A List of Common Nonprofit Job Titles and Descriptions

A List of Common Nonprofit Job Titles and Descriptions A List of Common Nonprofit Job Titles and Descriptions A nonprofit organization is one that uses its surplus revenue to achieve its goals further. It typically serves the general public through its mission, which might be working to improve education, promote women’s rights or the arts, or provide specialized healthcare. Because nonprofit work can be found in various broadly defined fields, there are many nonprofit job titles. There are entry-level through management jobs available in the sector, and many people spend their entire career working for nonprofit organizations. Being familiar with job titles is important both during a job search and while building your career. You may find that skills you’ve honed while working in the for-profit sector can pave the way for a transition to a nonprofit organization, or vice versa. It’s helpful to review a list of job titles when you are looking for a job with a nonprofit organization to make sure you are optimizing the search engines you use to find opportunities you want to pursue. It’s also helpful to review your job title with your employer to make sure your duties match your job description. Most Common Nonprofit Job Titles Most nonprofit enterprises are organized similarly to regular for-profit companies. For example, both kinds of organizations will typically have management positions like executive directors, as well as jobs in accounting/bookkeeping, human resources, and media/technology. However, there are other jobs that are unique to the nonprofit sector, but which can generally be categorized into the existing typical corporate divisions. For example, the outreach coordinator in a nonprofit promotes the mission of the organization among the local community. He or she might organize events, recruit volunteers, or arrange other projects to get the community excited about and invested in the enterprise. Jobs in development might attend to fundraising planning, securing financial support, creating special events for donors, and running other projects to ensure the organization meets its annual goals. A grant writer works with the development director, completing applications for funding (typically applications to foundations, the government, or a trust) to make sure the nonprofit achieves its annual financial goals. In a standard corporate job chart, all these positions would fall under the marketing/public relations category. For more information on each job title, check out the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook. Nonprofit Job Titles List Administrative/Accounting In any organization, there need to be people expert in organizing and executing office duties, interacting with the clients, and attending to the everyday smooth operation of the enterprise. Aides SupervisorCommunity Service Project CoordinatorCompliance CoordinatorFinancial Aid RepresentativeMember Records AdministratorMember Services RepresentativeMembership Assistant Health and Human Services Many nonprofits are concerned with the physical and mental welfare of their clients and need employees with a variety of skills in specialized areas like abuse, addiction, and life counseling for adults and youth. Associate PastorCase ManagerChaplainChemical Dependency CounselorChild Care WorkerChild Life SpecialistChild Support Case OfficerChildbirth EducatorCounselorHospice SupervisorHousing CoordinatorHousing CounselorHuman Services WorkerJuvenile CounselorLiving Skills AdvisorManaged Care CoordinatorMedical Social WorkerMinisterPastorPolicy AnalystResidential Living AssistantSocial Worker Human Resources In a non-profit, people with human resources skills can put their experience to use in a variety of ways from being the point person on building skilled teams to tackle a community project to recruiting and organizing volunteers to assist with daily tasks. Event Team RecruiterJob DeveloperLabor Union OrganizerTeam LeaderVolunteer Coordinator Management Management in the nonprofit sector takes many different forms, from overseeing entire national or regional efforts to guiding the direction of one crucial element of the organization’s goals. Nonprofits often draw from the corporate world for the most senior executive positions, as well as from candidates who have risen through the nonprofit route. Administrator for Nonprofit OrganizationsAdvocacy DirectorBusiness Office SupervisorCampaign ManagerChemical Dependency DirectorChief Association ExecutiveCommunity Health DirectorCommunity Relations DirectorCompliance DirectorCorporate Giving DirectorCorporate Giving ManagerCritical Care DirectorDevelopment DirectorDevelopment ManagerDirector of Family ShelterDirector of Major GiftsDirector of Special InitiativesDonor Relations ManagerExecutive Director of NonprofitFinancial Aid DirectorFoundation Director Fundraising ManagerGrant Proposal ManagerHousing Program ManagerMajor Gift DirectorMember Certification ManagerMember Services DirectorPlanned Gift DirectorPlanned Giving DirectorPlanning ManagerProgram DirectorProgram ManagerProgram Officer for FoundationProject ManagerPublic Relations ManagerRecreational Therapy DirectorSocial Services DirectorSocial Work ManagerSpecial Events DirectorSupport Services DirectorTeen Center DirectorVolunteer DirectorVolunteer ManagerVolunteer Services Director Marketing People with marketing and fundraising skills are sought after in the nonprofit sector to keep the organization and its goals sustainable and viewed positively in the public eye. Grant writers with excellent writing skills and the ability to seek out funding are always in high demand as well. Community OrganizerCommunity Outreach AdvocateCommunity Outreach CoordinatorCommunity Outreach SpecialistCoordinator of Planned GivingDevelopment AssistantDevelopment AssociateDevelopment CoordinatorDevelopment OfficerFundraiserFundraising CoordinatorGrant AdministratorGrant/Contracts SpecialistGrant CoordinatorGrant WriterGrassroots OrganizerLobbyistMarketing AssociateNonprofit FundraiserOnline ActivistProgram AssistantProgram AssociateProgram CoordinatorSocial Media CoordinatorSpecial Events Coordinator