JOB DESCRIPTION: DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

The Director of Development is a member of the school’s administrative team reporting to the Head of School. The Director of Development is responsible for leading the School’s advancement program as adopted by the Board of Trustees and reports to the Head of School. The Director will also be responsible for developing and maintaining active and productive relationships with board members, donors and administration.

Specific areas of responsibility include:

Fundraising

• Designs, implements and manages all fundraising activities including annual giving, endowment and capital campaigns, special projects, and other school-related solicitations.
• Manages all strategies and activities for donor cultivation, solicitation, and relations.
• Maintains contact with and develops grant proposals for foundations and corporations.
• Develops and implements parent and class-based fundraising programs within the Annual Fund.
• Develops a comprehensive planned-giving program as the need becomes appropriate.

Board of Trustees Relations

• Works with the Development Committee of the Board of Trustees and the Head of School to develop strategies to initiate and meet aggressive fundraising goals.
• Develops fundraising training for Trustees and other leadership volunteers.
• Assumes responsibility for all Development reports to the Board and other agencies, and attends all Board meetings.
• Assists the Board with recommending and researching potential new members.

Development Office Infrastructure

• Creates office systems to support all Development projects and operations.
• Supervises donor and gift record-keeping.
• Coordinates development research activities.
• Oversees the management of databases and all records, files, and gift processing.
• Manages the pledge reminder and acknowledgement programs.

Alumni Relations

• Manages and maintains the alumni database.
• Organizes and supports an alumni association.
• Organizes alumni events, collects news and information about the members of the alumni for publication, and keeps accurate records of the school’s alumni.

Parent Relations

• Works with the Parent Annual Fund Committee to identify and train a core group of volunteers to assist in the Annual Giving, special events and other fundraising programs as needed.

Public Relations, Marketing, and Advertising

• Works closely with the Special Projects Coordinator, Director of Admissions and the Head of School to develop public relations plan and an advertising plan.
• Designs and oversees production of all major publications, including the Noam newsletter, the Annual Report, the School’s website, and working with designers and printers to promote the school’s fund and friend raising goals and activities.
• Creates and implements a communication and promotional plan for the Capital Campaign.
• Develops and implements strategies to promote South Peninsula Hebrew Day School’s mission to both the internal constituencies of the School and the community at large.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years professional fundraising experience, preferably in Jewish environment.
• Proven experience in designing and managing development and alumni relations programs.
• Experience with developing and maintaining productive working relationships with board members, donors, parents, administrators and faculty.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as a leader and as part of a team.
• Familiarity with traditional Judaism.

Please submit resume and cover letters to Head of School at search@sphds.org. For more information about South Peninsula Hebrew Day School, please visit www.sphds.org .