NMFA Careers
The National Military Family Association is a fast-paced environment balancing 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 each day. Together, we are 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
Deputy Director of Government Relations, Family Financial Readiness
Overview
For more than 50 years, the National Military Family Association (NMFA) has been on a mission to stand up for, support, and enhance the quality of life for every military family through bold advocacy, innovative programming, and dynamic and responsive solutions.
The Deputy Director, Family Financial Readiness works with the Director of Government Relations for the advancement of the advocacy and education agenda of the National Military Family Association (NMFA) and to bolster external awareness of those efforts while specializing in family financial readiness and literacy and spouse employment and education.
The ideal candidate will have experience with the legislative process at both the state and federal level. He or she should also be familiar with issues surrounding military spouse employment and military family financial readiness.
Responsibilities include:
Assist the Director with the daily operational responsibilities of the department to include:
- Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with appropriate organizations.
- Providing input and assistance as required to all NMFA departments and committees, to include the department Advisory Committee and Association volunteers.
Foster relationships with organizations we encounter through advocacy work, by:
- Participating in the department’s educational and advocacy materials, including testimony, letters, web content, and social media outreach.
- Partnering with the Outreach and Marketing departments to further advocacy messaging.
- Coordinating cross-departmental communications, ensuring the organization’s ability to leverage opportunities with partners, funders, and the military family population.
In consultation with the Director, manage department activities associated with particular issues or projects, to include:
- Identifying and researching issues affecting the families of the uniformed services.
- Recommending issues to be addressed and positions to be adopted.
- Articulating the concerns and positions of Association to those able to influence the quality of life for Uniformed Service families.
Job Qualifications and Competencies:
- Three years of specific experience and bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience) required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of financial assistance and literacy programs and organizations for military families.
- Demonstrated knowledge of military spouse employment programs within the Department of Defense and the Services.
- Legislative interest and knowledge
- Knowledge of the families of the uniformed services
- Strong communication skills (oral and written)
- Three years’ experience using social media platforms, specifically Facebook and Twitter
- Three years’ experience in internet research and Microsoft Office skills
- Familiarity with Association, its missions and goals
Compensation
NMFA was named one of NonProfit Times “Top 50 NonProfits to Work For” in 2023. Along with a competitive salary, NMFA offers a flexible work schedule, a commitment to work-life balance, and comprehensive health and wellness benefits. We also offer generous leave, including vacation, sick leave, personal days, and parental leave. In addition, we are closed all federal holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
At NMFA we are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued and empowered.
TO APPLY: Please send a resume and cover letter with salary requirements to r@militaryfamily.org. Please note, resumes received without a cover letter will not be considered.
Director of Development
Overview
For more than 50 years, the National Military Family Association (NMFA) has been on a mission to stand up for, support, and enhance the quality of life for every military family through bold advocacy, innovative programming, and dynamic and responsive solutions.
NMFA has an immediate opening for a Director of Development. In this role, you lead all aspects of NMFA’s fundraising and development efforts to support the association’s mission. Our team understands better than anyone that military families serve, too, and we are seeking a dynamic leader who shares our passion and wants to make an impact.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy for the association that aligns with NMFA’s mission and objectives.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective donors, including individual, corporate, and foundation contacts, with an emphasis on long-term engagement with NMFA. Partner with CEO and Board of Governors to identify and cultivate prospective donors.
- Advocate for our mission and attend events on behalf of NMFA and effectively represent NMFA to donors, partners, and other stakeholders. Communicate the outcomes and impact of funded programming in a way that builds trust and commitment with donors.
- Lead a high-performing team of Development professionals and oversee the daily responsibilities of the Development department.
- Develop a comprehensive communication strategy for fundraising activities. Collaborate with other departments to align messaging and integrate maximized fundraising opportunities through all aspects of the association’s work. Effectively utilize a variety of communication channels to engage new and potential donors, including direct mail, email marketing, and social media.
The ideal candidate has:
- At least seven years of development and fundraising experience in the nonprofit sector.
- Understanding of the issues affecting military families and a passion for supporting NMFA’s mission.
- Demonstrated strategic communication skills and experience with fundraising campaigns and grant writing.
- Experience leading and mentoring a high-performing team.
- A highly organized and detail-oriented approach to managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Experience with Raiser’s Edge NXT (or similar) and project management software.
This is a full-time, permanent hybrid position. Applicants must be able to regularly attend events in the DC area and be willing to travel.
Compensation
NMFA was named one of NonProfit Times “Top 50 NonProfits to Work For” in 2023. Along with a competitive salary, NMFA offers a flexible work schedule, a commitment to work-life balance, and comprehensive health and wellness benefits. We also offer generous leave, including vacation, sick leave, personal days, and parental leave. In addition, we are closed all federal holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
At NMFA we are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued and empowered.
TO APPLY: Please send a resume and cover letter with salary requirements to r@militaryfamily.org. Please note, resumes received without a cover letter will not be considered.
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
