Careers
High Jump seeks to hire individuals who are passionate about improving access to education and creating a positive impact in the lives of the bright minds and communities we serve.
JOB DESCRIPTION
This position, Manager of Program Evaluation (MPE), reports to the Executive Director and provides support to the Chief Program Office and Assistant Director of Institutional Giving. They oversee and implement the organization of programmatic data and measurement and evaluation in order to help the Chief Program Officer to assess program effectiveness and to help the Chief Advancement Officer and team to communicate the impact of the program to external sources (foundations, government agencies and individuals). Position may involve other responsibilities as it pertains to teacher support and professional development.
POSITION STATUS
This is a full-time position in a hybrid work environment. Annual salary range of $65,000 - $70,000, based on experience and credentials.
QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s Degree in Education or related field, with 3 years of experience evaluating programs, managing data collection, and supporting teams in programmatic improvement. Experience in education is preferred.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with stakeholders to develop a comprehensive strategic evaluation and assessment plan that identifies and prioritizes evaluation activities.
- Maintain and update program documents such as logic models and theories of change.
- Work with stakeholders to develop and implement individual evaluation plans for prioritized program areas.
- Design/update metrics and implement strategies for outcomes and progress monitoring.
- Oversee all internal data collection and record keeping and refinement. Ensure that the data is accurate, current, and easily accessible for teams.
- Work with the programmatic team to oversee all data related to recruitment, student enrollment, high school acceptance, etc. across all programs.
- Participate in training and build expertise on how to use our existing database and student information systems (Salesforce & FormAssembly).
- Implement evaluations in all three areas of programming: academic enrichment, high school preparation, and social and emotional learning. Develop similar models for alumni.
- Responsible for informing and contributing to important decisions about the program’s effectiveness, focus, and management.
- Build internal evaluation capacity with all full-time program employees and across the organization. Design and update evaluation policies and frameworks.
- Develop and manage data agreements and relationships with all necessary school, district, and non-profit partners.
- Supervise part-time evaluation staff and interns.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Knowledge of best practices in educational and non-profit program evaluation.
- Ability to engage with, listen to, and learn from a broad range of evaluation stakeholders, encouraging their meaningful participation.
- Ability to identify limitations of one’s evaluation expertise and devise methods for acquiring additional evaluation knowledge when necessary.
- Ability to educate program staff and partners about evaluation concepts and methods.
- Skilled in working with stakeholders to develop feasible recommendations based on data collected and interpreted.
- Ability to prepare and present evaluation results in a manner that increases the likelihood that they will be used and accepted by a diverse group of stakeholders.
- Ability to develop action plans and systems to facilitate and track implementation of evaluation findings and recommendations.
- Skilled in developing and implementing a communications and dissemination plan.
- Ability to lead and work in teams as part of an interdisciplinary portfolio that plans and conducts evaluations.
- Ability to organize and summarize information in a clear and concise manner.
- Ability to understand the context of a program and how it affects program planning, implementation, outcomes, and even the evaluation.
- Skilled in leadership and the ability to move teams forward towards a common goal.
- Understanding of the utilization of logic models to describe complex programs.
- Ability to lead instructional staff in developing and testing data collection tools.
- Knowledge of methods for protecting confidential data, managing databases, establishing data governance policies, and utilizing methods for evaluations so as to increase the likelihood that the findings will be used by primary evaluation stakeholders.
- Intermediate proficiency with Excel, experience with CRMs (Salesforce preferred), and the ability to self-teach in various software applications, tools, and databases.
OTHER ITEMS:
- Must be a mission driven person, committed to performing their functions so that the mission of the organization can be achieved.
- Must prioritize building trust with colleagues, demonstrating professionalism, and working well with others.
- Will involve periodic work on Saturdays from September through May and some evenings throughout the year.
- High Jump is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- All employees are required to show proof of vaccination from Covid-19 or an exemption letter from their primary care physician.
- The generous, comprehensive benefits package includes employer paid health contributions over 75% of monthly enrollment costs, high quality dental and vision plans, 401k with a 6% employer contribution, short and long term disability, life insurance, and many ancillary enrollment options. In addition to contractual time off and 14 holidays, the organization provides two additional and flexible weeks of paid vacation for all staff.
Interested candidates should contact Nate Pietrini at [email protected] Please include your resume and a cover letter.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
High Jump seeks a Manager of Individual Giving to support a sustainable and well-run operation that has experienced substantial growth over the past six years. The Manager of Individual Giving will work directly with the Chief Advancement Officer to advance the funding from individuals through events, annual fund and major gifts to High Jump.
Under the leadership of the Chief Advancement Officer and together with the Executive Director and Board of Directors, High Jump’s advancement team will pursue the FY2023 fundraising goal set at $2.75 million. The Manager of Individual Giving will be responsible for ensuring that strategy for individual giving determined by the Chief Advancement Officer and Executive Director is executed in a timely and accurate manner.
The Manager of Individual Giving position will serve as the part of a highly collaborative team implementing a successful annual advancement plan. The focus of this role is to work together with the Chief Advancement officer on fundraising initiatives from individuals. Focused on project management and precise, excellent execution, this role provides the opportunity to work with a committed team of experienced advancement and senior staff members, as well as a motivated group of volunteer leaders to raise funds to support the mission of High Jump. The person in this role will work directly with volunteer leaders serving on committees for fundraising events, major gift societies and other advancement initiatives. In this role, there will be opportunities to ask for funding directly, through campaigns and also by providing everything needed volunteer leaders involved in fundraising. Direct report to the Chief Advancement Officer.
POSITION STATUS:
This is a full-time position in a hybrid work environment. Annual salary range of $60,000 to $70,000 based on experience and credentials. The generous, comprehensive benefits package includes employer paid health contributions over 75% of monthly enrollment costs, high quality dental and vision plans, 401k with a 6% employer contribution, short and long term disability, life insurance, and many ancillary enrollment options. In addition to contractual time off and 14 holidays, the organization provides two additional and flexible weeks of paid vacation for all staff.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
- 3-5 years of demonstrated, successful direct fundraising experience
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategy
- Work with the Chief Advancement Officer and Executive Director to develop and implement strategies for major gifts and annual giving societies
- Develop strategies to increase revenue and raise the profile of High Jump in Chicago
- Work with Board of Directors to help facilitate the fundraising efforts
- Together with the Advancement team, work to improve performance of annual fund campaigns directed to our larger constituencies.
Annual Fund
- Maintain individual giving growth by creating and implementing strategies to raise funds through direct and online appeals
- Under direction of the Chief Advancement Officer, develop and manage detailed project plans and ensure that all tasks are being executed in a timely manner. Specific tasks include managing donor lists, creating solicitation letters and packets to be signed and sent by lead solicitors (senior staff, board members), merging letter packets and preparing them to be sent, etc.
- Ownership over the execution of plans, including calling attention if something is not going according to plan or if important steps have been missed and finding corrective measures to keep plans moving forward
- Act as a lead manager for organization leadership and board members, providing all materials and assets requested, ensuring follow through for all solicitation and stewardship activities, and tracking all activities related to individual solicitations
- Attend weekly meetings with solicitors to coordinate strategy
- Act as the point person for requests for resources and materials from solicitors
- Respond to all requests in a timely manner
- Provide excellent customer service and maintain a positive rapport with solicitors
- Reach out to board members and donors as needed to provide information
- Execute stewardship activities, including the planning of events designed to engage donors and volunteers
Major Gifts and Endowment Campaign
- Take the lead on administration of the Major Gifts Program including qualification, cultivation and stewardship
- Develop Major Gifts offerings and descriptions as well as materials for meetings
- Oversee the tracking of all Major Gifts prospects in a pipeline management system
- Work together with the Chief Advancement Officer on the implementation of an Endowment Campaign with a 3-5 year goal of approximately $5 million
Annual Benefit
- Work with the Chief Advancement Officer to develop a strategic goal for the Annual Benefit
- Serve as the lead on organizing and motivating the Annual Benefit Co Chair Committee and implementation of the fundraising strategies associated with the committee including sponsorship solicitation, building and engagement of a Benefit Committee and attendance at the event.
Advancement Operations
- Coordinate all solicitations between Annual Fund, Annual Event, Annual Benefit and Major and Endowment
- Work collaboratively with the Advancement Services and Writing Coordinator to ensure excellent customer service to all supporters
Volunteers
- Serve as part of a team implementing volunteer programming. Specifically focused on recruiting strategy, linking volunteer efforts to donor stewardship and cultivation and ensuring a high quality volunteer experience.
- Identify prospective volunteers among donors
- Assist in stewardship and invitations for volunteers
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Excellent organizational and project management skills, especially the ability to track and follow through multiple leads with a determination to see through to completion
- Strong ability to take direction, follow plans, and meet deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with the High Jump team, supporters, students, vendors, and more.
- Proficient in technology related to fundraising including Raiser’s Edge, Excel, online giving applications and social media
- Advanced use of MS Office applications required. Experience using Apple computers preferred
- Comfort with interaction with high-level donors
- Excellent writing skills and high level of customer service orientation
- Interest and passion for High Jump’s mission and desire to build that interest and passion in others
- Proven ability to work respectfully with a team in a diverse work environment
- Demonstrated understanding of the donor cultivation process and how the various steps in an advancement plan contribute to larger goals
OTHER ITEMS
- Must be a mission driven person, committed to performing their functions so that the mission of the organization can be achieved.
- Must prioritize building trust with colleagues, demonstrating professionalism, and working well with others.
- Will involve periodic work on Saturdays from September through May and some evenings throughout the year.
- High Jump is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- All employees are required to show proof of vaccination from Covid-19 or an exemption letter from their primary care physician.
To apply, please submit the following as one PDF in an email with the subject “Manager of Individual Giving” to [email protected]
- Resume
- Cover Letter
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