Carney, Sandoe & Associates, has been retained by Poly Prep Country Day School to find their next Director of Advancement Services at an independent school in Brooklyn, New York with a commit toment to learning, personal growth, and the joyful exploration of life and its possibilities.

The Director of Advancement Services will provide leadership and direction for gift administration, stewardship, research and prospect/donor management, as well as reporting and systems, for the Advancement Office, Head of School and Board of Trustees.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all data systems that serve the Advancement Office.
• Serve as the primary liaison between other Departments (Technology, Business Office, and Admissions) to ensure ongoing communications and smooth interface between Raiser’s Edge and other school data systems.
• Design and generate customized queries, reports, and exports, including but not limited to donor and grant reports, endowed fund reports, Annual Giving, Capital, and special project reports, solicitation lists, mailing and invitation lists.
• Provide Advancement Office colleagues with the information to respond promptly to donor requests, questions, and concerns received via phone, email, and mail. Under the direction of the Senior Director of Advancement, undertake regular initiatives to verify donor commitments and intentions.
• Collaborate and supervise the work of the full-time Advancement Services Coordinator and one part-time assistant in the areas of Gift Processing & Management, Stewardship & Donor Relations, Business Office Partnerships & Audit Process, Events Invitation & Tracking, and Technology Systems employment and operations.
• Perform due diligence when contracting third parties, and manage all contracts, to include Consultants and their work follow-up and timelines.
• Work collaboratively within the Advancement Office to ensure seamless identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major donors and prospects.
• Manage the prospect research systems and donor profiles for frontline fundraisers.
• Oversee the generation of all listings for the Annual Impact Report and its mailing list.
• Provide a wide array of complex and intricate analytical reports in support of advancement related activities. Coordinate and fulfill all departmental data requests, including donor analysis, mailing lists, and financial reporting.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree. Accounting desired, but not required. Masters preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in fundraising data management and analysis.
• Experience with constituent relationship management (CRM) databases and/or reporting software.
• Experience with Raiser's Edge/NXT is required.
• Strong working knowledge of Google Suite.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, to effectively communicate with members of the Poly Prep community.
• Creativity in problem solving.

Potential Benefits:

Belmont Hill provides competitive salaries and benefit packages and will be commensurate with experience, degree attainment and the national independent school and college markets.

Competitive pay