Philanthropy Officer

Philanthropy Officer

Employment Status: Full Time, Exempt

Reports To: Executive Director for Advancement

Job Summary: This 12-month, full-time position reports to the Executive Director for Advancement and is a key member of the team responsible for fundraising activities and strategies designed to increase giving to Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. The officer is primarily responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewardship of major gifts, helping to ensure the growth of a sustainable foundation of philanthropic support.

Job Responsibilities:

• Connect and advance relationships with families, alumni, and friends of CHCA.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a broad variety of donors including current and past parents, alumni, corporations, foundations, and all other constituencies interested in supporting Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy.
• Direct and implement fundraising strategies in conjunction with the Executive Director for Institutional Advancement.
• Contribute toward the development of materials including brochures, case statements, and other media that support CHCA's fundraising goals.
• Participate in fundraising initiatives for special events and projects relating to CHCA development as assigned.
• Actively recruit and engage friends of CHCA to participate in events and activities that support donor engagement and giving.
• Actively participate in updating and enhancing the Advancement database to ensure information is accurate and complete.
• Actively work toward building cooperative and collaborative relationships with CHCA departments, faculty, staff, and community entities.
• Identify opportunities for improvements to work practices and offer viable solutions for implementation.
• Complete other tasks as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

• Experienced relationship builder with strong interpersonal skills.
• BS/BA Bachelor required. Master's degree or CFRE preferred.
• At least 2-5 years of experience in philanthropy with demonstrated success in donor cultivation and solicitation; High degree of competency in moves management, major gift development, donor communications, and campaign strategy required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite programs and CRM systems.
• Collaborative, team player able and willing to contribute to the success of the mission of the school and team.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Comfortable working in a multi-denominational, Christian environment.

CHCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates encouraged to apply and will be considered.

Duties require strength to lift boxes up to 40 pounds and stamina to be on feet for 8+ hours on event days.

Weekend and evening hours as necessary to support events.

Essential functions under the Americans with Disabilities Act may include any of the duties, knowledge and skills listed above. This list is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by employees in this position. Regular attendance is an essential function of this job.

The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

MENTAL FUNCTIONS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.