The Chief Director, Development is responsible for developing, implementing and executing a successful fundraising strategy for Clarke by partnering with the President & CEO and other Clarke Leadership.

Location: The position is remote and can be filled by a candidate in any area reasonably accessible to the Clarke campuses, which are located along the East Coast from Boston, MA to Jacksonville, FL. Due to the workforce being located exclusively in the EDT time zone, candidates in the EDT and CDT time zones will be given primary consideration.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Experience leading successful capital campaigns
• Build and lead sustainable fundraising efforts that support both programmatic and unrestricted philanthropic support for the broad base of Clarke services.
• Lead, mentor and supervise a development team of 6 which includes a Director of Foundation Relations located in New York, 3 Development Managers located in Florida, Massachusetts and New York, a Development Specialist located in Pennsylvania, and a Development Analyst located in Massachusetts.
• Develop or implement fundraising activities, such as annual giving campaigns
• Solicit cash or in-kind donations or sponsorships from individual, business, or government donors.
• Monitor progress of fundraising drives.
• Manage budgets, expense reports, or other financial data of the development department
• Contact corporate representatives, government officials, or community leaders to increase awareness of organizational causes, activities, or needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical demands:

• Ability to stand or sit for long periods of time at a desk
• Ability to carry or lift up to 10 lbs. occasionally
• Ability to travel as needed

Education, licenses, certifications, skills and experience

• Master’s degree preferred, bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience
• Experience speaking and presenting
• Excellent writing skills
• Critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills
• Ability to be persuasive and negotiate effectively
•  Ability to exercise a high degree of diplomacy and tact with cultural sensitivity and ability to work with diverse groups of people
• Demonstrated sound judgment and decision-making skills
• Management of Personnel, Financial and Material Resources

*Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

**Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

*** Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination: Clarke Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex in admission, administration of its educational programs or activities or employment. Clarke Schools is required by Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 not to discriminate on the basis of sex in admission, administration of its educational programs or activities or employment. The Director, Human Resources, Andrea Harkins MBA, SHRM-CP, 45 Round Hill Road, Northampton, MA 01060, telephone number 413-582-1155, has been designated as the employee responsible for coordinating Clarke Schools efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX. Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 to Clarke Schools may be referred to Andrea Harkins or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, at 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-1100, telephone number 800-421-3481.

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