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Associate, Center for Corporate Diplomacy
- Location
- Washington, DC · Remote
- Compensation
- USD 21.7–22.78 / hour
- Posted
- 20D AGO
About the role
Description
Title: Associate, Center for Corporate Diplomacy
Salary: $21.70 - $22.78 per hour commensurate with experience
Employment Status: Full-Time
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Direct Report Title(s): Non-Supervisory
Supervisor Title: Associate Director, Corporate Diplomacy
Summary of Position:
The Associate, Corporate Diplomacy will work to support department initiatives including donor cultivation, event implementation with a focus on private sector programming, and general team administration. The position will serve under the supervision of the Associate Director, Corporate Diplomacy to provide administrative support on business development and prospecting activities including preparing briefing memos, donor tracking, short-term research. Additionally, the Associate supports the Center for Corporate Diplomacy team with administrative activities including financial reconciliations, scheduling, and general operating duties.
This position is located in Washington D.C. and Meridian requires MD, DC, or VA residence for all employees. The position may work partially remotely until further notice.
Requirements
Position Responsibilities:
Donor Cultivation and Stewardship Support (30%):
- Provide logistical and administrative support for donor cultivation activities, including preparing briefing materials, scheduling meetings, drafting follow-up communications, and coordinating with internal teams to ensure smooth engagement with prospects and partners.
- Support stewardship of corporate donors by helping to track touchpoints, prepare reports and updates, coordinate internal strategy meetings, and draft correspondence to strengthen relationships and ensure continued engagement.
- Assist in identifying potential corporate donor prospects by conducting background research and maintaining accurate records in Meridian’s CRM/database to help build a robust pipeline for corporate engagement programs, including the Corporate Council.
Programmatic Support and Coordination (35%):
- Draft, send and track programmatic correspondence including speaker invitations, event invitations, confirmation emails and thank you notes. Track and manage RSVP lists across multiple platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Excel, Splash), ensuring accuracy and follow-up.
- Support day-of execution and production of all programs (approx. 30 events annually, primarily in-person with occasional hybrid, virtual, or evening events) designed and/or implemented by the Center for Corporate Diplomacy team.
- Maintain program data and related event websites with accurate content including event details, registration functionality, and post event summaries. Assist in updating past event descriptions and stakeholder bios.
- Coordinate and liaise with Meridian Events team for logistics of programs.
- Coordinate with Meridian Communications team for collateral development, invitations, social media content, etc.
Operations and Administrative Duties (35%):
- Process incoming gifts, ensure accurate reconciliation with the Finance team, and generate donor acknowledgment letters in a timely manner.
- Database Management to include regular maintenance/cleaning, updating of donor records in
- Salesforce including but not limited to contact records, opportunities, campaigns, affiliations, and dashboards.
- Research relevant diplomacy-related topics and Meridian-related matters to contribute to written content.
- Manage calendar and scheduling for Vice President – Center for Corporate Diplomacy, and produce weekly report outlining upcoming meetings with donors and partners, along with key program and proposal deadlines.
- Attend meetings, as needed, for Center for Corporate Diplomacy leadership. Distribute any relevant notes to the greater team that adequately summarize the discussion.
- Maintain organized and up-to-date shared content folders (e.g., SharePoint) to ensure materials are accessible across the team.
- Responsible for completing all organizational administrative responsibilities in a timely manner and meeting all organizational administrative deadlines
- Other duties as assigned
Education/Experience
- Undergraduate degree
- Any combination of training, education, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Understanding and interest in non-profit development and fundraising activities
- Event planning and customer service experience
- Strong writing skills; experience writing a variety of forms of correspondence including solicitation letters, thank you notes, briefings
- Familiarity with staffing events, including registration, ushering, and logistics
- Excellent phone and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills, detail oriented and proven ability to prioritize multiple concurrent projects
- Strong inter-cultural communication skills; maturity, cultural sensitivity, and tact suitable for working with individuals from around the world
Technical Requirements:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams is necessary for this role
- Experience with Canva, Zoom and Salesforce is helpful
Employer’s Statement:
Meridian is committed to empowering global leaders and amplifying voices from a wide variety of backgrounds to create pathways for greater understanding, shared values, and respect. Connecting people has been our foundation for more than 65 years. If you share our values and enthusiasm for promoting non-partisan collaboration to address global challenges and opportunities, you can find a home at Meridian.
As an equal opportunity employer, Meridian is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, personal appearance, family responsibilities, marital status, matriculation, political affiliation, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, District of Columbia, or local law. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination.
Meridian provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities and to individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs and practices, and for pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, as required by applicable law. Applicants who require an accommodation during the application or interview process are encouraged to contact Human Resources.
Meridian offers a comprehensive benefits package, which may include medical, dental, retirement, life and disability insurance, voluntary benefits, paid leave, and paid holidays. Eligibility and coverage are subject to the applicable plan documents and Meridian policies.
How to Apply
Please submit both a resume and a cover letter with your application; submissions missing either document will not be considered.
Qualified candidates should apply here. Only candidates being considered for this position will be contacted. PLEASE DO NOT CALL or E-MAIL in reference to this position.
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