Epiphany School

Epiphany School

Major Gifts Officer

Seattle, WA · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$100k-$125kDetected 27 days ago
Project ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationCritical ThinkingMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • Epiphany School seeks a strategic, collaborative, and relationship-focused Major Gifts Officer (MGO) to join our team for the life of the Capital Campaign (~3 years).
  • The position requires most of the time spent visiting with prospects.
  • They will model school values in how they approach their work with donors and staff, bring a high level of project management skills with an ability to be detail-oriented while managing multiple priorities with discretion.

Responsibilities

  • As a member of an effective fundraising team, the MGO will lead the process of identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift and planned giving prospects to ensure that fundraising goals are met.
  • The MGO will develop a tiered system of major gift prospects and facilitate the movement of those prospects through the various stages of giving based on the Moves Management model.
  • The MGO will participate in regular capital campaign committee meetings; strategize consistently with the Director of Development, Head of School, Board of Trustees, and fellow staff members as appropriate; prepare written strategies to cultivate relationships that will lead to solicitations and stewardship of major and planned gifts; and ensure timely and appropriate acknowledgement of major and planned gifts.
  • The MGO will attend key events to interact with donors and prospects as well as keep apprised of timely and relevant school information in order to create solicitation proposals.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Development.
  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor or Head of School.
  • This position will manage, nurture, and enhance relationships with an individual portfolio of 100-125 prospects to improve probability of continued and increased support of Epiphany School.
  • The MGO will build a major gifts program to identify, qualify, steward, and solicit prospects capable of making gifts of $50,000 or more towards the capital campaign.
  • The MGO will collaborate with Development staff to ensure appropriate stewardship of major gifts donors.

Requirements

  • At least three or more years' experience in non‐profit or independent school advancement required.
  • Superior organizational and project management skills with a high degree of detail‐oriented accuracy.
  • Understanding of major gift fundraising techniques including moves management, cultivation and stewardship techniques required.
  • Must be a self-starter who can work independently, solve problems, handle confidential information and navigate sensitive situations.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team situation required.
  • Fluency in MS Office Suite applications with specific proficiency in Excel.

Compensation

  • The salary range for this role is between $95,000 - $105,000 based on years of relevant experience, education, skill, and internal equity in line with our school's Administrator pay scale.
  • When determining an initial offer, we carefully consider these factors.
  • Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
  • In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United Sates and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
  • About Epiphany School Epiphany School is a non-parochial, independent elementary school serving grades pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.
  • At Epiphany School, we envision a world where exploring together fosters courageous learners and compassionate leaders.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • s an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee because of race, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, religion, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sexual orienta
Apply directly at Epiphany School →Create a free account for alerts like thisView Epiphany School immigration profile

This listing is sourced directly from Epiphany School's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.