Senior Development Officer/Campaign Director

Job Description

Job Description

Start Date: December 2025

Department: Advancement/All School

Reports to: Chief Advancement Officer

Classification/Status: Staff / Full-time / 12 months/ 1.0 FTE

Salary: $160,000.00 - $170,000.00

BB&N offers competitive salaries and benefits and employs equitable and consistent compensation practices.

Compensation for full-time employees includes a 403(b) plan with up to a 10% match of salary and other competitive benefits offerings. Benefits offered to eligible employees include health & dental insurance; commuter benefits; long-term disability insurance, and more.

Job Summary:

BB&N is seeking a dynamic and strategic Senior Development Officer/Campaign Director to transition our comprehensive campaign into its public phase, while maintaining a major gifts portfolio and managing a major gifts team. This dual-title role requires a combination of high-level individual fundraising and strategic project management. This is a pivotal leadership opportunity for an experienced development professional who excels in strategy, team leadership, and frontline fundraising–a transformational role crucial to shaping the future direction of our advancement office.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Key functions for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the strategic planning and execution of the public phase of the campaign in collaboration with the Chief Advancement Officer, consultants, and volunteer committees.

• Develop and implement communication, engagement, and solicitation strategies to broaden the campaign’s reach and impact.

• Oversee campaign timeline, milestones, and reporting to ensure continued momentum and accountability.

• Maintain a portfolio of donors and prospects with the ability to make significant campaign gifts.

• Develop and execute cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.

• Supervise and support a team of 4 Major Gift Officers to ensure strong performance and professional development.

• Set and monitor individual and team goals aligned with campaign benchmarks.

• Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and excellence within the major gifts team.

Requirements, Skills, and Competencies:

At least 7years of progressive experience in fundraising, with a strong focus on major gifts. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in managing capital or comprehensive campaigns, including experience with developing and implementing a public phase strategy. In addition, the ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven ability to secure and close gifts between $100,000 and $1,000,000. Experience supporting high-level volunteer committees.

• Strong leadership and team management experience.

• Outstanding interpersonal skills with a talent for cultivating rapport and establishing long-term relationships with diverse stakeholders.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to think strategically, work independently, and handle multiple priorities with professionalism and efficiency.

• Skillfulness in articulating complex organizational priorities into a clear, concise, and compelling written Case for Support for potential donors.

• Familiarity with CRM systems and the ability to make Data-informed decisions.

• Ability to succinctly gather and share status reports of campaign management.

To Apply:

Please visit the Careers at BB&N page to complete your online application. Please upload your Cover Letter, Resume, and Reference List.

Buckingham Browne & Nichols School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any non-job-related physical or mental disability. We welcome candidates who will increase our diversity; we encourage candidates of color and all diverse candidates to apply.

About Buckingham Browne & Nichols:

Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Buckingham Browne & Nichols is a day school that engages students in grades Pre-K through 12 in a rich and invigorating educational experience of the highest quality. The school excels at helping students discover their unique talents and passions and develop those strengths to the fullest. The curriculum is challenging, forward-thinking, innovative, and flexible, designed to help qualified students, from a range of backgrounds and with a wide spectrum of talents and interests, reach new levels of accomplishment. Co-curricular opportunities in athletics, the arts, community service, and other areas add important dimensions to students’ learning. Students learn on three age and developmentally-appropriate campuses. At every grade, BB&N takes full advantage of the range of opportunities its locations afford.

BB&N is committed to becoming an anti-racist institution. This commitment is integral to the mission and vision of the School. BB&N is an academically excellent, diverse, and inclusive community where students develop into lifelong learners who lead with kindness, curiosity, and integrity. We prepare students to be responsible and open-minded as they engage with the world around them. Our school is guided by the core values of:

• Inquiry, in which we promote curiosity and critical thinking to inspire a lifelong love of learning. Integrity, in which we strive to be honest, conscientious, and accountable in our actions, even when no one is watching.

• Belonging, in which we foster a culture of respect, well-being, and connection that values all individuals and empowers them to discover and be their authentic selves, and

• Kindness, in which we strengthen our communities by recognizing our common humanity and treating ourselves and others with respect and compassion.

The vibrancy and vitality we feel in the classrooms, hallways, stages, and playing fields of BB&N derive from the people who are here. At its root are the varied interests and experiences, the different backgrounds, cultures, religions, views, and perspectives that our students and faculty bring to their classes and families bring to myriad activities. Each of us adds to the richness of another’s experience. Working and playing together teaches us lifelong lessons about appreciating, knowing, understanding, and learning from each other.