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Job Title : Assistant Director of Development
Reports to : Director of Development and / or Principal
Location : Rhodora J Donahue Academy | Ave Maria, FL
Classification : Salaried / Exempt
Overview
The Rhodora J. Donahue Academy, the parish school of Ave Maria Parish, is seeking a full-time Assistant Director of Development. Assistant Director of Development supports the school's mission by working in collaboration with the Director of Advancement for the purpose of advancing the school.
Job Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the leadership team and Advancement Director to set goals and design annual fund initiatives that advance the overall mission and vision of the school.
- Ensure key stakeholders, especially active donors - e.g., parents, parishioners, benefactors - are engaged in support of the school's mission and strategic and operational needs through communications, events, and active participation in the life of the school.
- Maintain and develop a database of donors to generate key insights on giving capacity, interests for potential matching with ongoing or suggested initiatives, measure the impact of advancement activities, and conduct stewardship tasks.
- Work with the Advancement Director to streamline, codify, and automate advancement tasks as much as possible and to plan and execute paper and digital marketing campaigns.
- Liaise with the Advancement Director / Business Manager to identify human, technology, plant, and equipment needs that can be financially supported by annual fund initiatives.
- Liaise with the Community Events Coordinator to plan and carry out an established advancement calendar of events that nurture key donor relationships (e.g., Craic Ceol, Principal's Leadership Society Reception, Grandparents' Day) and expand the school's immediate reach to new potential donors (e.g., Open House, New Parent Coffee Hour, Catholic Schools Week, Giving Tuesday, etc.).
- Bachelors degree plus 5 years of experience or combination of education and experience.
- Must be a practicing Catholic
- Ability to appreciate and communicate a passion for Catholic education
- Expert knowledge of strategy, resource allocation for performance management, and internal communications and marketing or sales is desired.
- Experience in intrapreneurship, rapid prototyping, and lean / minimum viable service / product development is desired.
- Firm command of technology including MS Office suite, WordPress, and digital marketing technologies is strongly preferred.
- Ability to interact confidently and effectively with school staff, students, alumni, donors, trustees, school administration, parish councils, parishioners and community organizations
- Must demonstrate strong administration, organizational, and communication skills.
