The Catholic Education Advancement Office is looking for a Director, Institutional Support.
The job description is attached.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
Primary Responsibility: Oversee institutional giving for education related initiatives in the Archdiocese of New York including the Catholic Education Advancement Office, Inner-City Scholarship Fund, and other programs.
Direct Supervisor: Executive Director, Catholic Education Advancement
Responsibilities:
- Create and implement an annual corporate and foundation fundraising plan and meet goals
- Develop proposals, reports, renewal requests, updates, acknowledgements, and other required documents
- Identify new corporate and foundation prospects and look for opportunities for increased funding from existing donors
- Manage and conduct stewardship efforts by mail, telephone, and in person, as required in order to cultivate corporate and foundation support
- Establish relationships with internal contacts in Department of Education, Finance, and Regional Boards
- Regularly update a development calendar to schedule submissions of grant requests, renewal requests and reports
- Assure that interim, final reports, and other relevant materials for current foundation and corporate donors are sent in timely fashion
- Prepare select correspondence for Executive Director and Cardinal Dolan
- Oversee duties of the Institutional Support Manager and Prospect Researcher
- Special projects as needed
Position Requirements:
· Education: Bachelor’s degree required
- Experience: Three years of writing experience with proven grant writing, press material and samples
- Must possess superior communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Word and Excel
- Knowledge of Internet and standard research
- Knowledge of Raisers’ Edge and PowerPoint
Personal Characteristics:
- Intelligent, articulate self-starter with strong inter-personal skills
- Ability to relate effectively with upper management, peers and donors
- Ability to carry out multiple and diverse tasks concurrently
- Possess initiative to constantly seek ways to improve fundraising results
Standards of Performance:
- Meet all proposal requirements and acknowledgements in a timely fashion
- Identify at least 10 new prospective corporate and foundation funding sources a month
The Development Office is looking for a Prospect Research Associate.
The job description is attached.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
Archdiocese of New York
Development Office
Prospect Research Associate
Primary Responsibility:
The Prospect Research Associate is responsible for proactive and responsive research and is an integral part of the Development office. The position will focus on identifying prospects through queries, research, wealth screenings and other resources. The Associate will be responsible for collecting and compiling background materials on new and existing donors.
Experience Level: 2-3 years of prospect research experience or related experience
Direct Supervisor: Prospect Research Manager
Responsibilities:
- Prepare in-depth confidential research profiles on individual donors, foundations and corporations using a wide variety of biographical, organizational and financial sources, Internet websites, library and other external sources of public information.
- Proactively identify and qualify prospective individual donors, foundations and corporations using pre-determined data qualifiers.
- Proactively cull the donor database in order to surface the most promising prospects
- Determine appropriate content of prospective donor profiles for high-level review
- Collaborate with Development office staff to provide research-based analysis to assist with cultivation/solicitation strategies
- Evaluate research results to develop and implement further research strategies
- Maintain Raiser’s Edge database specific to prospect research
- Manage Donor Profile library
- Enter, manage and update research profiles and reports
- Perform other duties and assist with special projects as directed by the Director of Leadership Giving or Prospect Research Manager
Position Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
- Strong knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of internet and standard research sites, Raiser’s Edge, LexisNexis, ResearchPoint, Wealth Engine and other data sources to locate accurate biographical, financial, and philanthropic information.
Personal Characteristics:
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal and communication skills, including strong written and verbal skills
- Ability to distill complex information into clear, well-written documents
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to set priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously with high attention to detail
- Ability to collaborate with fundraising staff and executive directors
- Possess initiative to constantly seek ways to improve prospect research process
- Ability to take on added responsibility as it is presented
The Safe Environment Office is looking for an Administrative Assistant.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
SAFE ENVIRONMENT OFFICE
POSITION TITLE: Administrative Assistant
POSITION CONCEPT:
Working under the supervision of the Director of the Safe Environment Office, responsible for providing administrative support for background checks and compliance initiatives, as well as general office support.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide administrative support for performing background checks, including data entry, relations with the background check contractor on technical issues, and responding to questions and issues arising from background checks.
- Provide administrative support for compliance initiatives, including assisting in identifying institutions for compliance efforts, generating reports for parish visitations, and following up with results from parish visitations.
- Perform general administrative and clerical duties, including: filing, data entry, record keeping, and preparing materials for mailing.
- Dealing with telephone calls from Archdiocesan agencies regarding Office policies and practices.
- Assisting the other members of the Office staff in their administrative duties.
- Perform varied duties requiring knowledge of Office programs, policies and procedures.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
- Strong organizing skills, particularly in the maintenance of orderly files.
- Strong and accurate data entry skills.
- Knowledge of basic administrative and clerical duties.
- Ability to communicate, both written and verbally, in an articulate and professional manner.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook, Access, Excel, Word, and other Office applications.
- Must be willing to support and promote the Catholic identity and mission of the Office, and the Office’s mission for ensuring a safe environment for children.
The Global Regional School System is looking for a Senior Accountant
A revised job description is attached.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
ENVIRONMENT
The Department of Education Archdiocese of New York has expanded its Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Program to over 95 of its elementary schools. This expansion warrants an increase in financial oversight and management. The Senior Accountant will report to the Director of Global Regional School System (GRSS) Financial Operations with daily interaction with the Director of Early Childhood Education and GRSS Director of Budget. GRSS Director of Financial Operations reports to the Chief Financial Officer of the Archdiocese of New York, and is responsible for the treasury operation, accounting and financial services. The Director of Early Childhood Education reports to the Superintendent of Schools and is responsible for the overall educational, financial, operational and governmental compliance requirements.
PURPOSE
Under the leadership of the Director of GRSS Financial Operations and the direction of the Director of Early Childhood Education and the GRSS Director of Budget, the Senior Accountant will manage the preparation of monthly reports for each UPK program, that details cash receipts, and actual to budget variances, provide support to principals in understanding the financial compliance issues with the programs and monitor that revenue and expenses are within budget limits.
To assist the Director of GRSS Financial Operations by developing and administering effective accounting methods and procedures supporting the activities of the UPK programs and to assist the Director of GRSS Budget in compiling and monitoring the program budgets.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
- Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of all reporting by managing all UPK accounting functions including the reconciling of all UPK general ledger activity.
- Work with the Director of Early Childhood Education.
- Work with contracted UPK accountants to ensure the accuracy of budgets submitted to New York City Department of Education, New York State Department of Education and other public school districts , and the recording of indirect UPK cost in the general ledger; including the allocation methodology being used.
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for the 9 regional UPK bank accounts and monitor all payments from the various funding agencies. Ensure proper receivable balances are recorded at year-end.
- Collaborate with the contracted UPK accountants, and the Director of Early Childhood Education and the Director of Budget on the preparation and revision of all UPK budgets.
- Collaborate with the contracted UPK accountants and the Director of Early Childhood Education on the preparation of all submissions to the various funding agencies.
- Ensure the contracted UPK accountants are timely reconciling school activities and are in compliance with all procedures, rules and regulations of the UPK programs.
- Communicate to the schools, regions, and the Archdiocese of New York accurate financial information on a monthly basis.
- Conduct analytical review of financial information on a monthly basis to identify significant budget variances at schools and regions. Once identified, areas of concern should be clearly communicated to the Director of GRSS Financial Operations, Director of Early Childhood Education and Director of GRSS Budget.
- Assist in year –end audit by providing GRSS with final UPK reports and accounting. Ensure that proper and accurate financial information and records are provided to the auditors on a timely basis to meet the audit reporting deadline.
- Assist with special projects, as needed.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Attention to detail with strong time management and organizational skills
- Advanced excel knowledge
- Exceptional analytical skills, pro-active and a good problem solver
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented, web-based environment
- Quick learner, creative, self-starter with good judgment and high energy
The Development Office is looking for a Principal Gifts Manager.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
Primary Responsibility: The Principal Gifts Manager works for the Director of Leadership Giving and closely with the Director of the Appeal to obtain support from individual donors ($10,000-$100,000). The Principal Gifts Manager will assist the Director of Leadership Giving plan and implement the individual gifts strategy and oversees a portfolio of 100-125 donors, as well as a group of 100-125 prospects.
Experience Level: At least 3-5 years experience in fundraising with measurable results and a strong emphasis on six-figure gifts.
Direct Supervisor: Director of Leadership Giving
Responsibilities:
- Execute principal gift plan to renew and upgrade donors ($10,000-$99,999) and identify leadership gifts for $100,000-$1MM+;
- Qualify and cultivate a pool of prospects to convert them into donors with other individual giving managers;
- Attend in-person donor cultivation and solicitation meetings;
- Manage mail strategy and appeals, when appropriate;
- Organize principal donor events and/or trips in conjunction with other members of the team;
- Manage giving societies if necessary;
- Work with other giving managers to meet specific requests of Donors (dinners, visits to Rome);
- Undertake special projects at the direction of the Director of Leadership Giving and Executive Director.
Standards of Performance:
- Achieve leadership goal
- Effectively plan, coordinate and execute all events
- Oversee all principal donor correspondence
- Develop cultivation opportunities and tailored solicitation strategies for principal donors
Position Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
Strong knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Word and Excel
Knowledge of Internet and standard research sites, Raisers’ Edge, LexisNexis and PowerPoint
Personal Characteristics:
- Intelligent, articulate, highly motivated self-starter with strong inter-personal skills
- Ability to relate effectively with upper management, peers and others
- Ability to independently carry out multiple and diverse tasks concurrently
- Possess initiative to constantly seek ways to improve fundraising results
- Ability to take on added responsibility as it is presented
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills