Mission

Nashoba Brooks School educates children for a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world. The School nurtures students’ growth and character, while fostering the development of each child’s personal excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts.

Summary 

Nashoba Brooks School seeks candidates for the part-time, 12-month position of development assistant. Successful candidates will be eager to learn and grow in a fast-paced, mission-driven, and student-centered environment that values continuous improvement. The development assistant is responsible for coordinating initiatives to support outstanding communications and positive constituent engagement, while providing general administrative support to the development team. The development assistant will build strong ties among constituents and the School community. The development assistant works collaboratively with the advancement team to successfully achieve advancement goals.

Responsibilities 

Constituent Engagement

• Serve as point person for development events, including PA events, Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day, Legacy Breakfast, and alumni events on campus.
• Serve as liaison to the Parents’ Association (PA).
• Attend all PA events.
• Meet regularly with the PA officers and committee chairs. 
• Oversee parent volunteer engagement, including room parents. 
• Oversee PA communication platforms. 
• Serve as point person for PA nominations, elections, and onboarding.
• Maintain historical documentation of PA activities and operations for the School’s archives.
• Plan, organize, and implement volunteer recruiting, training, and orientation in coordination with colleagues.

Communications 

• Utilize the database to manage data and communicate needs related to day-to-day management of donor relations.
• Coordinate gift acknowledgment letters and pledge reminders. 
• Work closely with advancement team members to develop and manage communications regarding the Nashoba Brooks Fund and capital initiatives.
• Coordinate communications and project plans to ensure timely and impactful communications with all stakeholders.
• Compile, confirm, and edit alumni notes for annual Bulletin.

Office & Team Support

• Work collaboratively with the advancement team to foster a mission-driven culture of results-oriented creative problem-solving, innovative thinking, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement.
• Assist in the management and tracking of all Nashoba Brooks Fund gift prospects.
• Ensure that development initiatives are coordinated with all other advancement programs and plans.
• Support annual prospect research.

Goal Setting & Accountability

• Work closely with the head of school and the development team to formulate annual cascading goals linked to the School’s strategic priorities.
• Support the development team in Identifying metrics, actions, and benchmarks to achieve annual goals.
• Track and monitor progress toward annual goals; support team in identifying and implementing mid-course corrections as needed.
• Meet annual benchmarks, goals, and deliverables.
• Perform other duties as may be reasonably required; execute these duties with the understanding that some evening and weekend work is required.

Skills 

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems creatively, manage confidential information, and navigate sensitive situations with skill and care.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with all stakeholder groups, including employees, students, alumnae/i, parents, and friends of the School.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks both independently and as a member of a collaborative team.
• Demonstrated effective time management and project management skills.
• Highly developed computer skills, including working knowledge of Google Apps and presentation software; prior knowledge of Bloomerang preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least one to three years of professional experience in advancement, constituent engagement, or related field.

The person who will be successful in this role will be a collaborative team member and a creative problem solver who enjoys building connections, event planning, and project management. The development associate will model integrity, professionalism, curiosity, responsibility, optimism, creativity, humility, and respect for all persons, as well as a demonstrated commitment to advancing the School’s core values of integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, empathy, and resilience.

Application Process

Applicants should submit a cover letter, résumé, and three references to: Danielle Heard, Head of School  Email: devassist@nashobabrooks.org

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About Nashoba Brooks School

Nashoba Brooks School is an independent school for all genders, age 3-Grade 3; Girls, Grades 4-8. The school is committed to personal excellence in academics, athletics and the arts within its mission of preparing students for “…a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world.” Nashoba Brooks believes that diversity enriches and strengthens community and challenges individuals to become agents of change in creating a more fair and equitable world. Campus highlights include two gyms; two science centers; a dining-meeting commons; and a dedicated arts building with music labs, visual arts studios, and an auditorium with a performance stage. Over 90 percent of the Middle School girls participate in interscholastic athletics. Service learning is embedded in the curriculum at every level, and students are actively engaged in making connections to the community. Situated on nearly 30 acres of woodlands and former farm fields, Nashoba Brooks is two miles from the center of Concord, Massachusetts.

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