[YEP-DC] Job Posting: Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships for Thurgood Marshall Academy

Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships Search Summary

Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School, a college-preparatory, law-themed high school in Southeast Washington, DC, seeks a Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships to lead its Development team. Thurgood Marshall Academy is nationally recognized as a top-performing charter high school; the school has been highlighted as a model of excellence by the Department of Education "Doing What Works" series, recognized as a school of excellence by Harvard's Achievement Gap Institute (AGI), featured on the CBS evening news, and listed as a top high school by US World and News Report. Locally, Thurgood Marshall Academy is one of only three high schools designated as Tier 1 by the DC Public Charter School Board.

 

Thurgood Marshall Academy was founded in 2001 by law students and professors from the DC Street Law clinical program at Georgetown University Law Center. When the school welcomed its first students in August 2001, it was the first charter high school east of the Anacostia River. Today, Thurgood Marshall Academy serves 400 students in grades 9-12; 100% of students are African-American and over 75% are quality for Free and Reduced Lunch. At the heart of the school's program is a steadfast determination to help students close often stark educational gaps and prepare themselves for college. Since its inception, 100% of Thurgood Marshall Academy's nine graduating classes have been accepted to college. Over 80% of alumni are either still enrolled in college or have graduated.

 

After over ten years of educating students in the city's most educationally neglected community, Thurgood Marshall Academy is the top performing, open-enrollment high schools in the District of Columbia and poised to move into its next phase of growth. The school is currently undergoing a strategic planning process to position the institution for the next decade of operations. One of the central long-term challenges for the school is to continue to balance the fiscal and programmatic demands of its $8.5 million operation. The Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships position offers a unique opportunity to assume leadership of a highly successful Development team integral to the school's success raising over $1.5 million dollars, annually.

 

Applicants may learn more about Thurgood Marshall Academy by visiting the school's website: www.thurgoodmarshallacademy.org

 

Position Description

The Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships primary responsibilities are to:

• Oversee the school's development plan;
• Identify, cultivate, and solicit a portfolio of individual and corporate prospects, including major and planned giving donors;
• Oversee the Grants Team which works on private and public grant research, applications, reporting, and compliance;
• Manage the school's fundraising and donor acknowledgement events throughout the year including an annual fundraising gala; and
• Plan and implement a wide range of special events both independently and in collaboration with key partners, including national charter associations, other schools, nonprofits, corporations, and partner law firms;
• Manage the school's communications strategy;
• Assist the Board and Executive Director with long-range strategic planning issues.

 

The specific elements of the job include, but are not limited to, duties listed below:

• Create annual development plan;
• Cultivate new individual and corporate donors;
• Maintain donor relations through visits, calls, and written correspondence;
• Initiate and cultivate partnerships and new relationships with potential corporate and community partners;
• Spearhead year-end annual fund campaign;
• Plan, direct, and implement the school's annual fundraising gala and other special events;
• Solicit individual and corporate sponsorships for the gala and other special events;
• Develop a strategy for increasing TMA's exposure locally and nationally;
• Manage the school's marketing and PR strategy including print materials, website, newsletters, and press releases;
• Assist the Executive Director with Board development and serve as Board liaison;
• Oversee hiring, training, professional development, and supervision of a staff of three;
• Report to the Executive Director.

 

Position Qualifications 

 

Successful candidates will posses the following qualifications:

·       A demonstrated interest in advancing educational opportunities in low-income communities— knowledge of the charter school movement, while extremely valuable, is not required for this position;

·       Bachelor's degree;

·       At least 5 years of fundraising experience, with demonstrated expertise in cultivating individual donors and corporate partners;

·       Additional experience in event planning and capital campaigns preferred;

·       Experience with managing fiscal and human resources;

·       Experience with local, state, and federal grant compliance;

·       Strong problem-solving, critical thinking and analytic skills;

·       Strong organizational and time management skills;

·       Outstanding oral and written communication skills and the ability to move comfortably in public forums;

·       High degree of accuracy and attention to detail;

·       Ability to establish a team-building, facilitative rapport with peers, staff, students, parents and external stakeholders.

·       Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Access, and Donor Perfect; and

·       Willingness to work longer hours, as necessary.

 

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits.

 

How to Apply

Send a resume and cover letter to:

 

Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School

Attn: Search Committee

2427 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20020

Fax: 202-563-6946

E-mail: search@tmapchs.org (preferred)

 

No phone calls please.

 

Thurgood Marshall Academy is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, or age in hiring, administration of admissions, programs, and scholarships. 

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