Responsibilities:

• Cultivates a well-defined culture of philanthropy across the school’s constituencies, including internal stakeholders such as faculty, staff, and board members. Aligns philanthropic work to the school’s values.
• Support the Advancement Office strategy and implementation of special events, annual giving (including parent giving and booster clubs), stewardship, and alumni engagement to meet fundraising goals.
• Meets stated goals and implements strategies to ensure constituent engagement
• Support the management of a portfolio of prospects and cultivate relationships with alumni, parents, and other key stakeholders.
• Manage all aspects of the event cycle including, but not limited to, committee recruitment and communications, timelines, agendas, all associated logistics, donor and volunteer follow-up and recognition, and managing event software.
• Develops content for direct mail and other communications to advance fundraising and improve the school’s overall visibility of special events.
• Serve as school liaison to booster groups; serve as an administrator of event software to build registration pages for booster groups and other school gatherings. Must be willing to attend evening booster club meetings, as necessary.
• Identifies and solicits event sponsorships and auction items from individuals and corporations in accordance with funding priorities.
• Assist in the recruitment and supervision of volunteer event chairs on planning and implementing Advancement fundraising events
• Manage other school-wide events
• Work with the Executive Director of Advancement to set annual revenue and event expense budgets.
• Ensures compliance with policies and procedures set forth for use, growth, and integrity database (Raisers Edge-NXT).
• Produces monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on as it relates to responsibilities.
• Provide administrative support for all fundraising campaigns.
• Maintains close and highly collaborative relationships within the Advancement team, management, faculty, board, parents, and other constituencies.

• Executive Director of Advancement

• Bachelor’s degree is required
  • Degree in business, public relations, communications, and/or marketing a plus
• Understanding the basic functions and role development in non-profit organizations in general and educational institutions in particular is a plus
• Understanding of solicitation and campaign experience a plus
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence, detail, and ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment

• Strong proficiency in working with Raiser’s Edge/NXT and/or other fundraising/CRM software.
• Experience with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Adobe, etc.)
• Experience with special event fundraising software strongly preferred (i.e., Give Smart, One Cause)
• Strong grasp of the role of technology in this position with the capacity to identify opportunities for improved data quality, reduced data entry, and increased cross-departmental collaboration.
• Must be a detail-oriented person.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within an office setting.
• Ability to function proactively by organizing and prioritizing work, resolving problems, and simultaneously managing multiple priorities to ensure that goals are met.
• Graphic design skills
• Positive attitude, relationship-building skills, a high level of self-motivation, and a strong, responsible work ethic
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Willingness to work evenings as necessary

• Full-time, twelve (12) months
• Willingness to work evenings/weekends when needed, with standard work day hours being 7:30am-3:30pm

• Opportunity to be a part of a mission-driven community
• Ranked among the top college prep high schools in the Pittsburgh region by Niche
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Top Places to Work 2018
• Opportunity to be a part of a dynamic team that is preparing for the 100^th anniversary of the school
• In addition to receiving vacation days as a part of your compensation package, you will receive upwards of twenty (20) days of additional vacation due to school/federal holidays
• Free Parking in Oakland 
• Professional Development opportunities, both professional and spiritual