Classification: Exempt, Full-Time

Reports to: Director of Leadership and Planned Giving

Position Purpose:

The Rivers School is seeking a full-time Senior Major Gift Officer, who will be responsible for developing strategies to cultivate, solicit, and steward long-term relationships with key donor prospects within an assigned pool of approximately 150 prospects who have the capacity to give $250,000 or more. Through face-to-face solicitations, the frontline fundraiser will be responsible for generating revenue in the form of annual, major, and planned gifts.

Essential Job Functions:

• Identify, cultivate, and solicit annual, major, and planned giving prospects, as well as meet departmental metrics, including 125 annual meetings with prospects.
• Participate in the development of overall fundraising strategies, as well as prepare written and oral presentations and proposals.
• Participate and manage all aspects of building donor relations and solicitation of gifts.
• Assist the Director of Leadership and Planned Giving in managing the planned giving program with annual goals for growing the number of members in The Nonesuch Society.
• Collaborate with the Director of Annual Giving to solicit top annual fund gifts.
• Ensure donors are appropriately thanked and stewarded by the office.
• Establish and build relationships with the professional community to better represent the school.
• Travel as needed within budget limitations.
• Other duties as assigned with night and weekend work on occasion.

Qualifications:

• Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree and have at least five to seven years of fundraising or transferable experience, preferably in an educational An understanding and appreciation of independent schools is preferred.
• Must have a demonstrated record of fundraising success.

Required Skills:

• Must have exceptional writing and communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
• High level of fluency with Raiser’s Edge NXT, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work, multi-task, and work with many people on different projects—from administrators, professional community members, volunteers, parents, and alumni.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Must be a collegial, flexible, and collaborative team player.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.