’s database/CRM.
• Assist with donor communications, acknowledgments, appeals, and reporting in coordination with the Development team.
• Provide regular updates and reports to the CFO on revenue activity, pipeline status, and progress toward goals.
• Represent the organization professionally and in alignment with its mission, vision, and values.