Job Opportunities

Summary Description:
St. Benedict’s Preparatory School (www.sbp.org) is seeking a full-time alumni engagement officer.  The successful candidate will: manage a portfolio of alumni prospects; develop innovative strategies to acquire and retain donors, in particular younger alumni; and work collaboratively with the advancement team.

Description of Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements donor strategies for a portfolio of up to 150 assigned prospects.
• Designs a personalized, concierge-like experience for low- and mid-level donors, helping to retain, reactivate, and grow gifts while also identifying donors with the ability and affinity to make larger gifts.
• Focuses on strategies to acquire new donors who have traditionally not made annual gifts.
• Leverages technology, phone, and face-to face encounters to engage constituents
• In concert with the director of special events, develops plans to engage alumni through in-person and virtual (if necessary) local and regional alumni events.
• Ensures and maintains proper prospect documentation using Raiser’s Edge, the School’s donor database/CRM.
• Collaborates with internal units including faculty, college placement, student counseling, athletics, and the business office.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education & Experience:
A Bachelor’s degree is required. Three to five years of experience in fundraising or relevant field (such as sales).

Other Considerations:
Successful candidates must demonstrate skills and expertise in planning and decision making, communication, human relations, salesmanship, persistence and patience.  A high degree of initiative is expected along with strong organizational skills and the ability to identify and construct solutions. Excellent written and verbal communications skills and an ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously (working both independently and as a member of a team) are required. Knowledge of The Raiser’s Edge software is a plus. Candidates should possess a commitment to the ideals of Benedictine education. A personal vehicle is required, as well as a willingness to travel and work outside of normal business hours.

Send cover letter and resume to Michael Fazio, chief advancement officer, at mfazio@sbp.org.

Summary Description:
St. Benedict’s Preparatory School (www.sbp.org) is seeking a full-time leadership gifts officer, responsible for building and managing a portfolio of prospects, primarily individuals, who have the financial capacity to make leadership level gifts to the School of at least $25,000 to support strategic fundraising priorities for endowment, capital, annual, and programmatic projects. The leadership gifts officer will develop strategies to qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward alumni and friends, working collaboratively with the Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) and the advancement team.

Description of Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements leadership and planned gift strategies for a prospect portfolio of up to 100.
• Identifies, cultivates, solicits and stewards prospects with a goal of 36 visits per quarter.
• Works with volunteers and other members of the School community, including the CAO, Headmaster, and Board of Trustees, to identify and cultivate prospects.
• Ensures and maintains proper prospect documentation using Raiser’s Edge, the School’s donor database/CRM.
• Collaborates with internal units including Annual Giving, Alumni Relations, Advancement Records and Communications.
• Participates in cultivation events and programs both locally, regionally and nationally.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Chief Advancement Officer.

Education & Experience:
Bachelor’s degree required. A minimum of five years of experience in fundraising, sales or relevant field.

Other Considerations:
Successful candidates must demonstrate skills and expertise in planning and decision making, communication, human relations, salesmanship, persistence and patience.  A high degree of initiative is expected along with strong organizational skills and the ability to identify and construct solutions. Excellent written and verbal communications skills and an ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously (working both independently and as a member of a team) are required. Knowledge of The Raiser’s Edge software is a plus. Candidates should possess a commitment to the ideals of Benedictine education. A personal vehicle is required, as well as a willingness to travel and work outside of normal business hours. Knowledge of planned giving instruments are a plus. 

About St. Benedict’s Prep:
St. Benedict's Preparatory School was founded by the Benedictine Monks in 1868 and is one of the oldest and most successful urban schools in the country. Throughout its 153-year history, the Catholic school has educated a rich variety of successive immigrant groups and the local community in and around Greater Newark.  It now educates more than 1,000 students, primarily of African-American and Latino heritage, in grades K through 12. Eighty percent of its graduates earn a college degree or are presently enrolled.  Learn more at www.sbp.org/60Minutes.

Send cover letter and resume to Michael Fazio, chief advancement officer, at mfazio@sbp.org.

Requirements:

• Demonstrates successful experience as a high school coach or equivalent experience as a player or club coach at the appropriate age level
• Demonstrates knowledge of the fundamental skills and techniques, as well as the advanced techniques in the sport
• Demonstrates successful ability to teach, enforce, advocate and model appropriate behavior and character traits
• Demonstrates successful ability to teach, organize and supervise student-athletes
• Demonstrates successful management and organizational skills
• Demonstrates successful ability to work with parent groups, administrators, staff and students

Send cover letter and resume to Tom Leahy, athletic director, at tomleahy@sbp.org.