Managing Director of Advancement – School/Non-profit

Do you have a passion for making inspiring experiential
education available to all students and nurturing their healthy
social-emotional development? How about working with a highly
capable and fun team? And, if you love all things maritime and an
ocean view from your office, this could be the perfect opportunity
for you!

An innovative and powerfully impactful education organization,
New England Science & Sailing
Foundation focuses on supporting students’ social/emotional
growth and building academic achievement. Through the experiential
learning platforms of sailing, marine science, and ocean
exploration, NESS’s award-winning and New England Association of
Schools and Colleges accredited programming reaches nearly 10,000
students annually.

About the Position

The Managing Director of Advancement plays a key leadership role
at NESS, involved in framing and implementing the strategic and
tactical directions of the organization with a particular emphasis
on establishing and maintaining the funding partnerships necessary
to NESS’s sustainability and growth. This position is responsible
for a budget of approximately $2.5M, and leads all of NESS’s
fundraising efforts—from defining strategy to execution and
follow-up—in the areas of annual fund, capital giving,
planned-giving, major gifts, fundraising, and cultivation events,
and corporate and foundation giving. The position supervises a team
of highly competent professionals including a Director of
Advancement, a Grants Writer, and an Events and Advancement
Assistant. A strong Outreach Team also supports the organization’s
advancement work.

The next Advancement leader will:

• Thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment where
  everyone is a leader and every idea is valued
• Embrace problem solving and demonstrate a growth mindset
• Effectively manage a team based on mutual respect, open
  communication, and clear expectations
• Think strategically and execute tactically, in entrepreneurial
  fashion
• Roll up their sleeves to pitch in when there’s a call for all
  hands on deck
• Track and use data to inform and drive decisions
• Bring demonstrated success in fundraising including annual
  giving, major gifts, capital campaigns, and planned giving
• Exude confidence and humility in equal measure
• Speak to the mission of NESS with clarity and passion to
  effectively cultivate, solicit, and steward donors
• Demonstrate a commitment to inclusion and a capacity to work
  with a diverse group of colleagues, families, children, and
  supporters.
• Find joy and humor in even the most challenging situations

A full description of the position is available
here. Contact Tracy Bennett at
[email protected] for more information.