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Onsite Director of Communications, Advancement
Posted 5 hours ago
About the role
- Director of Communications and Advancement amplifying story of Alma del Mar charter school. Overseeing communications and building relationships for donor engagement and scholar recruitment.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the Family Communications Team to ensure all communications are aligned across the network and accessible to all families
- Manage Family Engagement Team members and represent family interests to the network leadership team
- Lead Family Survey promotion and analyze Family Survey data for leadership teams. Lead on setting and executing Scholar Recruitment strategy
- Coordinate with campus leaders, network leaders, and the Family Engagement Team on scheduling and creating agendas for parent group meetings
- Craft and share Alma’s story to a wide audience including potential donors, families, municipal and state partners and potential staff
- Manage Alma’s social media presence
- Engage political, community, and business leaders
- Develop and implement communications strategy to include the diverse community we serve linguistically and culturally
- Identify opportunities for Alma to engage meaningfully with community groups
- Collaborate with the Executive Director to craft internal communications to staff
- Lead special projects for staff engagement such as: planning annual staff parties, annual staff gift, annual staff retreat and staff appreciation week
- Craft annual appeal and annual report theme and content
- Fundraise approximately $500k–$1 million annually through a variety of initiatives including major planned giving and annual gifts, institutional, corporate, and government grants
- Manage donor relationships
- Identify and pursue grant opportunities in line with Alma's priorities and budgetary needs
- Ensure Alma fulfills guidelines of grant-funded programs (such as non-profit, state and federal grants). Work with the Board of Directors Development Committee
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in communications, nonprofit management, public administration, or a related field is a plus
- Minimum 5 years of experience in communications or development in a school setting with at least 2 years in a leadership or management role
- Experience in an urban school charter school is a plus
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives for a variety of audiences
- Demonstrated track record of successful fundraising, including managing a portfolio of individual donors, grants, and/or corporate partnerships
- Experience managing social media platforms and digital communications, including content creation and analytics
- Strong relationship-building skills and experience engaging donors, community leaders, and elected officials
- Authorization to work in the United States is required
- Deep commitment to educational equity and closing the opportunity gap for underserved students
- English proficiency is required
- Multilingual candidates are highly encouraged to apply, especially those with proficiency in Spanish. Fluency is in Portuguese or Cape Verdean Creole will also be an asset to this role.
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance and retirement
- Weekly meetings with a manager who supports you
- Friendly, supportive, #almazing colleagues
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