Director of Development

Pembroke Hill School; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental benefits

Retirement match (up to 8%)

Professional development opportunities

PHS tuition remission

Free lunch

Job summary

An independent school in Kansas City is seeking a passionate Director of Development. This role involves meeting fundraising goals by cultivating significant gifts and leading a dedicated team. The ideal candidate will have extensive fundraising experience and a strong background in donor engagement. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits, including healthcare, retirement match, and tuition remission. Join us in shaping the future of our school community through impactful fundraising efforts.

Qualifications

• 6 years of progressive fundraising experience, including 3 years of successful major gift fundraising.
• Proven ability that indicates individual major gifts solicitation success.
• Occasional weekend and evening work, occasional travel.
• Supervisory experience.
• Proven ability that indicates individual major gifts solicitation success.
• Occasional weekend and evening work, occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• Meet fundraising goals by cultivating and soliciting gifts.
• Collaborate with school leadership and volunteers.
• Lead and supervise the development team.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Confidentiality and Technical Proficiency

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Collaboration skills

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

CRM Expertise

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

CRM donor-management system

Job description

Director of Development

Pembroke Hill School is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Director of Development to join its team. The Director of Development is responsible for meeting fundraising goals by strategizing, cultivating, personally soliciting and stewarding gifts of $10,000+ in partnership with the Assistant Head of School, Head of School, and leadership volunteers.

The Opportunity

Our mission, “Together cultivating the best in each, for the benefit of all” fuels our passion for our work as we curate a best‑in‑class development team. Our values of respect, compassion, scholarship and integrity serve as our north star. Building on the success of our recently completed $55M+ capital campaign, we will work together to achieve the annual support needs of the School and the goals of our inspired and transformational Strategic Plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Major Gifts and Fundraising Strategy
• Collaboration and Donor Engagement
• Supervision and Team Leadership
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Confidentiality and Technical Proficiency

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 6 years of progressive fundraising experience, including 3 years of successful major gift fundraising.
• Exhibit mastery of CRM donor‑management system.
• Supervisory experience.
• Proven ability that indicates individual major gifts solicitation success.
• Occasional weekend and evening work, occasional travel.

Schedule

This is a year‑round position paid time off in accordance with employee benefit plans.

Compensation

Compensation will be based on a competitive norm influenced by area and peer schools, using years of experience and the highest completed degree. Transcripts and verification of employment will be required. Benefits include health, dental, retirement match (up to 8%), professional development opportunities, PHS tuition remission, free lunch, and more!

About Pembroke Hill School

Pembroke Hill School is an independent school in Kansas City, Missouri. Pembroke Hill seeks to fulfill our mission by recognizing that diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion are integral elements of school and community life. Our mission‑inspired goal is together, cultivating the best in each, for the benefit of all. Cultivating each to be a global thinker and valuable member of the PHS community poised to acquire the academic and life skills that make a significant difference for all.

Physical Demands for Staff Positions

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods. For elementary and lower school, sit on the floor for extended periods of time.
• Ability to enter data into a computer, to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids.
• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors, and on the telephone.
• Ability to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone.
• Physical ability to lift, carry and/or hold up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height.
• Ability to occasionally balance, reach, bend, squat, stoop, or kneel.
• Ability to climb stairs, walk, and occasionally run, if required.