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I learn and continue to grow every day at Nashoba Brooks — more than at any other place or time in my professional career.

Nashoba Brooks Employee

Nashoba Brooks employees all share a passion for guiding young people as they grow. We know that in order for our students to become kind, confident, and academically successful, we must recognize, adapt to, and celebrate each individual’s unique character and learning style.

In hiring, we seek innovative and spirited candidates who can join our work in supporting our School’s mission. We are a mission-driven and student-centered team, a learning community inside the classroom and out. We gladly immerse ourselves in as many facets of school life as we can—from coaching athletics to touring prospective families to helping cultivate our garden. We work best collaboratively and are eager to consult our peers in order to spark our own imaginations. Modeling our mission, we are driven by continuous learning through regular professional development opportunities, including on-campus seminars, national conferences, and research-focused mini-sabbaticals. If you are interested in joining our team, we look forward to hearing from you!

Professional Development

As a learning community, we are enthusiastic about faculty professional development. We believe that a school where adults are encouraged to grow professionally and pursue their interests will be a place where students also grow and learn with enthusiasm. Similarly, a school where adults work together and learn from one another also becomes a more collaborative and exciting place for students.

To support professional growth, Nashoba Brooks School offers employees a wide range of professional development opportunities, both in-house and outside of school. In-house professional work takes many forms, but is focused primarily on bringing teachers together to consider issues of pedagogy and/or curriculum. Outside professional development opportunities include participation in local, regional, and national conferences, as well as visits to nearby schools and mini-sabbaticals to pursue a particular passion over the summer.

Current Openings

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Director of Development
Position Description

Mission
Nashoba Brooks School educates children for a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world. The School nurtures students’ growth and character, while fostering the development of each child’s personal excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts.

Summary
The director of development is a full-time, 12-month position. The director of development reports to the head of school and will partner with members of the senior leadership team and the board of trustees to oversee all development operations. The director of development is responsible for annual giving, campaign and major gifts programs, department budget management, team supervision, and constituent engagement.

Responsibilities
Leadership
- Serve as an active and collaborative member of the administrative leadership team to maintain and enhance a positive, mission-driven, and student-centered school culture.
- Work closely with the head of school to develop an overall strategy for the development office, including developing cascading goals, a fundraising strategy, and a communication plan, following through to achieve goals and establish accountability for the development team in all fundraising efforts.
- Manage departmental budget in collaboration with the advancement team.
- Develop and maintain a highly collaborative working relationship with members of the advancement team, donors, and volunteers.
- Manage campaign direction and oversight, including communication of campaign vision and progress with the board of trustees, internal communication, championing a case for support, managing the head of school’s portfolio, and managing major gifts solicitations.
- Guide team members in managing a target portfolio of stakeholders.
- Develop and initiate strategies for building and enhancing annual giving, leadership gifts, stewardship, and strategic planning for future efforts, including multi-year gifts, campaign giving, and planned giving.
- Review systems, practices, and results of all fundraising efforts in conjunction with development team members.
- Oversee the management of data systems and utilize data effectively to inform strategic decision-making.
Frontline Fundraising
- Manage a portfolio of major gift prospects.
- Manage the donor cycle.
- Oversee the development of a moves management system.
- Establish and lead prospect management meetings.
- Cultivate and solicit donors.
- Manage team metrics regarding donor giving.
- Report on all fundraising successes to leadership.
Skills
- Outstanding team building and management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks, working effectively and independently as part of a collaborative team.
- Effective time management, budget management, and project management skills.
- Highly developed technical skills, including proven experience with data system management (Boomerang preferred), Google Apps, and presentation software.
- Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with a broad range of internal and external constituents, including employees, students, alumni, parents, and friends of the School.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems creatively, handle confidential information responsibly, and navigate sensitive situations with integrity.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, required; advanced degree preferred.
- Experience in leadership, management, and advancement in independent schools or the nonprofit sector.
The director of development will model integrity, professionalism, curiosity, responsibility, creativity, and respect for all persons, as well as a demonstrated commitment to advancing the School’s core values of integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, empathy, and resilience.

Application Process
Applicants should apply here.

Non-Discrimination Policy

The School believes that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, application for military service, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, disability, participation in the School’s group insurance plans, receipt of medical care, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. The School’s equal employment opportunity practices extend to recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, training, discipline, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

All employees are responsible for complying with the School’s equal employment opportunity policy.

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About Nashoba Brooks

Nashoba Brooks School is an independent private school for all genders age 3-Grade 3, and girls in Grades 4-8. The School is committed to personal excellence in academics, athletics and the arts within its mission of preparing students for “. . . a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world.” We believe that diversity enriches and strengthens community and challenges individuals to become agents of change in creating a more fair and equitable world.

Whom To Contact

If we have no posted job openings and you would like to be considered for a future position at Nashoba Brooks, please send your cover letter and resume to:

Nashoba Brooks School
200 Strawberry Hill Road
Concord, MA 01742

200 Strawberry Hill Road
Concord, MA 01742
Phone: 978-369-4591
Email: info@nashobabrooks.org

Situated on a beautiful 30-acre campus in historic Concord, Massachusetts, Nashoba Brooks School enrolls all genders in Preschool through Grade 3, and students identifying as girls in Grades 4 through 8. Nashoba Brooks is an independent school designed to build community, character, and confidence in its students.