Are you a strategic leader passionate about building strong relationships and fostering community engagement? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can develop and implement innovative fundraising strategies, successfully navigating a $5M-plus fundraising landscape? Are you adept at coordinating donor engagement initiatives and managing multiple projects while maintaining the highest ethical standards? Are you that manager that can effectively lead a team of talented and skilled self-directed team members?  If so, Aspen Academy, a PK-8 independent school in Greenwood Village, has an exciting opportunity for you as our Director of Development and Community Engagement, starting immediately!

We have engaged national recruiter, Hacker Burr with Big Back Pack.

Learn about the position from the Position Statement here.

To Apply - read and follow the instructions below:

Interested and qualified candidates should submit electronically in one email and as separate PDF documents the following materials: 

• A cover letter expressing their interest in this particular position 
• A current résumé 
• A one-page statement of professional philosophy and leadership practice 
• An annotated list of five professional references with name, phone number, and email address (references will be contacted only with prior candidate approval)

All materials should be sent via email to: 

Hacker Burr, President and Managing Director, Senior Search Consultant 

Big Back Pack LLC 

hacker@bigbackpack.org

Qualifications:  

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree. Master’s Degree preferred.
• 5+ successful years of experience in fundraising with an emphasis on Major Gifts, campaign and event fundraising, and endowments.  
• Demonstrated success in managing the full fundraising cycle, including donor engagement, cultivation, and relationship-building with current and prospective donors, in $5M plus/year fundraise environment.
• School based and/or non-profit development experience preferred.
• 2+ years of successful event planning, coordination and execution experience.
• Demonstrated success in strategic thinking, implementation and analysis of community development programs.
• Experience with data collection and analysis. Must possess a record of increasing and diversifying financial support. 
• Proficiency in social media and other communication tools.
• Strong technical skills: Google Suite and project management experience preferred.
• Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge expert preferred.
• Have a passion and enthusiasm for Aspen Academy’s mission, vision, values and strategic plan. 
• Model and reinforce the school’s core values, guiding philosophy, rules and school spirit consistently throughout the school environment, and support and hold accountable colleagues in doing the same.
• Ability to work on-campus, with occasional opportunities to work off-campus to support project completion and related tasks.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including occasional evenings and weekends.
• Grant permission for a criminal background check upon hire. 
• Meet physical demands to perform essential functions of the role.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: Ability to work full-time, including occasional evenings and weekends; work in person/in the school building; speak for long periods of time. Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, or crouch.  Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; occasionally life up to 100 pounds. 

About Aspen Academy

Aspen Academy – Be Kind. Do Good. Make the world a better place. This is the only rule at our national model school and the focus of the work that we do every day. We prepare students to enter, succeed in, and graduate from outstanding high schools. We are committed to providing an intentionally diverse student body with an outstanding liberal arts education within the framework of an individualized education; character, leadership and entrepreneurial development; and service learning. Students thrive as they build lasting relationships with peers and teachers through small class sizes and a community focus. Justice, equity, diversity and inclusion are core to Aspen Academy. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and faculty. We believe every member on our team enriches our community by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. If this inspires you, please apply to join our team.

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