Canterbury School seeks an Associate Head of School for Advancement to begin during the summer of 2021. The Associate Head of School for Advancement will oversee all areas of the school’s advancement efforts, including the annual fund, major gifts solicitations, capital campaigns, alumni relations, admissions, and marketing. In addition to the Associate Head of School, the advancement office includes a coordinator of annual fund and alumni relations, a part-time marketing/communications manager and the director of admissions. The Associate Head of School for Advancement will also serve as a member of the school’s senior management team, have responsibilities for managing components of the school’s auxiliary programming, and report directly to the Head of School. 

Although Canterbury is a young school, it has undergone remarkable growth, due in large measure to an active and very committed donor base. The final building on its original campus plan, a $3 million library and administrative building, will open this spring. During its lifetime, the school has received a number of six-and-seven-figure gifts, and well over 90% of the school’s parents support the annual fund each year. The Associate Head of School for Advancement will, over time, be expected to evaluate ways in which the school’s advancement office can develop in order to capitalize upon its success and support its evolving fundraising needs.

Essential Duties

The Associate Head of School for Advancement will:

• Provide strategic direction and manage the institutional advancement program; implement the major and planned giving programs; oversee annual giving, alumni relations, marketing and communications, admissions, and advancement services.
• Oversee goal setting, evaluation, and reporting of development, alumni relations, admissions, marketing, and advancement service programs.
• Manage multiple components of the school’s auxiliary programming.
• Analyze and present recommendations relating to admissions, retention, marketing, and giving data and trends.Undertake an annual review of strategic plan progress and lead strategic plan implementation in non-academic areas.
• Keep current families top of mind and lead retention strategies throughout the school year.
• Develop and implement proactive and strategic major gift cultivation efforts.
• Work closely with the Head of School to integrate Canterbury School into the Greensboro philanthropic community.
• Develop and implement capital campaigns to fund facilities and programs, and build endowment and oversee all other fundraising activities including annual, corporate, and foundation giving, and other school-related solicitations.
• Serve as liaison for the appropriate board meetings and subcommittees as needed.
• Enter and evaluate data in Raiser’s Edge and generate financial reports and acknowledgement letters regarding gifts, grants, and pledges.
• This position may evolve and to a certain extent can be tailored to the experiences and strengths of the candidate.
  

Applications

To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for this position, which begins in summer of 2021, by email to Head of School Phil Spears at spearsp@canterburygso.org.