Assistant Director of Advancement & Alumni Engagement

About the role

Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School is seeking a relationship-oriented, strategic, organized, and proactive Assistant Director of Advancement & Alumni Engagement to join our Advancement Team. The Assistant Director will play an important role in strengthening Hausner's culture of philanthropy and building lifelong connections to the school. This position will have primary responsibility for developing and managing Hausner's alumni engagement program, managing a portfolio of donors and prospects, and partnering with the Director of Advancement on strategy and communications for the Hausner Fund, the school's annual fund. In the Spring, this individual will also collaborate with the advancement team to raise funds for the annual Spring Benefit. The ideal candidate is someone who is mission-aligned, genuinely enjoys getting to know people, building relationships, telling Hausner's story, and connecting people to opportunities to make a difference.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive alumni engagement program that builds lifelong connections between alumni, alumni families, and Hausner.
• Identify and cultivate alumni who can serve as ambassadors, volunteers, mentors, speakers, connectors, donors, and community leaders.
• Partner with Marketing & Communications to share alumni stories, accomplishments, and connections to Hausner.
• Manage a portfolio of leadership level Hausner donors and prospects, with an emphasis on building long-term relationships and increasing engagement and giving.
• Identify annual fund donors and other constituents with potential for major gifts, campaign support, or planned giving.
• Maintain accurate records of donor interactions, interests, next steps, and outcomes in the school's fundraising database.
• Partner with the Director of Advancement and Annual Fund Manager to develop and execute the annual Hausner Fund strategy and fundraising calendar.
• Help develop targeted communications for parents, grandparents, alumni, alumni parents, and other Hausner constituents.
• Help develop and manage volunteer fundraising efforts, providing volunteers with the tools, talking points, and communications they need to be successful.
• Attend school and community events to build connections with parents and alumni parents.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Advancement, Marketing & Communications, Enroll