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Posted: 23-Oct-25
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Type: Full Time
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Manager of Donor Relations
Year round position
Job Summary:
Pembroke Hill seeks a proactive and relational Manager of Donor Relations to join our expanding Development team. The Manager will strategically lead and execute our comprehensive donor stewardship program, which is designed to cultivate a profound culture of gratitude and strengthen philanthropic commitment. A key focus will be on developing donor relationships and crafting compelling communications that demonstrate the tangible impact of their generosity, ensuring sustained investment in the school's future at every giving level.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provides strategic direction and develops an annual operating plan for donor
- cultivation and stewardship, with a focus on major, planned and leadership
- annual giving donors.
- Designs and implements programs, events and collateral that engage and
- steward donors across all levels of giving.
- Collaborates with gift officers to steward leadership of annual and planned giving donors.
- Works closely with the Director of Development to manage stewardship reporting for endowed and major gifts.
- Tracks and documents donor interactions, gift agreements and stewardship activities in the database to strengthen relationships and encourage continued support.
- Oversees the timeline, content development and production of the Philanthropy Report and Endowment Fund Report, with the goal of enhancing their impact as stewardship tools.
- Coordinates with the Business Office, Division Heads and Admissions team to track and manage endowed funds and ensure proper utilization.
- Oversees the administration of giving societies (Vassie James Hill and Founders Circle), working with frontline fundraisers to effectively engage and steward members.
- Supports the development and execution of customized stewardship plans for high-priority donors.
- Manages the donor relations budget.
Schedule: This is a 12 month position with paid time off in accordance with employee benefit plans. Occasional evening or weekend commitments, as needed for events.
Compensation: Compensation will be based on related experience and education and a competitive norm influenced by local relevant professional salary data. Transcripts and verification of employment will be required. Benefits include health, dental, retirement match (up to 8%), professional development opportunities, PHS tuition remission, paid time off (sick and PTO days), free lunch, and more.
About Pembroke Hill School:
Pembroke Hill School is an independent school in Kansas City, Missouri. Pembroke Hill seeks to fulfill our mission by recognizing that diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion are integral elements of school and community life. Our mission-inspired goal is together, cultivating the best in each, for the benefit of all. Cultivating each to be a global thinker and valuable member of the PHS community poised to acquire the academic and life skills that make a significant difference for all.
Physical Demands for Staff positions:
- The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Ability to sit for extended periods.
- Ability to enter data into a computer, to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
- Ability to hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors, and on the telephone
- Ability to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone
- Physical ability to lift, carry and/or hold up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height
- Ability to occasionally balance, reach, bend, squat, stoop, or kneel
- Ability to climb stairs, walk, and occasionally run, if required
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field or work experience equivalent.
- Minimum 1-3 years in a non-profit, development or fundraising experience strongly preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Strong multi-tasking and organization skills.
- An eye for detail and proven problem-solving skills and proactive actions.
- Above average interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Strong computer skills in MS Word and Excel, as well as database experience.
- Ability to adapt to and use new technology.
- Proven ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality, ethics and professionalism.
- Commitment to the mission, programs and future aspirations of Pembroke Hill School.
- Occasional evening work required.