What are the responsibilities and job description for the Managing Director of Individual Giving position at Harlem Village Academies?
Job Description
Job Description
As a national leader in deeper learning in public education, Harlem Village Academies (HVA) is distinguished as the only charter school network in New York offering a Montessori program for its youngest students and culminating with the prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) program for its high school students.
HVA is a community of PK-12 schools, a college preparatory program, and a graduate school, the Deeper Learning Institute. In addition, HVA is launching a new national initiative that will build on and encapsulate its 20 years of work in pursuit of deeper learning and education equity across the country.
The unique educational model at HVA focuses on independent thinking, ethical leadership, intellectual curiosity, and intrinsic motivation. Serving 98% Black and Latino students, HVA consistently outperforms the district, city, and state by wide margins, 100% of students earn admission to college each year, and 83% are the first in their families to attend college.
As an organization, HVA enjoys financial stability, with a world class board of directors and experienced leaders, as well as a warm, fun, small, caring, entrepreneurial community with a beautiful esprit de corps.
The Opportunity
The Managing Director of Individual Giving will design strategies to advance the mission of HVA. This is an exciting opportunity to partner with the CEO and members of the team to engage high level donors with a groundbreaking vision for educational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with the HVA advancement team and CEO on designing and implementing strategies to expand HVA's individual donor base;
- Cultivates and solicits new and existing high net worth individual prospects with the capacity of making $25,000 to $1M gifts;
- Builds authentic relationships with donors and board members by engaging individuals with HVA's groundbreaking educational model.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate is warm, engaging, strategic, highly driven and entrepreneurial and will have at least 8-10 years of relevant experience in nonprofit fundraising. They are organized, ensuring the highest level of follow through, attention to detail, and professionalism.
Qualities that will ensure a candidate's success include :
Compensation & Benefits
The salary range for this position is $125,000 - $200,000 and is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience. In addition, HVA offers a competitive range of benefits. This is an on-site position.
More details can be provided upon request.
Organizational Culture
Our team is passionately committed to the vision and values of Harlem Village Academies. The ideal candidate will have a positive mindset, a very strong work ethic, an inner drive for excellence and will thrive working in an entrepreneurial and results-driven environment.
Harlem Village Academies is an equal opportunity employer and an organization that values diversity. Recruiting staff to create an inclusive organization is a priority, and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds. Candidates are evaluated solely on their qualifications to perform the work required.
Salary : $125,000 - $200,000
