This is an exciting opportunity for a proven relationship-builder and a strategic-thinker and innovator, who is interested in personal connections and data. Caedmon is a special Montessori Early Childhood and Elementary independent school in New York City, and this role requires an understanding of and the ability to communicate about the school’s particular benefits.

 

You will manage school-wide fundraising initiatives, fundraising communication, and parent volunteers; you will facilitate the School’s Family Association and parent relations. You will take a leadership role in formulating and enacting the school’s strategic plans for development.

 

You will support the mission and values of the Caedmon School, and its faculty, staff, students, families, and programs, by creating an inclusive fundraising program. Your job will require occasional evening and weekend work.

 

You will work in concert with the Director of Enrollment and Family Commitment and with the CFOO manage alumni relations, and you will supervise the Director of Communications. You will report to the Head of School and will be a member of the Head’s Cabinet.

 

Duties: 

  • Communicate Caedmon’s vision, mission, values to our community

  • Manage the School’s development program including Annual Giving, major gifts from individuals, research, data entry, gift processing and acknowledgments, and the continued stewardship of donor relationships

  • Set and meet agreed upon dollar goals for all aspects of development

  • Develop, organize, and monitor Annual Fund materials, including a brochure, philanthropy guide, and annual report

  • Work closely with the Caedmon Family Association in their community building and fundraising efforts 

  • Organize current initiatives, such as  text-a-thons, thank-you writing campaigns, an annual Giving Week, and a Match campaign. Innovate new fundraising initiatives

  • Maintain accurate fundraising data and provide accurate reporting to the CFOO and the Board on fundraising efforts 

  • Support the Development Committee Chair of the Board of Trustees

  • Oversee and monitor progress on development and Development Committee goals

  • Plan and run Capital Campaigns as directed by the Head of School and Trustees

  • Identify, train, motivate, and manage all fundraising volunteers

  • Write website content and design about the Annual Fund

  • Plan and coordinate class parent receptions and new family breakfasts to enhance and develop community building 

  • As a member of the Caedmon Cabinet/Administrative Team, you perform various other tasks and responsibilities as needed by your colleagues and as directed by the Head of School

 

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Arts Degree from an accredited college or university is required/Masters preferred

  • Fundraising and relationship building experience 

  • Must be well organized, innovative, and have strong attention to detail and follow up skills 

  • Effective communicator, ability to multitask, and flexibility is essential

  • Highly proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft applications. Familiarity with Senior Systems is helpful. Background check required

  • Sense of humor

  • Fondness for the education  of young children is essential


Salary Range:$100,000-$115,000


The Mission of The Caedmon School

At The Caedmon School, we honor the individual and foster each child’s natural curiosity, which is the foundation of academic achievement. We nurture empathy in our students to value perspectives other than their own. Our graduates are creative, capable, and courageous, ready to make their place in the world.

Our Values: Community; Academic Excellence; Diversity; Montessori


Our Commitment to Community and Equity

The Caedmon School is dedicated to creating and maintaining a community where we embrace and explore differences and commonalities and the challenges they may present.  


We are committed to ensuring that Caedmon families feel a sense of belonging, because we value the different and precious identities among us. 


We cultivate a caring, respectful, and safe environment, in which bonds are forged across potential barriers of human difference, advancing compassionate, responsible, courageous citizens.


The Caedmon School is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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