Nonprofit Job Titles and Descriptions

Nonprofit Job Titles and Descriptions



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BY ALISON DOYLE

 

Updated August 23, 2018

A nonprofit organization is one that uses its surplus revenue to further achieve its goals. 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-levelthrough 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.

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Aides Supervisor





Community Service Project Coordinator





Compliance Coordinator





Financial Aid Representative





Member Records Administrator





Member Services Representative





Membership 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 Pastor





Case Manager





Chaplain





Chemical Dependency Counselor





Child Care Worker





Child Life Specialist





Child Support Case Officer





Childbirth Educator





Counselor





Hospice Supervisor





Housing Coordinator





Housing Counselor





Human Services Worker





Juvenile Counselor





Living Skills Advisor





Managed Care Coordinator





Medical Social Worker





Minister





Pastor





Policy Analyst





Residential Living Assistant





Social 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 Recruiter





Job Developer





Labor Union Organizer





Team Leader





Volunteer 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 Organizations





Advocacy Director





Business Office Supervisor





Campaign Manager





Chemical Dependency Director





Chief Association Executive





Community Health Director





Community Relations Director





Compliance Director





Corporate Giving Director





Corporate Giving Manager





Critical Care Director





Development Director





Development Manager





Director of Family Shelter





Director of Major Gifts





Director of Special Initiatives





Donor Relations Manager





Executive Director of Nonprofit





Financial Aid Director





Foundation Director





Fundraising Manager





Grant Proposal Manager





Housing Program Manager





Major Gift Director





Member Certification Manager





Member Services Director





Planned Gift Director





Planned Giving Director





Planning Manager





Program Director





Program Manager





Program Officer for Foundation





Project Manager





Public Relations Manager





Recreational Therapy Director





Social Services Director





Social Work Manager





Special Events Director





Support Services Director





Teen Center Director





Volunteer Director





Volunteer Manager





Volunteer 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 Organizer





Community Outreach Advocate





Community Outreach Coordinator





Community Outreach Specialist





Coordinator of Planned Giving





Development Assistant





Development Associate





Development Coordinator





Development Officer





Fundraiser





Fundraising Coordinator





Grant Administrator





Grant/Contracts Specialist





Grant Coordinator





Grant Writer





Grassroots Organizer





Lobbyist





Marketing Associate





Nonprofit Fundraiser





Online Activist





Program Assistant





Program Associate





Program Coordinator





Social Media Coordinator





Special Events Coordinator



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