Boston, Massachusetts
MALDEN, Massachusetts
Posted: 28-Feb-25
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: 80,000-100,000
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Salary Details:
Internal Number: DevelopmentFY'26
ABOUT US
Rodeph Sholom School, a Reform Jewish Day School based on the Upper West Side, fosters intellectual curiosity through a challenging independent school academic program in nursery school through 8th Grade. At the heart of Rodeph Sholom is a warm, vibrant community of educators and families, where students are guided by Jewish knowledge, values, and ethics to become self-confident and socially responsible leaders. Our mission is to develop each student’s love of learning and sense of responsibility to themselves and their community through meaningful experiences and intellectual exploration.
ABOUT YOU
The ideal candidate will have successful work experience on a development team, specifically in a frontline fundraising role. They should be a strategic thinker and possess strong communication, administrative, organizational, and interpersonal skills and be flexible, collaborative, proactive, personable, and warm.
WORK SCHEDULE
Working hours are generally 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM; additional hours may be required in the evenings and weekends for Development-related events.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support growth of the $1M+ Annual Giving program:
- Support the Director of Development in the cultivation and stewardship of leadership ($10K+) donors.
- Work with colleagues and lay leaders to boost giving and retention, including but not limited to preparing peer-to-peer talking points and identifying segments to target with special communications or solicitations.
- Conduct qualification meetings with leadership giving prospects.
- Focus on grandparents and parents of alumni giving from acquisition to retention.
- Manage special events and other engagement opportunities:
- Serve as lead on cultivation and stewardship events, including but not limited to annual leadership donor event, donor recognition events, and alumni community receptions.
- Serve as lead on fundraising events as determined such as gala, auctions, raffles, etc.
- Develop new grandparent engagement opportunities in partnership with the Parents Association and academic administrators.
- Take ownership of event management including the run of show, coordinating personal outreach as appropriate, securing catering and photographers, and generally ensuring all aspects of events are completed in a timely manner.
- Support growth of Major Giving program:
- Partner with Director of Development on moves management strategies for individual prospects.
- Help identify prospects’ areas of interest for restricted giving solicitations.
- Draft and customize giving menus and proposals based on donor preferences.
- Prepare gift agreements as needed.
- Help manage communications, cultivation, and stewardship of restricted giving support.
- Ensure acknowledgement letters for restricted gifts are accurate and the language appropriately reflects the impact of the gift.
- Support lay leadership engagement:
- Participate in planning agendas for Development Committee meetings.
- Strategize how to best leverage the talent of Development Committee members.
- Keep Board and Committee pipeline spreadsheet updated and support Governance Committee work.
- Manage engagement programming and volunteers as needed.
Perform other related duties as assigned or required; duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or changed at the discretion of the Director of Development.
SALARY & BENEFITS
- Salary commensurate with experience. Range $80,000 - $100,000.
- Generous paid time off (e.g., sick, personal, and vacation days; holidays; school breaks).
- Comprehensive benefits package: complimentary lunch, retirement contributions, medical, vision, and dental insurance.
VACCINATION POLICY
- All staff must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 upon hire.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY
Rodeph Sholom School encourages applications from individuals who are passionate about our mission, vision, values, and commitments and commitments as articulated here, including those from underrepresented groups in Jewish education. Rodeph Sholom School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the school not to discriminate on the basis of any category prohibited by applicable federal, New York State and/or New York City laws/regulations. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment process, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation/benefits, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, training, working conditions, layoff, and termination.
CONTACT:
If interested, please send a resume and cover letter to Leslie Kuo, Director of Development, at lkuo@rssnyc.org.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Support the mission, vision, values, and commitments as outlined on our “About” website page
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and diplomacy skills
- Demonstrate flexibility and ability to take initiative and follow through on projects
- Exercise good judgment and a high degree of discretion
- Highly organized and able to manage and prioritize multiple projects
- Strong understanding of moves management and prospect life cycle
- Positive, “can-do” attitude