NMFA Careers
Together We’re Stronger®
The National Military Family Association is a fast-paced environment that balances a strong mission focus with a commitment to work-life flexibility. Join our team of dedicated, innovative, and collaborative individuals and be inspired by the work we do to strengthen our nation’s military families every day. Together, we’re stronger!
Serving military families isn’t just our mission, it is our passion. Our commitment to the word “family” runs deep in our culture—from the world class advocacy and programming we deliver to the relationships we build within the organization.
Our Values
Family-Focused: We understand the unique challenge of military life and respond with a flexible work environment, a teamwork mentality, and a unified approach that advances the mission of NMFA.
Innovative: We lean into challenges with dynamic, creative solutions that improve the lives of both our team and the military families we serve.
Responsive: We react with timely and effective action in all aspects of our work without compromising our ethics, accuracy, or thoroughness.
Empowering: We give our team the tools to support and enable the military families we serve to be the best advocates for themselves and their communities.
Open Positions
Development Officer
Position Summary
The Development Officer is a member of the Development team and is responsible for cultivating opportunities and securing gifts from corporate donors. This position is focused on generating revenue and budget-relieving in-kind donations from new corporate partners nationwide. The Development Officer works closely with leadership, marketing, and the fundraising team to identify and target support for NMFA’s programs in support of an overall organizational fundraising goal of $5M—$6M annually.
Essential Job Functions:
- Serve as primary staff lead for the ongoing cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of new corporate donors.
- Build and maintain a portfolio with a goal of securing multiple gifts of $10,000 or above.
- Fundraise towards target goals for corporate funding.
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with the CEO, leadership team, and other key staff.
- Maintain up-to-date database records for portfolio prospects and donors.
- Develop and manage corporate volunteer projects, corporate responsibility initiatives, and cause marketing campaigns.
- Solicit event sponsors for NMFA’s annual keystone events
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently
- Track record of securing gifts of $10,000+
- Clear, precise, and compelling writing, editing, and communication skills
- Well-developed interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Detail-oriented, organized, deadline-driven, high degree of professionalism
- Demonstrated experience managing projects and meeting deadlines
- Strong commitment to the AFP Code of Ethics
Job Qualifications and Competencies
- 3+ years of fundraising experience, including corporate donor relationships and stewardship
- Customer Relationship Management proficiency in Raisers Edge or similar, familiarity with MS Office
- Knowledge of or experience with the families of the uniformed services preferred
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
About NMFA
The National Military Family Association (NMFA) is the leading nonprofit dedicated to serving all military families. Since 1969, NMFA has worked with families to identify and solve the unique challenges of military life through advocacy and programs. NMFA provides scholarships for military spouses, camps for military kids, and programs for military teens. The Association’s research creates a better understanding of the experience of today’s military families. NMFA serves the families of the currently serving, veteran, retired, wounded, or fallen members of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, and Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and NOAA. To learn more and get involved, visit www.MilitaryFamily.org
To Apply
Please send a resume and cover letter with salary requirements to r@militaryfamily.org.
Our Benefits
Intern Corner
If you are a college student interested in supporting military families through an internship, please send your resume and area of interest to info@militaryfamily.org.
“I loved my time interning at NMFA. You will never find a more supportive, collaborative, or engaging work environment than the one at NMFA. I learned so much from the amazing people at the organization and made connections that will last a lifetime, all while making a visible impact on the military community. If I could go back and do it all over again, I would start at NMFA sooner!” — Elena Ashburn
A NMFA, I’ve been fortunate to work alongside some of the fiercest advocates for military families and learn from their wealth of knowledge and expertise. From executing programs to promoting the organization on social media, I have had hands-on experience in making tangible change for my community as an integral part of NMFA’s work, not merely as a supporting figure. Throughout my entire internship, I not only felt supported as a worker and learner but valued as a person. — Mathew Oh
