Administrative Associate of Development & Patient Education

UNITED MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE F

Administrative Associate of Development & Patient Education

Pittsburgh, PA
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    401(k)

    Dental insurance

    Health insurance

    Vision insurance

    Position Summary

    The Administrative Associate provides critical administrative and operations support across the organization, with a primary focus on fundraising infrastructure, donor stewardship, and the operational delivery of UMDF's annual national conference and patient/professional education programs. This role ensures CRM accuracy, supports revenue-generating campaigns, manages event registration systems, coordinates speaker and vendor logistics, and facilitates timely donor and participant communications.

    This position plays a key operational role in strengthening UMDF's fundraising systems, conference and education delivery, and cross-departmental coordination between Development and Patient Education & Support.

    Key Responsibilities

    CRM & Donor Data Management (Salesforce)

    • Maintain and update donor, sponsor, and constituent records in Salesforce

    • Process gifts, pledges, recurring donations, and soft credits

    • Run and export reports for Development, Finance, and leadership

    • Support campaign mapping and tracking across events and initiatives

    • Monitor data hygiene, duplicate management, and coding accuracy

    • Assist with dashboard creation and performance tracking

    • Support integration between Salesforce, DonorDrive, Cvent, and other platforms

    Peer-to-Peer & Fundraising Platform Support (DonorDrive)

    • Assist with campaign setup and configuration

    • Support event and peer-to-peer participant registration

    • Monitor donation processing and reconciliation

    • Provide customer service support for participants and donors

    • Help troubleshoot payment gateway issues in coordination with vendors

    • Pull campaign performance reports

    Donor Stewardship & Cultivation Support

    • Generate and send timely gift acknowledgments and tax receipts

    • Draft and coordinate thank-you letters for leadership review

    • Track stewardship touches and follow-up tasks

    • Assist with pledge reminders and payment tracking

    • Support donor research and prospect management updates

    • Coordinate donor communications and mailing logistics

    Annual Conference Operations & Platform Support (CVENT)

    • Support planning and execution of UMDF's annual national conference

    • Assist with master timelines, planning calendars, and task tracking

    • Support planning meetings and follow-up on action items

    • Manage conference registration and administration in Cvent, including attendee lists and session support

    • Coordinate speaker and faculty logistics: invitation follow-up; collection of bios, photos, and presentation materials; travel and hotel coordination; reimbursement processing with Finance; onsite check-in and support

    • Manage conference technology tools, including the mobile app, surveys, and evaluations

    • Support post-event reconciliation, reporting, and budget tracking

    • Provide onsite event support, including registration desk coordination and general conference operations

    Conference Administration & Logistics

    • Support exhibitor coordination and vendor communications as assigned

    • Assist with hotel, AV, meeting space, signage, shipping, printing, and room set support

    • Assist with Zoom recording and closed-captioning operations as needed

    • Coordinate data transfers between Cvent and Salesforce

    • Help maintain organized conference records, communications, and operational documentation

    Virtual Education & Learning Platform Operations

    • Manage webinar scheduling, calendar coordination, and Zoom meeting/webinar setup and support

    • Track registrations and manage attendee communications

    • Support recording management and file organization

    • Support CE/CME tracking and reporting with UMDF's CME joint provider

    • Assist with online learning programs, including course uploads, learner access support, and certificate processes

    • Run reports and track participation data for education offerings such as Mito U and related initiatives

    Financial & Operational Coordination

    • Support invoice tracking and payment processing coordination with Finance

    • Coordinate registration reporting, scholarship administration support, and budget reconciliation

    • Assist with contract and sponsorship agreement tracking

    • Track event and program expenses and assist with budget reconciliation

    Administrative & Cross-Departmental Support

    • Assist with board and committee meeting materials and reporting packets

    • Maintain shared documents, templates, and workflow trackers

    • Support cross-functional project coordination as needed

    • Provide administrative and logistics coordination for additional UMDF meetings and events, such as exhibits, medical and professional meetings, staff retreats, and leadership meetings

    Qualifications

    • 2–4+ years of administrative, nonprofit operations, event/conference coordination, or education administration experience

    • Experience with CRM systems (Salesforce strongly preferred)

    • Experience with peer-to-peer fundraising platforms (DonorDrive or similar preferred)

    • Experience with registration and event platforms such as Cvent preferred

    • Experience with webinar platforms such as Zoom

    • Strong data accuracy and attention to detail

    • Excellent organizational and project/time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines across departments

    • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including professional correspondence with donors, speakers, faculty, vendors, and attendees

    • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace

    • Experience with CME/CE administration, learning management systems, or mobile event apps is a plus

    About the Role

    This is a full-time position with responsibilities shared across Development and Patient Education & Support. The role is central to strengthening UMDF's fundraising systems, donor experience, and conference/education program delivery, and plays an important part in cross-departmental coordination as the organization grows toward its multi-year revenue and program goals.

    This is a remote position.