Director of Development Job Description

Position: Director of Development

Classification: Exempt

Hours per week: 40

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:30am-5:00pm, including some evenings and weekends

Mission Statement: The Brook Hill School provides excellence in college preparatory education, affirms the gifts and challenges the potential of each student, and encourages students to honor God through Christ-like character.

Staff Profile:

The Brook Hill staff member should possess spiritual characteristics that reflect:

• Acceptance without reservation of The Brook Hill School Statement of Belief, Mission, Vision, Core Values, and other policies and statements found in the Brook Hill Employee Handbook
• A strong clear Christian testimony
• A mature, godly spirit
• A person of faith and prayer

The Brook Hill staff member should demonstrate a personal lifestyle that reflects:

• Biblical integrity
• A spirit of dedication, commitment, flexibility, and responsiveness
• The ability to listen and respond to counsel
• An authentic godly demonstration of love for students and a desire to personally invest in their spiritual, emotional, and social maturation

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent in relevant experience
• 5-7 years in development and fundraising experience
• Proven experience in building and managing donor relationships
• Knowledge of and experience with relevant technology
• Solid biblical and theological foundation and understanding

Position Summary:

The Director of Development’s primary responsibility is the strategic execution and management of a comprehensive annual giving program including the coordination of supporting initiatives & drives in fundraising for The Brook Hill Fund. This position reports directly to the Director of Advancement.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Possess and model a growing relationship with Christ and accept and uphold The Brook Hill School’s Statement of Faith
• Seamlessly and deliberately integrate Biblical truth and Christian values into day-to-day duties
• Take an active role in ensuring the school’s effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues that must be addressed; providing pertinent information and commentary to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing directives
• Attend Brook Hill events as needed to grow in relationship with current & potential donors
• Work effectively with the Director of Advancement to determine annual giving goals and build strategic and tactical plans for achieving these goals.
• Work with the Associate Director of Special Events in the planning of fundraising and donor cultivation events, including Founder’s Day, Semi-annual dinner and auction, Hearts for Brook Hill events, Donor Appreciation gatherings, Tailgates, etc.
• Ability to create and execute viable solicitation strategies
• Work with the Director of Advancement to build a pipeline of annual donors; successfully identify, cultivate, and solicit prospects
• Build and manage a portfolio of 100-150 potential or actual donors and successfully meet or exceed goals collaboratively established by department and leadership
• Steward and renew donors by building relationships and securing philanthropic gifts for Brook Hill’s priorities/initiatives
• Assist with the development and implementation of strategies for successful fundraising campaigns using face-to-face solicitations, direct mail, email, phone, text, and social media outreach to solicit various constituents
• Work to gain strong participation in annual giving and build strategies for moving donors to higher giving levels.
• Work with the Head of School and Director of Advancement on identifying donor prospects for all Capital, Major Gifts, and Planned Giving efforts.
• Plan, supervise, and coordinate the Annual Report of Donors.
• Assist in overseeing the maintenance & stewardship of the donor database.
• Willingness to assist and participate in all Advancement Office projects
• Creating and updating donor records as well as writing and generating reports and mailing lists.
• Independently exercises ethical and sound judgement to maintain donor and stakeholder confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Provides historical reference by developing and utilizing filing and retrieval systems; recording meeting discussions.
• Activate communications and marketing plan to reach our current base of donors and engage new donors.
• Develop and implement ongoing solicitation to mid and lower-level donors.
• Provide logistic support for Director of Advancement and as directed for Development department as it relates to fundraising activities (events, mailings, purchasing, etc.).
• Utilizes Moves Management System to enter data and create donor profiles for use by Director of Advancement
• Generating & creating board reports for Director of Advancement
• Assists with other duties as directed by the Director of Advancement
• Improve leadership skills through self-initiated professional development activities.
• Occasional evening or weekend work required as it relates to the duties described
• Other duties as assigned by direct supervisor, the Head of School, or another designee of the Head of School

Key Competencies:

• Self-motivation
• High energy level
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Healthy conflict resolution skills
• Attention to detail
• High work standards
• Strong problem solving skills
• Decision making
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Critical thinking
• Stress tolerance
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Initiative
• Willingness to ask for help or information if needed to be successful

• Manage sensitive and confidential information with integrity
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to work well with volunteers from different age groups backgrounds and experience levels
• Excellent computer skills including excel spreadsheets, word documents, presentations, etc.

Physical Requirements:

• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard
• Seeing to read a variety of materials
• Sitting or standing for extended periods of time
• Bending at the waist, kneeling, squatting, or crouching to file materials
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs

Disclaimer and Signature:

The information above indicates the general nature and level of work expected of faculty in this classification. It is not designed to contain, or to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job. In addition, this job description does not constitute an employment contract with The Brook Hill School.

I have read this job description and fully understand the requirements set forth therein. I understand that this is to be used as a guide and that I will be responsible for performing other duties as assigned. I further understand that signing this job description does not constitute an employment contract with The Brook Hill School.