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Director of Development

Marburn Academy
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Do you have a passion for children and education? Are you looking to make a lasting impact in the lives of students all across Central Ohio and beyond? This could be your chance. Marburn Academy is an independent day school devoted to serving the educational needs of students who learn differently due to dyslexia, ADHD, and executive function challenges. When students find Marburn Academy they oftentimes are behind in their reading level, have low self-confidence, and are searching for a better option. Marburn gives them that option, however, it comes with a significant tuition cost. And that is where you come in. 

 

 

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Summary and Scope of Role

The Director of Development is responsible for development, managing, and executing Marburn’s Development program. The Director of Development works closely in collaboration with the Chief Advancement Officer, to advance Marburn’s mission and reach both into the community and region. The Director of Development is responsible for all of Marburn’s fundraising efforts and donor cultivation leading to meeting fundraising goals – currently close to $800K. This includes leading the major gifts campaign, Annual Fund, planned giving strategies, and cultivating all current and potential donors within the greater Columbus region. This role is external and internal facing including engagement with faculty, staff, alumni, and partners. The Director of Development serves on the Institutional Advancement Team and reports directly to the Chief Advancement Officer.

Responsibilities

School Culture and School Operations

  • Understanding of and a commitment to Marburn Academy’s Vision and Mission
  • Conduct self in presence of students, parents, donors and visitors in manner which models the Core Values and behaviors Marburn seeks to teach
  • Consistently and effectively use the conflict resolution guidelines
  • Develop and sustain relationships with colleagues, parents, and members of the Marburn Academy community that are professional, collegial, and collaborative
  • Manage confidentiality aspect of student, parent, and colleague relationships, and of internal Marburn affairs according to established school guidelines
  • Establish and maintain appropriate personal “boundaries” in relationships with students, parents, and colleagues
  • Attend and participate in professional development opportunities
  • Abide by all policies articulated in the Student and Employee Handbook and other school and board policies
  • Represent and support the school at various functions both internally and externally relative to the role
  • Effectively perform other duties assigned by the Head of School, Associate Head of School, and/or member of Leadership Team
  • Support the school and its leadership
  • Serve on school-wide and standing committees as needed

Development and Fundraising

  • Identify, cultivate, and steward donors, and develop strategies to expand the current base of philanthropic revenue sources for the school. 
  • Collaborate with other teams throughout the organization to ensure success of fundraising efforts.
  • Attend and present at Advancement committee meeting when needed, provide data, and coordinate fundraising efforts in tandem with the CAO.
  • Act as primary point person for the annual Gala fundraiser: lead committee meetings, oversee faculty, staff and parent volunteer involvement, oversee auction solicitation, sponsorship fulfillment and manage the online giving / bidding software.
  • Develop and write foundation proposals and budgets, lead monthly internal grants meeting, oversee compliance and reporting.
  • Oversee volunteer/associate engagement strategies with corporate partners.
  • Responsible for writing and entering donor contact reports, with a disciplined and methodical approach in maintaining complete and accurate donor records.
  • Provide recommended strategies for specific constituents and donors.
  • Manage alumni giving strategies.
  • Ensure that resources are in place to support the school’s long-term financial stability by designing and implementing strategies for raising funds to support current and future operations.
  • Oversee SGO messaging, appeals, and compliance.
  • Create, launch and manage the faculty and staff campaign aiming to cultivate a culture of philanthropy and strive for 100% participation.
  • Provide research, background information, appropriate materials, and recommended strategies for dealing with specific constituents and donors.
  • Oversee the gift reporting, acknowledgments, accounting, and data management of the IA office.
  • Supervise Institutional Advancement Assistant and work with donor services on data integrity, reporting, database maintenance, input, clean-up and development processes and procedures.

Collaboration with Marketing and Communication

  • Collaborate on creative direction and messaging; work in tandem with the CAO and Marketing & Communications team on compelling content and storytelling for Annual Report, appeals and other collateral.
  • In collaboration with the CAO and Marketing and Communications team, direct, develop and execute direct mail, email and social media campaigns using metrics and segmentation, and coordinate the Board and executive staff’s involvement in donor stewardship;
  • Partner with the CAO and Marketing and Communication team on fundraising positioning and verbiage on the website, including developing a case for support, overseeing online giving portal.

Qualifications and Skills

  • Alignment with Marburn’s mission and core values.
  • A bachelor’s degree is required. An advanced degree is preferred. 
  • Proven experience in development and fundraising, preferably at a non-profit institution with an educational component. 
  • Experience working with and connecting to a large and diverse community of people. 
    Demonstrated strengths in interpersonal skills and collaboration. 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
  • Ability to effectively use a variety of programs and software, including database programs.

Legal Requirements

  • All employees of Marburn Academy must pass required criminal record checks and appropriate background checks, including proof of academic credentials. 

Physical Requirement

  • Ability to stand, traverse, and present for extended periods of time “two plus hours” or more
  • Ability to visually detect, observe and recognize
  • Verbally and audibly communicate and exchange information with ability to position oneself to do so
  • Ability to participate in outdoor activities of the school as needed
  • Ability to move, lift and position:

○          Regularly up to 10lbs

○          Frequently up to 11lbs-30lbs

○          Occasionally over 30lbs

○          Rarely up to 50lbs with assistance as required

 

Hours

  • Monday-Friday: 7:30am-4:30pm 
  • Occasionally, the staff member will be required to participate in certain activities such as afternoon or evening events, and overnight or weekend programs that will occur outside of the regular daily hours mentioned above (e.g., Graduation, Curriculum Night, Gala, Marburn sponsored seminars, etc.).

 

Qualified candidates should forward their resume and cover letter to hiring@marburnacademy.org

  

Marburn Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.