Head of Advancement

Paycom; Ridgeland (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Ridgeland, MS seeks an experienced Advancement Leader to direct annual fundraising, major gifts, and capital campaigns. You will steward donor relations, advocate for donor intent, and work with volunteer groups to advance mission-aligned giving.

Responsibilities include staffing and budgeting for the advancement team, overseeing events, and ensuring best practices in philanthropy while serving on the Senior Leadership Team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• At least ten years of experience in advancement, marketing, or related field with a proven track record of leadership.
• Proficiency in Google Suite preferred.
• Experience with relational databases required.
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee annual fundraising, major gifts, planned giving, endowment giving, and capital campaigns.
• Execute a comprehensive stewardship plan to build a culture of philanthropy.
• Nurture donor relations and advocate for donor intent.
• Steward collections from outstanding pledges.
• Serve as liaison with volunteer organizations (Parents’ Association, Booster Club).
• Engage donors about opportunities to support financial aid and scholarships.
• Oversee special events related to advancement.
• Attend events to advance St. Andrew’s.
• Hire, train, supervise, and direct advancement staff.
• Develop and manage the advancement budget.
• Serve on Senior Leadership Team.
• Stay current on best practices by participating in professional activities.

Skills

Leadership

Fundraising strategy

Donor relations

Communication

Strategic thinking

Deep mission understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Google Suite

Relational databases

Raiser’s Edge

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: St. Andrew's Episcopal School - NC - Ridgeland, MS 39157, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Travel Percentage: Negligible, Job Shift: 12 Month, Job Category: Advancement, Objective: To provide strategic leadership of the school’s fundraising efforts.

Core Responsibilities:

• Oversee the school’s annual fundraising, major gifts program, planned giving, endowment giving, and capital campaigns.
• Execute a comprehensive stewardship plan to build the school’s culture of philanthropy.
• Nurture donor relations and advocate for donor intent in all fundraising.
• Steward collections from outstanding pledges.
• Serve as one of the principal liaisons between the school and its primary volunteer organizations, St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association and St. Andrew’s Booster Club.
• Engage donors about opportunities to support mission-appropriate financial aid and merit-based scholarship programs.
• Oversee special events related to advancement efforts.
• Attend and network through a variety of community and school-sponsored events to advance the school.
• Hire, train, supervise, evaluate, and provide strategic direction for the advancement staff.
• Develop and manage the advancement budget.
• Serve on the school’s Senior Leadership Team.
• Stay current on best advancement practices and strategies by taking an active role in professional activities and attending relevant professional meetings and conferences.

Core Competencies:

• Deep appreciation and understanding of St. Andrew’s mission and the ability to articulate its values and vision internally and externally.
• Ability to think critically, problem solve, and communicate effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to carry out duties and responsibilities confidentially and in an accurate and timely manner with a high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ownership, and minimal direction.
• Ability to cultivate strategic relationships and partnerships with individuals, organizations, and groups to advance St. Andrew’s.
• Represent the school in the larger community in a positive manner that reflects the values of the school.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective and professional relationships with all constituencies.
• Professional written and verbal communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to handle multiple, simultaneous, and complex projects.
• High degree of cultural competency and demonstrated success in working with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional school environment.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time, twelve-month position. Limited travel and occasional weekend and evening work will be required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
• At least ten years of experience in advancement, marketing, or related field with a proven track record of institutional and fundraising leadership.
• Proficiency in Google Suite preferred.
• Experience with relational databases required. Experience with Raiser’s Edge preferred.