Good Samaritan Fund Coordinator

As a member of the Good Samaritan Fund team, this is role is for an outgoing person who wants to make a career in the non-for-profit industry while making a meaningful impact in the lives of Sunrise team members.

The purpose of the position is to act as the Good Samaritan Fund (GSF) plan administrator. The Plan Administrator’s responsibility is to act as the liaison between the Applicants, the Grant Committee, and the Board. This includes reviewing all applications, ensuring proper documentation is provided, presenting the applications to the Grant Committee for approval, notifying the Applicant and Board of the Committee’s decision, and if applicable processing the Grant payments.

The plan administrator is also responsible for assisting in fundraising activities.

As a part of the Sunrise team, supporting our Mission, Principles of Service and Core Values is a fundamental part of this job. Our foundational belief is the sacred value of human life. The unique responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the essential functions listed as follows:

• Review all grant applications to ensure that the applicant meets the funds qualifications and provide all necessary documentation.
• Present each completed case to the grant committee on a weekly basis.
• Maintain communication between the fund and the applicants.
• Make payments if grant is awarded.
• Provide the Board a weekly summary of all applications and the Grant Committee determinations.
• Provide the Board on a quarterly basis a report with details of the applications and the number of grants provided.
• Assist the fund in implementing the new communications strategy to include but not limited to, drafting all internal and external communications to be reviewed by the Board and Sunrise communications department.

• Assist in organizing at least two fundraising events each year. Examples of events are friendly internal fundraising competitions as well as larger events such as a silent auction/dinner or 5K.
• Take all Board meeting minutes and follow up with any open items.
• Maintain compliance in assigned required training and all training required by state/province or other regulating authorities as applicable to this role to ensure that Sunrise standards are always met.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies: 

• Communicate effectively with a broad number of people. Strong communication skills are a must
• Must also be detail oriented and organized
• Ability to multi-task
• Project management skills in planning, coordinating, prioritizing
• Entrepreneurial – taking a high degree of ownership of the GSF initiative

Experience & Qualifications: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed throughout this job description are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required.

• Undergraduate degree is preferred
• Knowledge and experience in several of the following areas is strongly preferred:
• Communications
• Non-Profit Experience
• Event planning
• Virtual is available with travel to CSO (McLean) once or twice a year. DC area residents are preferred