SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS

St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School; Sri Sathya Sai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School seeks a Director of Development & Engagement (DDE), a key member of the Advancement Office responsible for expanding and strengthening a culture of philanthropy across St.

Thomas Episcopal Parish School and Church. Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer (CAO), the DDE focuses on relationship-building, donor cultivation, stewardship, prospect management, and capital campaign pipeline development.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of fundraising or nonprofit development experience.
• Proven donor cultivation and stewardship success.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple advancement initiatives with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy for constituency engagement and donor cultivation.
• Advance prospect management and stewardship across groups.
• Support capital campaign pipeline development and philanthropy growth.
• Collaborate across the Advancement Office and church/school communities.
• Build and sustain a culture of philanthropy aligned with mission.

Skills

Donor relations

Fundraising

Communication

Project management

Analytical thinking

Discretion/confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School seeks a Director of Development & Engagement (DDE), a key member of the Advancement Office responsible for expanding and strengthening a culture of philanthropy across St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School and Church. Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer (CAO), the Director of Development & Engagement will focus on strategic relationship-building, constituency engagement, donor cultivation, stewardship, prospect management, and capital campaign pipeline development.

This position is designed to support the long-term philanthropic growth of St. Thomas by intentionally engaging and cultivating constituent groups that have historically been underdeveloped from an advancement perspective. Through strategic relationship-building, volunteer engagement, tailored communications, stewardship initiatives, and prospect management, the Director of Development & Engagement will help identify, qualify, cultivate, and prepare constituents for deeper philanthropic investment in St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School and Church.

The position serves as a bridge between engagement and philanthropy, helping ensure that constituents experience meaningful connection to St. Thomas before and as they are invited to consider significant charitable support. The DDE will assist in advancing prospective donors through the STEP Forward Capital Campaign pipeline while strengthening stewardship and engagement efforts that lead to sustained philanthropic support.

The role is relationship-centered and strategic in nature, with primary emphasis on constituency engagement, donor cultivation, stewardship, prospect management, and long-term advancement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of fundraising, advancement, donor relations, alumni relations, constituent engagement, or nonprofit development experience, preferably within an independent school, higher education, church, or nonprofit environment.
• Demonstrated success in relationship-based fundraising, donor cultivation, stewardship, constituent engagement, or major gift support.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build authentic relationships and engage diverse stakeholders.
• Experience with prospect research, donor strategy development, fundraising databases, and pipeline management preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and project management abilities with attention to detail, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a mission-driven environment and support multiple advancement initiatives simultaneously.
• Bachelor's degree required.