Staff Job Description: Assistant Director of Development
School Description: Christ the King Jesuit College Prep, a Catholic school on Chicago’s West Side and a
member of the Cristo Rey Network, challenges and inspires its young women and men through the integration
of academics, work experience, and extracurricular activities to lead lives of integrity, faith, and servant
leadership for the greater glory of God. We serve students in grades 9-12, through an innovative corporate
internship program which allows students from families of limited financial means to earn up to three-quarters
of their tuition costs through jobs in professional settings. Christ the King prepares each student for college
through our rigorous college preparatory curriculum and Corporate Work Study Program. We are proud that
each year, every Christ the King graduate is accepted to college. The Class of 2024 marks our thirteenth
consecutive class of 100% acceptance!
Summary: Working closely with the Vice President of Advancement, the Assistant Director of Development
(ADD) plans and implements fundraising, communication, and stewardship strategies for the Adopt-A-Student
Program, the Peter Claver Society, and the Annual Fund Program. As an external-facing fundraiser, the ADD
spends considerable time meeting with current, lapsed, and prospective donors to cultivate, solicit and steward
their support. The ADD also manages the Auxiliary Board, ensuring that its annual revenue and volunteer goals
are achieved.
The Assistant Director of Development reports directly to the Vice President of Advancement and is an exempt,
full-time position.
Key Responsibilities:
Adopt-A-Student Program
The Adopt-A-Student Program is the vehicle for donors to provide scholarship support, bridging the gap
between what CTK students earn in their Corporate Work Study Program jobs and what their families can
afford to pay toward their tuition. The annual revenue target is $640,000.
- Develop an annual revenue plan for all AAS donors, including upgrade of renewing donors and
acquisition of new donors, and reengagement of lapsed donors.
- Analyze donor trends from the last 5 years regarding number and level of donors and create strategy to
address successes and challenges.
- Implement all aspects of the annual revenue strategy to include tactics such as in-person visits, mailings
and emails, student notes, customized acknowledgement letters and other existing elements of the
program.
- Regularly identify and qualify prospects that have greater philanthropic capacity and bring those to the
attention of the VP of Advancement for possible interaction with the VP of Advancement or the
President.
- Create (and execute) stewardship communication by collaborating with colleagues from different
departments within the school.
- Plan and implement donor engagement and cultivation activities (1x1, small group, etc.) to increase
giving and retain donors while furthering a connection to the school’s mission.
- Communicate regularly with donors and update database records accurately and timely.