Associate Director, Catholic Schools Development

Job Description

The Associate Director, Catholic Schools Development is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing a comprehensive fundraising program that supports students, educators, and Catholic schools throughout the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City under the supervision of the Executive Director of the Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma. This position works closely with the Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma team to increase philanthropic support for Catholic education, with a particular emphasis on the Catholic Schools Opportunity Fund.

A key aspect of the position is to oversee the Tax Credit Scholarship program (TCS). The TCS is a State of Oklahoma Scholarship Granting Organization receiving gifts from companies and individuals under the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Scholarship Act. With those gifts, the TCS then disburses scholarships to eligible students in the 19 Catholic schools located in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Donors gave $1.79 million to the program in 2023, $1.94 million in 2024 and $1.83 million last year. That helped roughly 1,900 children receive a Catholic school education.

In 2027, the Associate Director, Catholic Schools Development will also be responsible for overseeing the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit program. These funds will provide scholarships to children to attend a school of choice or to access other education-related services and products.

Qualifications for this position include a bachelor's degree, 8-10 years of fundraising experience, intermediate knowledge of databases or CRM software and an active, practicing Catholic in good standing with the church. Skills needed include the ability to work effectively with clergy, religious staff, volunteers and lay leaders; excellent organizational and time management skills and strong communication practices.
To apply, please visit https://archokc.org/jobs-box

About the Employer

The original Diocese of Oklahoma was erected in 1905, became the Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa in 1930, and was erected into the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City in 1972. The Archdiocese is comprised of more than 120,000 Catholics in central and western Oklahoma and covers 46 counties and 42,470 square miles.
Our sacred purpose, as the people of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, is to joyfully witness to our Catholic faith in central and western Oklahoma through the teaching, sanctifying and governing ministry of Christ and His Church so that the Body of Christ is made present, the universal call to holiness proclaimed and all people are welcomed into the promise of eternal life.