Internships and Employment Opportunities

Salary range: $90-$100k- Full Time  

About Us  

If you’re looking to work at an organization that prides itself on understanding the importance of a work-life balance, you’ve come to the right place.  

MJE is a Non-Profit that aims to end neighborhood violence by empowering mothers and youth to challenge the normalization of violence. We provide trauma-informed services that support those impacted by community violence and recognize that our employees need just as much support as our clients.  

Mothers for Justice and Equality (MJE) is searching for a passionate and growth-oriented Director of Development to join our team and lead our fundraising efforts as one of our senior leaders. The Director of Development will work closely with the CEO to shape and implement an effective fundraising strategy, focusing on growing and sustaining relationships with individual donors, funders, government, corporate partners, and current and prospective donors. The Director of Development will report to the CEO.  

Who You Are  

• You provide and support a positive, healthy, and safe work environment.  
• You’re curious, outcome-driven, and love to problem-solve.  
• You have a gentle yet impactful method of achieving goals.  
• You have a positive approach, a can-do attitude, and a sense of humor!  

What You Will Do  

Provide Leadership & Supervision (15%)  

• Supervise and support the Marketing and Communication Manager and Grant Writer.   

• Serve as a thought partner and strategist in MJE’s Staff Leadership and Executive teams.  
• Play a key role in shaping our growth trajectory.  
• Serve as the primary staff liaison with the Board/Fundraising Committee and as a resource on all matters related to fundraising and communications.  
• Support annual budgeting process with revenue projections across funding streams.  
• Collaborate with the CEO on developing prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship goals for individual donors and institutional funders.  
• Oversee the organization’s annual fund, planned giving, and growth campaigns, ensuring adequate focus on balancing strategies to support both sustainability and growth.  
• Oversee the fundraising component of MJE’s database, Salesforce; prepare and analyze reports to inform development strategy and priorities.  
• Research new contract opportunities and retain existing partnerships.  

Oversee Government Contracts (30%)  

• Research and pursue opportunities to grow our portfolio of government contracts (federal, state, and city).  
• Oversee administration of government contracts.  
• Collaborate with the Chief Program Officer to identify and track key metrics associated with compliance.  

Oversee Grassroots and Major Gift Programs (25%)  

• Develop a portfolio of 100-150 major individual donors, moving donors through the pipeline and soliciting donations of $10,000 or more.  
• Serve as the primary relationship manager for this portfolio of prospects, developing and implementing a written donor strategy and relationship record (using Salesforce) for all interactions.  
• Communicate with major donor prospects and donors through cultivation, solicitation, stewardship meetings, and written strategies; ensure that each major donor and prospect has a clear strategy and timeline for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.  
• Oversee the annual campaign raising $3MM+ in revenue and our $2MM capacity-building campaign.  
• Equip MJE staff and board members with the tools to participate in ongoing donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.  

• Oversee stewardship, gift accounting, and reporting functions, ensuring all donors receive personal and timely acknowledgment of their gifts.  

Oversee Foundation and Corporate Funding (20%)  

• In collaboration with the Director of Institutional Advancement, support and grow a highly complex program portfolio that may include federal, state, county, and/or foundation funding sources and domestic and/or international awards.  
• Oversee all public grants and contracts administration phases, including monitoring award compliance, budget development, tracking funding restrictions, and reviewing and approving expenses.  
• Expand the portfolio of corporate sponsors.  

Oversee Communications & Community Engagement (10%)  

• Oversee and collaborate with Development, Marketing, and Community Engagement teams on vision, development, and execution of communications collateral, including but not limited to semi-annual appeals, giving Tuesday campaign, end-of-year solicitation, e-newsletters, website, and social media.  
• Oversee MJE’s external-facing communications strategy in collaboration with staff across the organization.  
• Lead strategy and execution of MJE’s annual calendar of fundraising events and communications efforts, including all point of entries.  
• Play a key role in building MJE’s presence with key stakeholders throughout Greater Boston and beyond.  
• Direct the writing of direct mail letters, special event materials, and other fundraising support or outreach materials.  

Your Skills, Background, and Qualifications  

The ideal person for this role can convey a high degree of commitment and passion for the mission of MJE; can work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and taking the initiative with minimal supervision; demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills that are effective with a diverse range of audiences; has strong computer skills and is able to become proficient in relevant, new software.  

Required Qualifications:  

• You are committed to MJE’s mission.  
• You come to this role with a strong passion for MJE and personal or professional connections to supporting BIPOC youth who predominantly come from surrounding Boston neighborhoods.  

• You have been a thought partner to senior leaders, particularly in human resources policy, agency decisions, and organizational structure.  
• You are a self-starter with excellent organizational skills, the ability to juggle varied responsibilities, and keen attention to detail with little supervision.  
• You bring a deep, demonstrated commitment to advancing Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity in your workplace and community.  
• You are experienced in working with culturally diverse teammates and students, with an awareness and sensitivity to institutionalized racism and classism facing low-income communities.  
• You have a strong track record of fostering an equitable and sustainable work culture, encouraging staff to practice self-care and maintain a healthy work/life balance.  
• You have exceptional written and oral communication skills and are a talented facilitator with skills in planning and leading team meetings.  
• You have been a back-end administrator of a CRM, ideally Salesforce and/or Bloomerang, with experience creating custom objects and/or fields, building reports and dashboards, analyzing data, and training others on how to use the system.  
• You have experience maintaining high confidentiality and sensitivity around human resource issues and organizational knowledge.  
• You hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.   
• You are highly organized and able to execute projects with exacting levels of detail.  

Preferred Qualifications:  

• You have 5+ years of experience in development work at a non-profit organization.  
• You have 2+ years of experience in soliciting major gifts.  
• You have 2+ years of experience managing a portfolio of foundation, corporate, and government funding sources, including government contract administration.  
• You are passionate about helping organizations maintain institutional knowledge and have developed your own best practices.  
• You have managed budget development processes on both the organizational and programmatic levels.  
• You have experience using Bloomerang or other tools to automate data entry between spreadsheets and a CRM, like Salesforce.  

Why Join Our Team?  

• Unlimited coffee and snacks!  
• Small Office Environment; non-corporate setting!  
• Work with a diverse group of people!  
• Annual staff outings!  
• Shorter work day on Fridays with no pay decrease!  
• 12 paid Holidays!  
• Wellness Workshops!  
• Delicious complimentary pop-up lunches!  

Schedule  

• Monday to Friday  
• Weekend availability as needed  
• In-person position  

Ability to Commute/Relocate  

Primarily Hyde Park, MA – some commute to our Roxbury office as needed  

Benefits  

• Health insurance  
• Dental Insurance  

• Employee assistance program  
• Generous Paid time off  
• 401(k)  
• 401(k) matching  
• Flexible Schedule  

Racial Equity  

Research suggests that qualified women and Black, Indigenous people of color may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals with the skills necessary to thrive at MJE to apply for this role.  

Constituent leadership is central to the mission of Mothers for Justice and Equality and is highlighted in our current strategic plan. As such, we’re seeking to more fully represent our community and constituencies, particularly Black and other marginalized people in Boston and nationally, to amplify those voices and provide an opportunity for our constituency to participate in the overall direction and leadership of the organization. As such, we actively encourage candidates from broadly diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds to apply.   

Mothers for Justice and Equality provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  

Salary range: $22-$24/hr  – Full Time 

About Us 

If you’re looking to work at an organization that prides itself on understanding the importance of a work-life balance, you’ve come to the right place. 

MJE is a Non-Profit that aims to end neighborhood violence by empowering mothers and youth to challenge the normalization of violence. We provide trauma-informed services that support those impacted by community violence and recognize that our employees need just as much support as our clients. 

We seek a skilled Community Outreach Coordinator to oversee outreach strategies for MJE. Responsibilities include creating sponsorship agreements, cultivating relationships, and increasing MJE’s visibility in violence prevention and intervention. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, community-driven, and ready to be a positive team player. 

Who You Are 

• You provide and support a positive, healthy, and safe work environment. 
• You’re curious, outcome-driven, and love to problem-solve. 
• You have a gentle yet impactful method of achieving goals. 
• You have a positive approach, a can-do attitude, and a sense of humor! 

What You Will Do 

• Maintain a calendar of outreach activities, including community events, workshops, appearances, and other communication opportunities.  
• Nurture new and old relationships with collaborative partners.  
• Schedule regular outreach exhibitions in the community and educate employees on community responsibility.  
• Prepare accurate records and reports on the goals of outreach and engagement.  
• Oversee neighborhood trauma team efforts and other outreach activities related to violence prevention and intervention.  
• Assist in the organization of special events, including volunteer events and other initiatives.  
• Source and recruit volunteers through MJE’s ongoing programs, training, and partnerships.  
• Maintain volunteer service descriptions for each volunteer assignment.  
• Ensure volunteers are staffed to support the various areas of operations, including special events, partnerships, empowerment breakfast, community service, BPS engagement, peace walks, peace rallies, and corner cafes.  
• Create, manage, and implement volunteer policy, procedure, and standards of volunteer service.  
• Contribute to the monthly newsletter with outreach updates.  
• Facilitate workshops, orientation, and meetings. 

Candidate Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, business, or related fields.  
• Preferred experience of 3-5 years within non-profit outreach activities.  
• Outstanding written communication and presentation skills.   
• Strong experience preparing reports.  
• Friendly, enthusiastic, and positive attitude.  
• Detail-orientated with the ability to manage multiple projects at a time.  
• Ability to work with all types of people from different backgrounds and experiences.  
• Knowledge of trauma-informed practices and skills. 

Why Join Our Team? 

• Unlimited coffee and snacks! 
• Small Office Environment; non-corporate setting! 
• Work with a diverse group of people! 
• Annual staff outings! 
• Shorter work day on Fridays with no pay decrease! 
• Bonus Wellness days! 
• 12 paid Holidays! 
• Wellness Workshops! 
• Delicious complimentary pop-up lunches! 

Schedule 

• Monday to Friday 
• Weekend availability as needed 
• In-person position 

Ability to Commute/Relocate 

Primarily Roxbury, MA – some commute to our Hyde Park office as needed 

Benefits 

• Health insurance 

• Dental Insurance 
• Employee assistance program 
• Generous Paid time off 
• 401(k) 
• 401(k) matching 
• Flexible Schedule 

Mothers for Justice and Equality provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Salary range: $25 – $30/hour – Full Time

About Us

If you’re looking to work at an organization that prides itself on understanding the importance of a work-life balance, you’ve come to the right place. 

MJE is a Non-Profit that aims to end neighborhood violence by empowering mothers and youth to challenge the normalization of violence. We provide trauma-informed services that support those impacted by community violence and recognize that our employees need just as much support as our clients. 

We are looking for a highly capable Salesforce administrator to ensure that MJE capitalizes on the benefits offered by the Salesforce CRM system. In this role, your duties will include creating user accounts, maintaining our sales databases, and training staff on the effective use of Salesforce products. 

Who You Are

• You have a passion for helping others and a talent for connecting with people. 
• You provide and support a positive, healthy, and safe work environment. 
• You’re curious, outcome-driven, and love to problem-solve. 
• You have a gentle yet impactful method of achieving goals. 
• You have a positive approach, a can-do attitude, and a sense of humor!

What You Will Do

• Ensure optimal performance of Salesforce systems and products.
• Evaluate and install new Salesforce releases and provide training and support to MJE team members. 
• Perform database maintenance tasks, including diagnostic tests and duplicate entry cleansing. 
• Maintain the sales cloud; build custom reports and dashboards. 
• Import new and existing grants, department leads, contacts, and other data. 
• Manage Salesforce roles, profiles, sharing rules, workflows, and groups. 
• Upgrade and configure Salesforce systems for optimized integration. 
• Document processes, including error reports and changes to field history tables. 
• Prepare reports for sales and other departments. 

Candidate Requirements

• Salesforce certified administrator or Salesforce advanced administrator certification. 
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science is preferred. 
• 2-3 years of experience as a Salesforce administrator in a similar environment. 
• Salesforce experience in administration and maintenance, upgrades and integration, and database maintenance. 
• In-depth knowledge of Salesforce products and their functionalities. 
• Proficiency in creating Salesforce profiles, allocating roles, and managing access. 
• Knowledge of importing sales data and generating Salesforce reports. 
• Ability to provide Salesforce training and end-user support. 

Why Join Our Team?

• Unlimited coffee and snacks!
• Small Office Environment; non-corporate setting!
• Work with a diverse group of people!
• Annual staff outing!
• Shorter work day on Fridays with no pay decrease!
• Bonus Wellness days!
• 12 paid Holidays!
• Wellness Workshops!
• Delicious complimentary pop-up lunches!

Ability to Commute/Relocate  

• Primarily Roxbury, MA – some commute to our Hyde Park office as needed. 

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Generous Paid time off
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible Schedule

Mothers for Justice and Equality provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.