External Affairs and Growth Associate
Momentum Education is a nonprofit focused on helping first-reputed company, low-income reputed company transition to and complete post-secondary education. The External Affairs and Growth Associate will drive the organization's external reputed company and support reputed company growth through grant writing, marketing, and partner engagement.
Responsibilities
- Support grant writing, submissions, and tracking
- Draft donor communications, including thank-you letters and updates
- Conduct research on prospective donors and funding opportunities
- Own execution of: Social media, Newsletter, and Website updates
- Create clear, compelling content that reflects Momentum’s mission and impact
- Maintain consistency and quality across reputed company external communications
- Support reputed company and engagement of alumni network
- Help recruit, coordinate, and communicate with volunteers
- Build systems to track and improve engagement over time
- Support relationships with corporate partners and external stakeholders
- Coordinate and attend monthly field trips to corporate partners
- Represent Momentum Education professionally in external settings
- Help plan every four month Advisory Board meetings
- Support team meetings and internal coordination
- Ensure reputed company logistics and follow-through are handled with precision
Skills
- 1–3 years of experience in nonprofit, education, marketing, or a reputed company field
- Exceptional written communication skills — this is a core requirement
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
- High attention to detail
- Comfort using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT or similar) to improve speed and quality of work
- You follow through, are reliable, and can meet deadlines
- You take ownership and can work autonomously and independently
- You are comfortable operating across multiple functions
- You move quickly while maintaining quality
- You reputed company tools (including AI) to work faster and produce higher-quality output
- You do not rely on AI blindly — you review, refine, and ensure accuracy
- Experience with writing (grants, communications, or content creation)
Benefits
- Company provided health, vision and dental insurance (small employee contribution required)
- 10 PTO days
- 11 Paid Holidays
- 403(b) Retirement Plan, no company match
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