Alumnae Outreach and Development Associate

Castilleja School’s Advancement Department is seeking an Advancement (Fundraising) and Alumnae Associate who will work with alumnae, faculty and students to develop, implement, and assist with annual fundraising initiatives, alumnae program, external communications and provide administrative and operational support for the capital campaign. This position is responsible for building and strengthening the school’s alumni affinity groups, focusing on alumnae of color and LBGTQ+, creating and updating external websites and marketing materials for the Advancement Department. The Associate will be asked to help with fundraising-related projects, including research, writing and presentations. This position will work in close collaboration with the Director of Advancement.

Core responsibilities:

• Develop and manage the Alumnae Affinity Groups
• Produce Alumnae eNews six times per year, featuring alumnae spotlights, campus news, and upcoming events
• Produce alumnae elements of the Full Circle annual magazine
• Produce outreach marketing materials, writing newsletters and emails and overseeing distribution for Advancement Department
• Produce fundraising materials
• Oversee Advancement website, and develop and implement social media strategy for advancement and alumnae
• Work with alumni volunteers, students, staff to implement range of alumnae programs and services
• Coordinate alumnae events, activities and outreach efforts
• Create marketing materials for Advancement Department- Alumnae, Fundraising, Capital Campaign
• Support the Director of Advancement on events, projects, presentations, meeting agendas, and scheduling
• Perform donor research, and create summary briefs and written proposals, and record and track in database
• Ensure donor acknowledgement, stewardship, and public recognition; track stewardship and recognition; design and customize stewardship materials
• Draft donor and alumnae letters and communications
• Assist with the Senior Class Gift program in collaboration with administration, student committee, and alumnae match gift partners
• Collaborate with campus partners to introduce alumnae speakers for classroom visits, student organizations, and school-wide panels including C-STEAM, Humanities Forum, Global Week, and Casti@Work (Career Day)
• Provide support to alumnae seeking to utilize the Castilleja network

Qualifications

• Demonstrated skills at building collaborative relationships with internal colleagues and community.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet expected deadlines and schedules.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage complex timelines and multiple projects.
• Professional presentation skills.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Computer proficiency and the ability to learn new systems
• Detail-oriented.