Details
Posted: 22-Apr-22
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Development/Fund Raising
Mission Statement:
The goals of a Buckley education are that every boy learn fundamental skills, gain self-confidence through disciplined thought and action, develop personal integrity and respect for others, and discover the joy of learning and the satisfaction of pursuing excellence.
Background:
The Buckley School is an independent elementary school for boys located on the Upper East Side of New York City. Buckley offers a rigorous curriculum and stresses the importance of diligence, respect, strength of character, leadership and compassion. The School thrives as a result of its outstanding secondary school placement, a robust endowment following a successful capital campaign, and a remarkably supportive alumni community.
Description:
We seek a full-time, in-person Development Assistant to join the Development Office. The Development Assistant will report to the Director of Development and provide administrative assistance to the Development Office (Director of Alumni Relations, Special Events Manager and Communications Manager) and will be a part of a close-knit, hard-working and dynamic team. Main responsibilities include managing data entry, gift processing, gift acknowledgment, event assistance and correspondence. Working across all departments, the Development Assistant is involved in every aspect of our fundraising, parent engagement and alumni relations.
Responsibilities:
- Process Raiser’s Edge gift entry and reports
- Generate gift acknowledgement letters and tax receipts
- Manage constituency data in Raiser’s Edge
- Assist in the management of Annual Fund volunteers
- Assist with alumni and parent correspondence and engagement
- Track RSVPs and assist with execution of all Development Office events
- Create all donor listings and mailing lists for school publications
- Update campaign pledge tracking, donor pledge cards and gift chart
- Reconcile financial records and cash book with the Business Office
- Maintain Development Office files and records
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Excellent and extreme attention to detail
- Superb proofreading, editing and organizational skills
- Ability to multitask and handle deadlines
- Flexibility to work morning and evening events
- Ability to work in a team setting
- Enthusiasm, sense of humor, and willingness to take on responsibilities beyond those explicitly defined
- Familiarity with Raiser’s Edge software preferred but not required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and Gmail
To be considered for the position, please submit a letter of interest and resume to jobs@buckleyschool.org and put “Development Assistant” in the subject line.