Annual Fund Director

Job Description

Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is seeking a dynamic and mission-driven Annual Fund Director. This full-time, 12-month position is responsible for the planning, execution, and growth of a comprehensive Annual Fund program that supports the school's financial goals and advancement priorities. Reporting to the Executive Director of Development, the Annual Fund Director leads efforts to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward annual gifts from alumni, parents, grandparents, faculty, and friends. The role involves strategic campaign planning, personalized donor engagement, volunteer coordination, and consistent collaboration with the Development and Communications teams. Candidates must demonstrate strong relationship-building skills and a commitment to the mission of Catholic education. The candidate performs duties and responsibilities in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of the Archdiocese of Miami.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in business or related field required.
• Master's degree in business or related field preferred.
• Three to five (3-5) years of experience.
• Demonstrated ability to make connections and communicate effectively with donors, students, parents, faculty, and staff.
• Software skill experience in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge/NXT database software a plus.
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Must be fully committed, supportive and respectful of the mission and tenets of the Roman Catholic Church Must conduct themselves in a professional manner consistent with the tenets of the Catholic Church.

To apply: send cover letter with resume to employment@cghsfl.org.
Subject line should read: Annual Fund Director.
Candidates must present eligibility to work in the United States.

Please note: In addition to the eligibility requirements indicated in the Archdiocese of Miami Policy "Creating and Maintaining a Safe Environment for Children and Vulnerable Adults," the selected candidate for this entity must undergo a background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse and be granted a determination of eligibility as a condition of employment. For more information on the Clearinghouse please visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com/.

About the Employer

The Archdiocese of Miami is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America. Its ecclesiastic territory includes Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see for the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami, which covers Florida. The archbishop is Thomas Wenski. As archbishop, he also serves as pastor of the Cathedral of Saint Mary, the mother church of the archdiocese. Also serving are 428 priests, 160 permanent deacons, 50 religious brothers and 300 religious sisters who are members of various religious institutes. These priests, deacons and persons religious serve a Catholic population in South Florida of 1,300,000 in 118 parishes and missions.