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General Job Description:

Reporting to the Associate Head of School for Communications, Strategic Marketing and Advancement, the Director of Development will be responsible for  managing an annual fund program and helping to develop a major gift fundraising plan with an emphasis on donor relationships, solicitation, and stewardship. The individual will oversee St. Anne's Heron (Annual) Fund to ensure effective donor- recognition including reporting, events, and other communications. The incumbent will also be responsible for identifying, applying for and tracking grant funds.  In addition, the Director of Development will play a central role in building strong relationships between St. Anne's and the alumni community.  The candidate must have strong organizational and effective time-management skills.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective donors of major/leadership gifts, planned gifts, and future campaign gifts and pledges through fundraising best practices and strategies.
• Maintain and increase donor engagement, and secure major, leadership, and planned gifts (five and six-figure) through personalized correspondence, in-person visits, telephone/video calls, proposals, presentations, and/or other relationship-building methods.
• Ensure achievement of fundraising goals, moving donors along the prospect pipeline, deepening relationships to better understand and strategically align donors’ priorities and goals with St. Anne's needs, and growing a culture of philanthropy in the school’s current and alumni communities.
• Solicit gifts and pursue grants for building renovation/construction, naming opportunities, endowment, programs, scholarships, or other initiatives identified as a priority by the School.
• Work with the Associate Head of School for Communications, Strategic Marketing and Advancement to establish clear metrics for success, track progress to goal, and adjust strategy as required.

Additional responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in frontline fundraising; familiarity with education and/or fundraising in an independent school environment is preferred.
• Proven success in achieving or exceeding fundraising goals and a successful track record of cultivating, soliciting, and securing major and planned gifts.
• Demonstrated success in major gift fundraising including soliciting and securing 5+ figure gifts/pledges including timely and appropriate follow up.
• Proven ability to successfully manage all aspects of the giving cycle and establish/build relationships with top-level donors.
• Ability to make in-person major and planned gift solicitations, as well as assisting others with solicitations.
• Ability to analyze donors’ propensity, capacity, and enthusiasm to give, and ensure donor

alignment.

• Self-starter with the ability to create, plan, implement, and manage multiple and concurrent projects and events.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases and donor software.

Other:

Candidates will: 

• Embrace the school’s mission as well as educational and discipline philosophies; candidates must be willing to work in a team environment and be positive, inspirational, and family-centered. 
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people in a diverse community.
• Be able to travel locally; must be available to attend events after work hours or on weekends as needed.

We seek candidates who will add to the racial, cultural, and gender identity of the school community. Qualified candidates should send a letter of interest, current resume, educational philosophy statement (faculty positions only), employment application, and a list of professional references to Employment@saintannesschool.org with Director of Development in the subject line. Please use the following format for naming your electronic files:  Lastname_Firstname_Resume. References will not be contacted without applicant approval.

Physical Requirements: Regularly sit, turn, bend, reach, stand, walk, talk, hear, and interact with campus visitors as well as with others. Must have the ability to understand and present materials and communicate with constituents and co-workers in a harmonious manner. Must be able to lift 25lbs.

About St. Anne's Episcopal School

St. Anne’s Episcopal School, a coeducational, Preschool - grade 8 day school serving 253 students, was founded in 2002 with the support of St. Andrew’s School and the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware. Located on 125 acres just 30 minutes south of Wilmington and 50 minutes from the Philadelphia Airport, St. Anne's is situated in a growth community (Middletown) and has drawn students from 3 states and 12 counties. The St. Anne’s Episcopal School mission states that we "prepare students for secondary education and lifelong learning. We strive to enhance the intellectual, spiritual, physical, social, and artistic growth of our students so that they may realize their potential for good as citizens of local and world communities." Our life together centers around a commitment to academic excellence, respect for one another, responsibility for ourselves and our community, and compassion for others. The school embraces diversity in all facets of our life together. We work to teach good stewardship of our campus and our environment. The spiritual growth of members of our community is nurtured through daily devotions, weekly chapels and religion classes at all grades. Our strategic vision s...peaks of our school as a place where children are known, loved, challenged, and inspired for the future.

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