Details
Posted: 14-Jun-22
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Type: Full Time
Required Education: 4 Year Degree
Categories:
Development/Fund Raising
Packer seeks 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, Director of Special Events, Director of Annual Giving, and Database Manager). The Development Assistant is involved in all aspects of fundraising, parent engagement and alumni relations.
Job Responsibilities
- Administrative Support
- Provide administrative support in a confidential and organized manner including monitoring, routing and drafting of correspondence, answering incoming telephone calls, filing, copying and welcoming visitors
- Manage office supplies, submitting expense reports and invoices, helping with mailings, file maintenance, and other requested office duties
- Prospect Research:
- Collaborate with the Director of Annual Giving and Director of Alumni on identification of prospective donors to the Packer Fund, the school’s annual giving program.
- Manage the production of briefing and stewardship materials for the Director of Annual Giving and the Head of School
- Events:
- Assist with planning and execution of Development Office events as needed; including preparing print invitations, tracking RSVP lists, printing name tags, preparing check-in lists, and scheduling of spaces
- Occasional attendance and help as needed with school-wide events
- Database Management:
- Manage the office’s gift in kind program and generate honor/memorial notifications.
- Integrate information into The Raiser’s Edge database as requested, including processing of returned mail.
Responsibilities with other areas of the school
- Work cross-functionally with Development Office personnel and other school departments
- Willingness to help with faculty, staff, and Parent Association requests of the Development Office
- Coordinate scheduling with the assistants to the Head of School and the Division Heads
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Demonstrated high level of organizational skills, creative problem-solving, attention to detail and ability to follow-up and follow-through; work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and volunteers and and with courtesy, tact, and diplomacy in interactions with all Packer constituencies.
- Ability to work in a team setting.
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and Google Apps (Sheets, Docs, Drive).
- Familiarity with The Raiser’s Edge database preferred but not required
- Ability to manage multiple projects and handle deadlines.
- Capacity to work evenings and weekends when necessary.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Packer’s comprehensive commitment to diversity and equity requires all faculty members to actively and thoughtfully engage in work around identity, anti-racism, and inclusion. We actively encourage applications from candidates with broad and diverse backgrounds and from individuals of all races, nationalities, and beliefs.
Packer has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, which requires all faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination.
HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume and cover letter to hr@packer.edu with “Job Listing 48026” in the subject of the email.