TRINITY CATHEDRAL
Position Available: Development Assistant
Trinity Cathedral is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Position Description: Trinity Cathedral seeks an organized, detail-oriented, and relational individual for the part-time position of Development Assistant. This position provides administrative and project support for Trinity’s fundraising activities, including stewardship and capital campaign efforts. The Development Assistant supports donor communications and acknowledgements, database entry and reporting, committee coordination, and event logistics, helping to ensure that Trinity’s development work is accurate, timely, and well-supported.
Primary Responsibilities:
Support and strengthen relationships with Trinity donor community
- Engage and celebrate donors through communcations, events, and relationship cultivation
- Implement ongoing planned giving communications and initatives
- Coordinate development events and donor gatherings, assisting with logistics, volunteer coordination, and donor follow-up
Donor acknowledgement processing and communications
- Ensure timely and accurate donor acknowledgements and stewardship communications
- Coordinate donor stewardship efforts including notes, calls, memorial/tribute acknowledgements, and milestone recognition
- Support the development of a seamless and satisfying donor experience through consistent follow-through
Support stewardship and capital campaign committees
- Prepare meeting agendas, minutes, and supporting materials for committees
- Assist in follow-up on critical action items and campaign tasks to help keep work well-paced and goal-oriented
- Contribute to a productive environment, supporting volunteer leadership with discretion, diplomacy, and confidentiality
Provide administrative leadership for fundraising initiatives
- Maintain and update a calendar of deadlines and fundraising project goals
- Track progress on key development projects and communicate timelines to staff and committees
- Provide general administrative support for stewardship and campaign work
Database management, reporting, and recordkeeping
- Maintain donor database entries, records, and encounter reports
- Coordinate with administrative, financial, and pastoral staff to ensure records and reporting align with cathedral procedures
- Prepare donor lists for annual report and other publications
- Track and report fundraising results as needed
- Ensure that donor information is handled confidentially and professionally
Other duties, as required
- Support additional development-related tasks as assigned
Reporting
The Development Assistant reports to the Dean of Trinity Cathedral and works collaboratively with Trinity staff, clergy, and volunteer leadership, particularly those supporting stewardship and capital campaign efforts.
Education, Skills and Knowledge:
- Knowledge of fundraising processes, donor engagement strategies, and stewardship best practices
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with databases and administrative platforms; comfort with data entry and reporting
- Excellent attention to detail; proofreading and editing skills a plus
- Familiarity with administrative budgets, data and tracking systems, and reporting protocols
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities
- Initiative, problem-solving ability, and reliable follow-through
- Familiarity with fundraising in a faith community involving lay leadership is preferred
Schedule and Requirements
This is a part-time, non-exempt position, typically 15–20 hours per week. The position requires the ability to attend meetings and events at the cathedral, in the community, and occasionally in congregational homes. The schedule may include evenings, weekends, and holidays depending on the season and event calendar.
About Trinity Cathedral: Trinity Cathedral is the cathedral for the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. It is a thriving urban community of faith serving nearly 800 active members and far-reaching members of the community, including civic and faith leaders in Cleveland and Episcopalians throughout Northern Ohio. Trinity’s commitment to its faith, mission, and downtown Cleveland are evident in its impactful hunger, outreach, and community-building programs and vibrant small-group ministries.
Its Gothic style cathedral, designed by noted Cleveland architect Charles Schweinfurth, is on the National Register. Its commitment to bringing sacred public space to the community is evident in its outward facing, 100,000 SF campus including 2002 Trinity Commons expansion of event, meeting, exhibit spaces, and retail storefronts. The Cathedral and Commons annually welcome more than 50,000 people for prayer, community conversation, special events, arts performances, seminars, educational programs, and neighborhood outreach.
Trinity Cathedral does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or status as an individual with a disability or protected veteran.
Compensation: $25,000 – $30,000 annually
To Apply: Please email letter of interest, resume, references, and salary requirements with a subject heading of “Developmental Assistant” to hr@trinitycleveland.org