Director of Advancement

Randolph-Macon Academy, founded in 1892, is a college-preparatory, coeducational boarding school for students in grades 6 through 12.  Students in grades 9-12 participate in R-MA’s 91st Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), and have the opportunity to fly in a unique flight program.  R-MA is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is located in Front Royal, VA.

Position Overview: Randolph-Macon Academy is seeking a dynamic Director for Advancement who will be responsible for fundraising in support of the Academy’s mission and advancement of the Academy’s relationships with constituents.

Position Responsibilities:

• Implements a comprehensive development plan including strategic initiatives, budget and staffing
• Strategic planning and execution of advancement activities – capital campaigns, endowments and scholarships, major gifts, annual giving, planned giving and grant writing
• Manages and oversees donor relations including managing goals for visits and outcomes
• Implements best practices in areas of gift processing, data management, and donor relations
• Designs, coordinates, executes and oversees several major events at the Academy (Homecoming, Alumni Relation events, etc)
• Manages prospect research and cultivation initiatives
• Manages the planned giving program and the outcomes of that program
• Oversees management of gift processing and donor acknowledgements
• Serves as Academy representative to the Board of Trustees Governance and Finance Committees

 Position Qualifications:

• Proven track record of fundraising success
• Proven ability to personally cultivate, solicit, and steward donors
• Strategic thinker
• Working knowledge of development best practices, trends and tools
• Excellent communicator with ability to produce ideas, communicate them, make recommendations and positively influence the outcome
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills
• Strong leadership, management and supervisory skills
• Ability to exercise sound judgement
• Proven ability to establish solid positive working relationships with all constituents
• Ability to balance multiple projects with varying degrees of priority
• Experience with producing budgets and tracking fundraising gifts
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of proprietary and confidential information with the highest ethical standards and meticulous attention to detail
• Bachelors or Master’s degree in related field
• Minimum of 5+ years of increasing responsibility in non-profit fundraising
• Prefer private school experience; Military background is a plus; Certified Fundraising Executive preferred
• Must be willing to travel extensively