Deputy Director of Advancement and Communications

About the position

Responsibilities
• Identify prospective individual donors to cultivate through research and networking.
• Write grant proposals and reports to major individual donors.
• Support the development and execution of the annual online fundraising campaign.
• Develop solicitation materials for the annual giving campaign.
• Develop tailored written materials (e.g. pitch decks, concept notes, and briefs) for sharing with prospective partners, funders, and elected officials.
• Support the Director of Advancement and Communication and CEO with funder relations and donor meetings and visits.
• Play a key role in supporting direct grants to schools and setting up school fundraisers.
• Oversee a portfolio of special grants.
• Support advocacy, relationship-building, and outreach efforts to elected officials, donors, and schools.
• Support the scheduling, planning, and tracking of school visits with elected officials, donors, partners, and board members.
• Identify visit opportunities by staying up to date with school events.
• Support the development of materials and outreach to elected officials.
• Attend networking events to develop relationships with donors, elected officials, and other key stakeholders when the CEO or Director is not available.
• Develop a small quarterly donor cultivation events calendar; Plan and execute events with the advancement team.
• Assist in the planning and execution of other large-scale fundraising events.
• Broaden and strengthen UA's brand identity among key stakeholders, including students, families, thought leaders, donors, officials, community partners, and alumni.
• Assist with event publicity and execution.
• Create and distribute newsletters for the Advancement team.
• Update website content and design with input from external partners and UA staff.
• Manage UA's visual content library, including photos and videos.
• Maintain UA's online presence through weekly social media updates.
• Manage contact lists and marketing platform for advancement and CEO.
• Design marketing materials with the Director of Advancement and Communications and consultants.
• Ensure consistency across all marketing and communication platforms.
• Review all external-facing documents.
• Establish and maintain internal communication norms, including a UA style guide.
• Identify possible media opportunities by scanning the news and staying up to date on school events.
• Strategically prioritize media opportunities, including support for UA and school leadership and staff in preparing talking points, speeches, presentations, and other supporting material as needed.
• Support the scheduling and tracking of press visits to schools.
• Support the development of clear and ambitious team goals aligned with organizational strategic priorities annual team goals.
• Support the development of team reports, and presentations.
• Support the development of efficient team systems and processes, including Asana project templates, reporting and proposal development processes, and information management.

Requirements
• At least 5 years experience with fundraising, donor/external relations, or marketing/PR in the nonprofit or education sector.
• History of securing revenue and/or meeting fundraising goals for a project or organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with event management and relationship-building in a professional setting.
• High level of professionalism.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Google Suite.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g Asana), preferred.
• Experience with WordPress and/or HTML, preferred.
• Experience using content management systems and Google AdWords and Analytics preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with deadlines and adapt to changing priorities as needed.
• Self-starter who can work independently or as part of a team.
• Awareness of local and national education issues and passion for mission-driven youth development and school support work.
• Ability to prioritize and follow through effectively.

Nice-to-haves
• Experience with content management systems and Google AdWords and Analytics preferred.

Benefits
• Commuter assistance
• Health insurance
• Work from home
• Employer-funded healthcare
• Financial support for professional development
• Generous vacation time

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