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NOVA (Network of Victim Assistance) is a comprehensive victim services organization in Bucks County. With a 50+ year history, NOVA has expanded to include a continuum of prevention and direct services to prevent and address the needs of victims of sexual abuse and other serious crimes. NOVA is known for its exceptional services and professionalism across many disciplines and the community. As a mature and fiscally sound organization, establishing sustainability is key to our future success, serving all victims who need assistance, educating the community on violence prevention, and providing top-ranked professional training.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Development Associate supports NOVA’s fundraising and donor engagement efforts through the coordination of special events, donor stewardship, and development activities. This position serves as the primary coordinator for NOVA fundraising events, including but not limited to the annual Gala, Bingo, and approved third-party fundraising events. The Development Associate manages event logistics from planning through follow-up and works closely with staff, volunteers, committees, sponsors, vendors, and community partners to ensure events are organized, missionfocused, and financially successful.

The Development Associate also plays a key role in donor stewardship, helping ensure that NOVA donors receive timely, thoughtful, and consistent communication and recognition. The position supports NOVA’s commitment to building lasting donor relationships and creating an exceptional donor experience.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Special Events

• Coordinate the planning and execution of NOVA fundraising events, including the annual Gala, Bingo, and other fundraising or stewardship events.
• Develop and maintain detailed event timelines, work plans, budgets, vendor information, sponsorship tracking, guest lists, and related event materials.
• Coordinate event logistics including venue arrangements, catering, entertainment, décor, registration, auction or raffle activities, volunteers, and other event needs.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for event vendors and participating community partners.
• Support and coordinate event committees, including scheduling meetings, preparing materials, tracking assignments, and following up on action items.
• Coordinate sponsorship fulfillment and ensure sponsors receive appropriate recognition and benefits.
• Work collaboratively with Marketing staff to develop event invitations, promotional materials, signage, social media content, email communications, and other event-related materials.
• Manage event registration and guest information and assist with event check-in and day-of-event operations.
• Coordinate post-event follow-up, including acknowledgments, sponsor recognition, donor stewardship, revenue reconciliation support, and event evaluation.
• Track event performance and prepare post-event reports including revenue, expenses, attendance, sponsorships, and other key measures.

Third-Party Fundraising Events

• Serve as NOVA’s primary development contact for approved third-party fundraising events conducted by businesses, community organizations, schools, individuals, and other supporters.
• Guide third-party event organizers through NOVA’s event requirements and approval process.
• Coordinate NOVA participation, materials, speakers, volunteers, and organizational representation as appropriate.
• Maintain records of third-party fundraising activities, proceeds, contacts, and follow-up.
• Identify opportunities to further engage third-party event organizers as donors, volunteers, sponsors, or community partners.

Donor Stewardship

• Coordinate NOVA’s donor stewardship in collaboration with Development Director and other staff, ensuring donors are thanked, recognized, informed, and engaged throughout the year.
• Ensure timely acknowledgment of charitable gifts in coordination with Development and Finance staff.
• Prepare personalized thank-you letters, stewardship communications, recognition materials, and other donor correspondence.
• Maintain and implement a donor stewardship calendar that includes acknowledgment, recognition, impact communication, anniversaries, special outreach, and engagement opportunities.
• Coordinate stewardship activities for individual donors, event sponsors, corporate partners, and other supporters.
• Support donor appreciation activities, tours, small gatherings, and other cultivation and stewardship opportunities.
• Work with Development leadership to identify donors requiring personalized follow-up or additional engagement.
• Assist with donor recognition in NOVA publications, events, annual reports, digital communications, and other materials.
• Help ensure donor preferences, relationships, interests, and stewardship activities are accurately documented in NOVA’s donor database.
• Support lapsed-donor and annual-donor stewardship efforts as assigned.

Development Operations

• Maintain accurate donor, sponsor, event, and stewardship information within NOVA’s donor database.
• Enter and update donor contact information, activities, notes, event participation, and other relevant information according to established procedures.
• Assist with donor lists, mailing lists, reports, event lists, and segmentation.
• Maintain organized electronic records related to events, sponsorships, donors, and stewardship activities.
• Assist with gift acknowledgment and reconciliation processes in collaboration with Development and Finance.
• Support annual giving campaigns, appeals, Giving Tuesday, and other fundraising initiatives as assigned.
• Assist Development leadership with donor research, meeting preparation, follow-up, and other fundraising activities.
• Track assigned development activities and provide regular updates on progress, results, and outstanding items.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT

• Successful completion of the Sexual Assault Counselor Training (SAC), annual training requirements, and continuing education requirements as applicable.
• Participates in job-related professional development activities
• Annual attendance of NOVA’s Staff Retreat (1 day)
• Attend and actively participate on a staff or agency committee
• Meets regularly with the Director of Development & Marketing for support, direction, supervision, and feedback

COMPETENCIES

• Ability to work in a confidential setting and adhere to NOVA’s confidentiality practices
• Conduct all relationships with honesty and integrity
• Effectively work independently and within a team
• Ability to adapt to changing work environments, evolving work priorities, and the needs of the organization

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

Education/Experience — Essential

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• 2-3 years of experience coordinating events, fundraising activities, donor relations, nonprofit development, hospitality, project management, or a related area.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and details simultaneously.
• Experience working collaboratively with staff, volunteers, vendors, or community partners.

Qualifications/Skills — Essential

• Strong organizational and project-management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build positive relationships with donors, volunteers, sponsors, vendors, and colleagues.
• Ability to manage projects independently while working collaboratively as part of a team.
• Strong follow-through and commitment to meeting deadlines.
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Comfortable working with donor CRM or fundraising donor databases, spreadsheets, email platforms, Microsoft Office, and other technology used in development operations.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends in connection with fundraising events and other organizational activities.
• NOVA may require employees to participate in drug testing

Preferred

• Experience managing major fundraising events or donor stewardship programs.
• Experience working with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge
• Experience supporting sponsorship programs, auctions, raffles, or peer/community fundraising initiatives.
• Experience in working with individual donors and sponsors – using fundraising best practices.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Must meet all required background checks (criminal, FBI, child abuse) at hire and every five years after that
• Must provide proof of a valid driver’s license
• Must provide proof of valid car insurance with a minimum liability coverage of $100,000/$300,000 upon hire and annually after that

NOVA is an AA/EOE. The compensation package includes the following components:

• Competitive Annual Salary, $55,000-$59,000 commensurate with experience.
• Medical & Dental (1st day of the month following hire; Employee premiums paid in full by NOVA)
• Short-term & long-term disability (After 90 days of employment; Premiums paid in full by NOVA)
• Life insurance policy (After 90 days of employment; Premium paid in full by NOVA)
• Voluntary contribution to 401K Plan
• Generous Paid-Time-Off policy (after 90 days of employment) and 12 paid holidays per year

Accommodations: If you require accommodation during the application or interview process, please notify us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.

If you possess these qualifications, are energetic and passionate about the mission of NOVA, and enjoy a friendly, team-oriented environment, we would like to hear from you! Please submit your resume with a cover letter telling us why you are the person for this job, and your salary requirements to Careers@novabucks.org (Development Associate)

NOVA (Network of Victim Assistance) is a comprehensive victim services organization in Bucks County. With a 50+ year history, NOVA has expanded to include a continuum of prevention and direct services to prevent and address the needs of victims of sexual abuse and other serious crimes. NOVA is known for its exceptional services and professionalism across many disciplines and the community. As a mature and fiscally sound organization, establishing sustainability is key to our future success, serving all victims who need assistance, educating the community on violence prevention, and providing top-ranked professional training.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position is a blend of program development, project management, and team leadership. The Training Coordinator is responsible for the development and implementation of specialized education to professionals, community stakeholders, and community-based organizations on prevention topics that align with NOVA’s mission, vision, and goals. Topics include but are not limited to trauma-informed care, mandated reporting, human trafficking, sexual assault prevention, and other related crime victimization. Training Institute project coordination responsibilities also include development of new training and materials, marketing, scheduling, coaching and staffing trainers, and monitoring training effectiveness through data collection and outcomes. This position will also supervise, train and provide oversight to a team of prevention educators as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Agency Outreach/ Networking

• Cultivates and maintains cross-organizational alliances to expand the reach of NOVA services, prevention programs, and professional training.
• Participates in public events to expand NOVA’s visibility in the greater community and promote access to NOVA’s comprehensive services.
• Attends meetings and task forces with external partners as appropriate to promote NTI programs.
• Builds and strengthens community relationships to expand networks, increase awareness, and promote NTI programs (in collaboration with NOVA Marketing & Outreach Department).
• Advocates for victims of crime as appropriate.

General Program Administration

• Drives outreach initiatives through organizational partnerships to promote collaboration and services.
• Develops and updates high-quality content for PowerPoint presentations, materials, activities, manuals, computer-based training modules, participant evaluation forms, and outcome assessment tools for Training Institute Programs.
• Apply adult learning principles to create high-quality training materials.
• Develop training evaluations to determine effectiveness. Use data, report results to the supervisor, and include recommendations for improvement, if appropriate.
• Monitors and supports agency applications for workshop presentations at local, state, and national conferences.
• Works with colleagues to ensure all educational content aligns with the organization’s mission and vision.
• Provides training assigned to volunteers, staff, community, and professional groups.
• Completes and submits all required, relevant, and assigned paperwork in a timely and accurate manner.

NTI Program Administration

• Schedules and coordinates Training Institute Programs.
• Tracks, reports, and maintains the Training Institute’s program-based revenue.
• Oversees that grant-funded projects’ objectives and requirements are met related to the Training Institute.
• Monitors and reports on the completion of activities and goals within the Training Institute’s strategic plan.
• Provides oversight and direct supervision to assigned part-time educators and facilitators.
• Provides input in establishing training department objectives, strategies, policies, and processes for NOVA’s training programs.
• Trains staff to deliver training as appropriate.
• Stays current on issues of interpersonal violence, sexual abuse, assault, and other relevant topics; integrates new material into programming and training as appropriate.

Direct Services

• Provides support to program participants as appropriate (e.g., program participants who disclose previous or ongoing sexual abuse or other crimes).
• Handles program participant disclosures in accordance with legal requirements and agency procedures.
• Makes appropriate referrals to program participants concerning available legal and support services.
• Follows up with program participants/clients, their families, and organizational clients as appropriate.
• Provides emergency room accompaniment as needed.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT

•  Successful completion of the Sexual Assault Counselor Training (SAC), annual training requirements, and continuing education requirements as applicable.
• Annual attendance at NOVA’s Staff Retreat.
• Attend and actively participate in a staff or agency committee.
• Meet regularly with the Director of Prevention Education and Training for support, direction, supervision, and feedback.
• Meet regularly with assigned staff; provide feedback and complete required evaluations and workplans.

COMPETENCIES

• Ability to engage in trauma-informed practices.
• Ability to work in a confidential setting and adhere to NOVA’s confidentiality practices.
• Conduct all relationships with honesty and ethical integrity.
• Effectively work independently and within a team setting.
• Ability to adapt to changing work environments, evolving work priorities, and the needs of the organization.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in education, public health, and human services or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in the field of training and education, human services, community- based nonprofits, and/or related field
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team.
• Experience in developing curriculum and delivering professional training to adult learners.
• Comfortable with public speaking and representing the organization in the community.
• Experience with direct supervision of staff, program management, and leadership skills.
• Must be able to multi-task and manage immediate, short-term, and long-term projects simultaneously. Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal communication (written and oral communication) and organizational skills.
• NOVA may require employees to participate in drug testing.
• Proficiency with Office 365.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Must meet all required background checks (criminal, FBI, child abuse) at hire and every five years after that
• Must provide proof of a valid driver’s license
• Must provide proof of valid car insurance with a minimum liability coverage of $100,000/$300,000 upon hire and annually after that

NOVA is an AA/EOE. The compensation package includes the following components:

• Competitive Annual Salary, $55,000-$60,000 commensurate with experience.
• Medical & Dental (1st day of the month following hire; Employee premiums paid in full by NOVA)
• Short-term & long-term disability (After 90 days of employment; Premiums paid in full by NOVA)
• Life insurance policy (After 90 days of employment; Premium paid in full by NOVA)
• Voluntary contribution to 401K Plan
• Generous Paid-Time-Off policy (after 90 days of employment) and 12 paid holidays per year

Accommodations: If you require accommodation during the application or interview process, please notify us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.

If you possess these qualifications, are energetic and passionate about the mission of NOVA, and enjoy a friendly, team-oriented environment, we would like to hear from you! Please submit your resume with a cover letter telling us why you are the person for this job, and your salary requirements to Careers@novabucks.org (Development Associate)

NOVA is the comprehensive victim services organization in Bucks County. With a 50+ year history, NOVA has expanded to include a continuum of prevention and direct services to prevent and address the needs of victims of sexual abuse and other serious crimes. NOVA is known for its exceptional services and professionalism across many disciplines and the community.  As a mature and fiscally sound organization, establishing sustainability is key to our future success — serving all victims who need assistance, educating the community on violence prevention, and providing top-ranked professional training.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) provides compassionate, trauma-informed medical forensic care to patients who have experienced sexual assault, non-fatal strangulation, and other forms of interpersonal violence. Responsibilities include medical assessment, forensic evidence collection, documentation, photography, patient education, prophylactic treatment coordination, referrals, and collaboration with multidisciplinary partners. The FNE provides services in accordance with NOVA policies, participating hospital protocols, and current standards of forensic nursing practice. The FNE may be required to testify as a fact witness regarding examinations performed while employed by NOVA.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed, patient-centered care in a timely manner.
• Perform medical screening and triage to determine whether emergency medical care is required prior to the forensic examination.
• Conduct comprehensive medical forensic examinations, including Head-to-Toe assessment for injury and detailed genital and anal examination, when indicated
• Collection and preservation of forensic evidence
• Photographic documentation of injuries
• Assess mandatory reporting requirements and complete reports as required by law.
• Coordinate the administration of emergency contraception, sexually transmitted infection prophylaxis, and other medications according to protocol with Emergency Department staff.
• Maintain evidence integrity and chain of custody throughout the examination
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and all confidentiality requirements.

Documentation

• Complete thorough, accurate, objective written and electronic documentation.
• Finalize all documentation within 24 hours of completion of the examination and case review with the Forensic Nursing Coordinator.

Collaboration

Collaborate effectively with:

• Hospital Emergency Department personnel
• NOVA staff and volunteers providing Emergency Room Accompaniment
• Law enforcement
• Prosecutors
• Community partners

On-Call Responsibilities

• Maintain active participation in the on-call rotation with a minimum commitment of 32 on-call hours per month, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and overnight coverage as assigned.
• Maintain reliable transportation.
• Respond by phone to all helpline calls within 10 minutes.
• Begin travel immediately upon accepting a case.
• Arrive at the designated hospital within one (1) hour of accepting a request for service.
• Maintain reliable phone and email communication during all scheduled on-call shifts.

Court Responsibilities

• Provide testimony as a fact witness for examinations performed while employed by NOVA.
• Following employment /termination as an FNE with NOVA, the individual RN will be obligated to respond and coordinate with attorneys before and during the court process.

Program Responsibilities

• Comply with all NOVA policies, procedures, specific hospital protocols, and forensic nursing standards.
• Once fully transitioned to independent practice status including independently completing a minimum of two (2) forensic examinations, while demonstrating competency in the forensic examination process, serve as a preceptor for newly trained forensic nurses, as assigned.
• Preceptor responsibilities may include clinical shadowing, observation and guidance, mentoring, providing constructive feedback, and completing required competency and onboarding documentation.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT

• Annual training requirements and continuing education requirements as applicable.
• Failure to meet training deadlines may result in removal from the schedule until the outstanding training is completed. Repeated non-compliance may result in termination
• Meets regularly with Forensic Nurse Coordinator for support, direction, supervision, and feedback.
• Maintains open communication with the FNP Coordinator.
• Participates in 75% of department case review meetings.
• Conducts professional development through completion of continuing education, case studies, literature reviews, and chart reviews to maintain clinical excellence and ensure evidence-based practice

COMPETENCIES

• Ability to engage in trauma-informed practices and ability to maintain professionalism while working with individuals experiencing trauma.
• Ability to work in a confidential setting and adhere to NOVA’s confidentiality practices • Conduct all relationships with honesty and integrity
• Effectively work independently and within a team
• Ability to adapt to changing work environments, evolving work priorities, and the needs of the organization.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Must meet credentialing requirements as outlined in the NOVA FNE Contract
• Complete the American Forensic Nurse Examiner training program within 15 weeks of onset of employment
• Successful completion of 2-day practicum within six (6) months of hire, unless delayed due to training availability.
• Completion of up to three (3) supervised clinical observations/examinations with an experienced FNE within six (6) months of completing required training, unless delayed due to case availability.
• Ability to successfully complete all required orientation, competency assessments, and ongoing continuing education required by the program.
• Reliable transportation and the ability to respond to designated hospitals within the program’s required response time.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, as required – at minimum 32 hours per month
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365.
• Periodic drug and/or alcohol testing in accordance with organizational policy and applicable law.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Must have an active unrestricted RN license to practice in Pennsylvania
• Must have an active BLS certificate
• Must meet all required background checks (criminal, FBI, child abuse) at hire and every five years after that
• Must provide proof of a valid driver’s license
• Must provide proof of valid car insurance with a minimum liability coverage of $100,000/$300,000 upon hire and biannually after that

NOVA is an AA/EOE.

Accommodation: If you require accommodation during the application or interview process, please notify us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.

If you possess these qualifications, are energetic and passionate about the mission of NOVA, and enjoy a friendly, team-oriented environment, we would like to hear from you! Please submit your resume with a cover letter telling us why you are the person for this job, and your salary requirements to Careers@novabucks.org (Forensic Nurse Examiner)