Head of Advancement

Job Details: Job Location: St. Andrew's Episcopal School - NC - Ridgeland, MS 39157, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Travel Percentage: Negligible, Job Shift: 12 Month, Job Category: Advancement, Objective: To provide strategic leadership of the school’s fundraising efforts.

Core Responsibilities:

• Oversee the school’s annual fundraising, major gifts program, planned giving, endowment giving, and capital campaigns.
• Execute a comprehensive stewardship plan to build the school’s culture of philanthropy.
• Nurture donor relations and advocate for donor intent in all fundraising.
• Steward collections from outstanding pledges.
• Serve as one of the principal liaisons between the school and its primary volunteer organizations, St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association and St. Andrew’s Booster Club.
• Engage donors about opportunities to support mission-appropriate financial aid and merit-based scholarship programs.
• Oversee special events related to advancement efforts.
• Attend and network through a variety of community and school-sponsored events to advance the school.
• Hire, train, supervise, evaluate, and provide strategic direction for the advancement staff.
• Develop and manage the advancement budget.
• Serve on the school’s Senior Leadership Team.
• Stay current on best advancement practices and strategies by taking an active role in professional activities and attending relevant professional meetings and conferences.

Core Competencies:

• Deep appreciation and understanding of St. Andrew’s mission and the ability to articulate its values and vision internally and externally.
• Ability to think critically, problem solve, and communicate effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to carry out duties and responsibilities confidentially and in an accurate and timely manner with a high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ownership, and minimal direction.
• Ability to cultivate strategic relationships and partnerships with individuals, organizations, and groups to advance St. Andrew’s.
• Represent the school in the larger community in a positive manner that reflects the values of the school.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective and professional relationships with all constituencies.
• Professional written and verbal communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to handle multiple, simultaneous, and complex projects.
• High degree of cultural competency and demonstrated success in working with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional school environment.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time, twelve-month position. Limited travel and occasional weekend and evening work will be required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
• At least ten years of experience in advancement, marketing, or related field with a proven track record of institutional and fundraising leadership.
• Proficiency in Google Suite preferred.
• Experience with relational databases required. Experience with Raiser’s Edge preferred.