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Mission
St. Gabriel’s Catholic School, an independent day school located in Austin, Texas, educates students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through Eight in a challenging environment that fosters character formation through scholastic excellence and physical, emotional, and spiritual growth.
Reporting Relationship:
The Director of Institutional Advancement reports directly to the Head of School.
Position Objectives:
As a member of a highly motivated and dedicated team of educational leaders, the Director of Institutional Advancement is responsible for developing strategy and implementing plans for fundraising to meet the school’s goals for annual, capital and endowment fundraising, as adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Director is also responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with parents, alumni, prospects, donors, and community leaders whose commitment to the school is and can be important for its present and future success. The Director assists in developing a school marketing plan, in designing printed materials, in developing appropriate materials in all external communications, and promoting the school’s mission, image and core values in the community, as defined by the Board of Trustees and the Head of School.
Personal Characteristics:
The Director of Institutional Advancement should possess energy and enthusiasm, creativity, excellent analytical, organizational, written and verbal communication skills, and perspective. The Director should be able to work independently, show initiative, and collaborate effectively with others as a team player. Along with a strong work ethic and great care for detail and precision, the Director should be a strong and effective communicator, both in small and large group settings. In addition to being highly organized, the Director should be energized by a fast-paced work environment and enjoy the challenges and opportunities of working with many different constituencies.
Specific Responsibilities:
The Director of Institutional Advancement
- Develops, in consultation with the Head of School and relevant administrative staff and key Trustees, a multiple year fundraising strategy to meet annual and capital requirements defined by the School’s financial plans, capital projects, endowment projections and other funding objectives, as established by the Head of School and Board of Trustees;
- Prepares and implements specific plans for development, encompassing, but not limited to: annual, restricted and unrestricted fundraising from all school constituencies; foundation grants and corporate giving and sponsorship; major individual gifts and grants; special events; capital projects; public relations and constituent communications; press releases, alumni relations and activities; stewardship and cultivation of all prospects; and planned gift programs;
- Oversees and enhances systems and services for gift processing and volunteer recognition, prospect management and cultivation;
- Oversees database management and gift records for parents, grandparents and outside professionals;
- Sends acknowledgements, as needed;
- Manipulates data for special/requested information/mailings;
- Oversees and coordinates the work of the Director of Marketing and Communications on school publications, including a school designed magazine, fundraising materials, school letterhead, the website, non-print media, school brochures, and business cards;
- Supervises the Development Associate and the Director of Marketing and Communication;
- Serves as a member of the Leadership Team and as a staff member on various administrative committees;
- Prepares and manages the advancement program budget to serve long and short term planning goals;
- Attends and participates in Board of Trustees meetings as necessary;
- Establishes and executes the planned giving program with the Advancement Committee;
- Researches, cultivates, and solicits foundations and corporations;
- Oversees the operation of the Advancement Office and provides leadership for the Advancement Office staff;
- Collaborates with other administrators and faculty, staff, and trustees on marketing and advancement efforts;
- Leads and works with parent volunteer coordinators as needed;
- Attends professional meetings, conferences and workshops as appropriate.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Educational and/or Experience:
The successful employee will hold a Bachelor’s Degree and should have a minimum of five years of experience and a proven track record in annual and campaign fundraising. Master’s degree preferred. Excellent organizational, management, communication skills and abilities are necessary.
Technical Skills:
This individual must be proficient in all Microsoft Office products. Knowledge of (and proficiency in) Donor Perfect is a plus. Beginning-to-intermediate proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite is also a plus.
Language Skills:
The individual must have excellent communication skills (both in speaking and writing); comfort in public speaking for small and large groups is a must. The successful Director of Institutional Advancement should possess an ability to read, analyze and interpret general reports; an ability to write creative, effective, thoughtful and original letters, reports, flyers, brochures, and other school correspondence, as needed; an ability to create reports for a variety of groups; an ability to write reports that conform to a prescribed style and format; and must be able to present effectively information and respond to questions from diverse groups including; the Head, faculty, parents, Board Members, and individuals from the community.
Interpersonal Skills:
Strong interpersonal skills are required. The individual must be comfortable in a “multi-tasking” environment; the ability to multi-task in an environment of growth and activity with efficiency and effectiveness is essential to success in this position. The individual must exert a positive presence in the school community, listen well, and collaborate effectively as a team player.
Reasoning Ability:
The individual must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, as well as be able to interpret an extensive variety of data and deal with several abstract and concrete variables in the course of the day-to-day activities.
Time Management & Organizational Skills:
The ability to organize tasks and manage time is essential to success in this position, as are people skills. The ability to identify, coordinate, and successfully work with a variety of volunteers is essential. Serving as a supervisor to the personnel in the Advancement Office and leading the advancement efforts are required.
Personal Qualities:
Patience, a sense of humor, positive attitude and demeanor, flexibility, a tremendous work ethic, conscientiousness, boundless energy, and professional manner and expertise, are essential characteristics to successfully fulfill the requirements of this role. The Director must enthusiastically support the philosophy of Catholic Education and the mission of SGCS.
Work Environment:
The activity level in the work environment can be very high at peak times throughout the day and at various times throughout the year and is characterized by potential interruptions from a variety of school and community sources. The noise level in the environment is generally low. The school provides appropriate clerical help for this position. The hours for this position may fluctuate, depending upon meetings and other responsibilities. The position is full-time, including some evenings and weekends.
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Salary is competitive, based on the successful candidate’s education, skills, experience, and potential for contribution toward future success of St. Gabriel’s Catholic School. The deadline for application is February 28, 2009.
We fully respect the need for confidentiality of information supplied by interested parties and assure them that their backgrounds and interests will not be discussed with anyone, including the leadership of St. Gabriel’s Catholic School, without prior consent, nor will reference contacts be made until mutual interest has been established.
To apply for this position, please email a cover letter, résumé, and a list of three references to:
Mollie Butler
Bacon Lee & Associates
P. O. Box 15018
San Antonio, Texas 78212
Email: jobs@baconlee.com
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