Careers

CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

POSITION TITLE:                             Director of Leadership Giving

DEPARTMENT:                                Advancement

REPORTS TO:                                   Director of Advancement

FLSA:                                                  Exempt

TERM:                                                12 Months

POSITION SUMMARY:  The Director of Leadership Giving will be an integral part of the Advancement and fundraising team to fulfill annual fundraising goals and grow engagement across the life of the school.  

The Director of Leadership Giving reports to the Director of Advancement, who in turn reports to the Head of School.

CORE FUNCTIONS:

1. Cultivate, solicit, and steward approximately 75-100 individual major gift prospects across all constituencies (current parents, alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, former Trustees, and Trustees)
2. Lead partner on all strategic major gift work alongside Director of Advancement
3. Partner with Director of Advancement Services to direct identification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship for major gift prospects
4. Manage membership, stewardship, and programming for the Board of Visitors
5. Help oversee all processes supporting the development program, such as:
   1. Prospect Research
   2. Gift processing, acknowledgements, and general reporting
   3. Reporting for Advancement Committee and Board of Trustees
6. Actively partner with the Director of Advancement to continually evaluate and coordinate collaborative fundraising efforts across the life of the school
7. Manage and grow our gift planning program
8. Write and submit foundation grants with support from Advancement Services
9. Lead strategy driver on major donor events and stewardship and provide oversite for comprehensive stewardship plan each year
10. Manage specific capital and endowment fundraising and corresponding volunteer efforts as they arise
11. Partner with Director of Annual Giving on leadership annual giving prospects strategy and stewardship and key partner in leadership giving success

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

1. Bachelor’s Degree
2. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
3. At least five to seven years of experience in fundraising with a proven track record of securing major gifts
4. Exceptional organizational skills, and written and oral communication skills
5. Creative and strategic, while keenly tactical
6. Collaborative, team player who draws connections across constituencies and the life of the school
7. Deadline-driven, proactive, and forward thinking
8. Ability to demonstrate flexibility, tact, extreme confidentiality, and a strong instinct for protocol and etiquette
9. Community builder
10. Strong references that convey a track record of success in the fields of development, fundraising, or public relations
11. Willingness to work evenings and weekends on occasion, as well as limited domestic travel

It is the policy of Charlotte Country Day School not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.  This policy extends to recruitment, employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, compensation, training, benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment