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Assistant Director of Advancement Services

The Taft School
Watertown, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 6/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/24/2026
Job Purpose:

The Taft School seeks a full-time Assistant Director of Advancement Services to join our active and creative team. Reporting to the Director of Advancement Services, the Assistant Director serves as the primary data and research liaison to the Taft School Alumni & Development team. The Assistant Director of Advancement Services plays a critical role in providing the data, analytics, prospect research, and reporting that inform fundraising strategy, campaign strategy and support Taft’s annual, capital, and engagement priorities. This position pulls a range of data for the Taft Fund, Stewardship, and Alumni & Engagement teams. The position also provides support in researching and profiling top donor prospects. Ideally, the successful candidate will have in-depth knowledge of Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT and ResearchPoint.

Position Requirements:
The duties and responsibilities of the Assistant Director of Advancement Services include, but are not limited to:

Data:

  • Perform accurate data entry to assist in the analysis of donor participation, retention, acquisition, and giving trends to inform fundraising and campaign strategy.


  • Support data imports, exports, and integration between Raiser’s Edge NXT and third-party platforms used by the Alumni & Development Office.


  • Assist with testing and implementation of new Advancement technologies and system enhancements to help automate existing processes and procedure.


  • Provide data, reporting and constituent information to support Alumni & Development events including Alumni Weekend, Family Weekend, Day of Giving, Commencement, and other engagement initiatives

  • Create multiple complex queries, utilize exports and create dashboards in Raiser's Edge on a daily basis for the Frontline, Annual Giving, Alumni & Engagement, and Stewardship Teams.


  • Manage data requests and projects, prioritizing those requests.


  • Responsible for data integrity efforts for information stored in Raiser’s Edge.


  • Coordinate with colleagues across campus to ensure data synchronization for all constituencies.


Research:

  • Use a broad spectrum of sources to research, organize, and evaluate a prospect’s financial capacity, ability to give, willingness to give, charitable interests, and connection to the school, creating customized, in-depth profiles.


  • Create and refresh the research bios for prospects as needed throughout the year.


  • Participate in ongoing professional development activities as relevant to maintain and enhance skills and abilities and stay abreast of current trends and research techniques.


Additional Responsibilities:

  • Perform other related duties as requested and assigned by the Director of Advancement Services.


  • Maintain confidentiality of all donor information and records.



Some evening and weekend work may be required to support Alumni & Development
events and activities.

Minimum Desired Qualifications:


  • Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of experience, ideally working with relational databases.


  • Expertise in Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Acrobat, and Google Workspace is required in all aspects of normal daily activities. Tableau experience a plus.


  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, organization, and attention to detail.


  • Proven ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize multiple requests.


  • Ability to take initiative to work proactively, meet deadlines, organize and prioritize multiple projects, think strategically, and work with numbers and data.


  • Exhibit personal integrity and ability to appropriately handle confidential and sensitive information.


  • Exhibit a positive attitude, strong work ethic, sound professional judgment, and a collaborative work style.








The Taft School is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of The Taft
School to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to age, gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, actual or perceived disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran's status, genetic predisposition or any other class protected by law.

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