Director, Development - Boston

Uncommon Schools • Boston, MA

11h • $104,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Development - Boston designs and executes a comprehensive regional fundraising strategy to support the long-term financial sustainability of Roxbury Prep in Boston. Reporting within the Development team, the role is the primary regional lead for major donor cultivation, institutional grant writing, and local board engagement. Through strategic pipeline management and impact storytelling, the Director expands philanthropic support from individual, corporate, and foundation partners. The role works closely with Roxbury Prep school leaders, regional board members, and external stakeholders to deepen community relationships and advance educational equity for students.

Requirements

• 7–9 years of relevant experience in major gift fundraising, institutional giving, donor cultivation, or corporate partnerships.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated ability to solicit and close high-impact gifts from high-net-worth individuals, family foundations, or corporate partners.
• Experience researching and vetting prospects and developing moves management strategies for individual and institutional funders.
• Skilled in writing high-stakes grant proposals, foundation requests, and donor communications.
• Intermediate proficiency with data analysis and visualization tools such as Excel, Salesforce, or iWave.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute a regional fundraising strategy to support Roxbury Prep’s long-term financial sustainability.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual and institutional donors to secure five-, six-, and seven-figure gifts.
• Manage prospects with regional board members, host volunteer and fundraising events, and conduct direct donor outreach.
• Re-engage warm and lapsed donors through regular in-person school visits and individual meetings.
• Design donor engagement events and tailored stewardship communications.
• Communicate organizational impact through data-driven reporting and authentic storytelling.
• Partner with school leaders and regional board members to establish a regular schedule of donor site visits and stewardship updates.
• Develop internal and external communications to keep donors and stakeholders informed and engaged.
• Research, identify, and vet 30 to 50 potential individual, corporate, and foundation prospects annually.
• Develop and implement moves management strategies to advance prospective funders.
• Write grant proposals, foundation requests, and donor presentations.
• Maintain a grant tracker for proposal submissions, renewal requests, and reporting deadlines.
• Maintain Salesforce tracking infrastructure, pipeline systems, and reporting to monitor regional fundraising targets.
• Use data visualization tools to analyze donor metrics and inform fundraising decisions.
• Collaborate across regional and organizational teams to align development initiatives with institutional priorities.

Benefits

• 19 days of paid time off.
• Three weeks of paid organization-wide Winter and Summer holidays.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• 403(b) retirement savings program with employer match.
• Paid leave of absence options, including parental, medical, and disability leave.
• Mental health and counseling support and wellness benefits.
• Pre-tax flexible spending, dependent care, and health savings accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director