Nimbus Christian Education is the first exclusively online Christian school in Ontario. The need for high quality education taught from a Christian Worldview has been growing dramatically in the past year. We seek zealous champions of Christian Education to recruit students to join our growing community. 

 

Our organization is currently seeking a Development Director to oversee our fundraising initiatives and our student recruitment program. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing our non-profit fundraising campaigns, communicating with current and prospective donors, and building a stronger development team for our organization. This position involves managing individual and corporate gifts as well as planned and annual giving campaigns. If you have a strong background in non-profit fundraising and development, we encourage you to apply.

 

Job Responsibilities:

• Articulate and share school’s mission and vision
• Create, lead and implement marketing plans to increase the profile of the school through the management of its website and social media.
• Coordinate the design, revision and publication of all school’s promotional materials
• Manage school’s public relation activities (internal and external media outlets)
  • This includes attending conferences and manning a booth
• Monitor and evaluate the marketing budget and ensure that marketing plans are implemented 
• Grow enrollment through direct and active recruitment of current and new students
• Admit students  (with Principal) according to the school’s policy.
• Actively follow up on all inquiries and prospects.
• Track inquiries on an annual basis for data analysis.
• Develop and oversee our fundraising program.
• Identify prospective individual and corporate donors and develop strategies to cultivate those relationships.
• Maintain ongoing communications with private and corporate donors.
• Ensure timely and accurate report deliveries to funders.
• Collaborate with staff on the management and planning of fundraising events.
• Attend staff meetings to keep staff abreast of the school’s activities

 

Work Hours and Benefits:

• Compensation will be a combination of commission and salary to be negotiated. This will also require fundraising in order to meet your salary requirements.
• You will work remotely and be able to define your working hours.

 

Qualifications/Skills:

• Be a Bible Believing Christian
• Demonstrate strong passion for Christian education
• Be a big picture thinker: ability to see and carry out the vision of the school
• Have excellent customer service skills: anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of parents and supporters to meet or exceed their expectations 
• Be creative/Innovative: develop new and unique ways to market the school and to create new growth opportunities
• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Communications or related field
• Have experience working with foundations and grant writing experience
• Have excellent written, interpersonal and verbal communication skills
• Having worked in not-for-profit environment is an asset

 

It would be beneficial if the applicant has:

• Taken online courses.
• A working knowledge of Google Apps.
• Familiarity with MailChimp.
• Familiarity with GOBlender.
• Worked in a virtual workplace.

 

Please submit your resume and references to office@nimbuseducation.ca 

 

Only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted. Please be prepared for an interview over Google Meet.