Corporate Stewardship Officer (Development)

 The Corporate Stewardship Officer will progress the goals and objectives of Peace Preparatory Academy through strategic leadership and support in the areas of corporate and foundation donor management, fund development, grant writing and volunteerism.

Ideal Candidates will possess the following:

- A strong desire to be a part of a school in its foundational years.

- Highly detail-oriented and high standard of personal discipline.

- Exceptionally high level of honesty and integrity.

- Highly motivated.

- Ability to work on multiple projects at once and ongoing self directed-tasks.

- Proven ability to contribute to a high-performing team.

- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.

- Demonstrated ability and passion to work effectively informally and formally with individuals and families of diverse make-ups, cultures, and communities.

- Experience with corporate giving and grant writing at the nonprofit level or partnership strategies, employee engagement, or corporate responsibility in the private sector.

- Commitment to Christian character, spiritual growth, and maturity.

Specific Duties Responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

- Implement and evaluate a comprehensive corporate giving and grant management strategy for the school’s operating fund.

- Develop and acquire new relationships with corporations and foundations based in the Atlanta area.

- Research and apply for grants.

- Nurture relationships with current and potential corporate donors and foundations through visits and updates on programming specific to their organization’s engagement at Peace Prep.

- In collaboration with the Director of Development, organize, arrange, and supervise all large group volunteer efforts.

- Keep inventory of in-kind-donation needs and organize timely drives with partners to fill those needs.

- Work in collaboration with the development team in coordinating special events such as, site visits/tours, annual fundraiser, golf tournament, and other fundraising events with particular attention to gaining and maintaining corporate sponsors for the golf tournament and annual fundraiser.

- Support of current development systems and day-to-day tasks for donor care, retention, and acquisition across the organization.

Additional Qualifications:

- Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree

- Proficiency with Salesforce or similar CRM strongly preferred

- Familiarity with Mailchimp, Monday.com, Excel

- Grant writing experience strongly preferred