Chief Advancement Officer

Chief Advancement Officer

North Bennet Street School, Boston, MA

North Bennet Street School (NBSS) seeks an accomplished, strategic, and relationship-driven fundraising leader to serve as its next Chief Advancement Officer (CAO). Reporting directly to the President and serving as a key advisor to both the President and Board leadership, the CAO will lead the next chapter of philanthropic growth for one of the nation’s most distinctive and historic educational institutions.

The Chief Advancement Officer serves as NBSS’s senior fundraising leader and is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight for all aspects of the School’s philanthropic enterprise, including major gifts, annual giving, foundation and corporate relations, planned giving, stewardship, donor engagement, and development operations. The CAO partners closely with the President and Board of Directors to translate institutional priorities into compelling philanthropic opportunities and to build and sustain meaningful relationships with donors, alumni, foundations, corporations, and community leaders.

The role also plays a critical leadership function in strengthening fundraising systems, enhancing development operations, and ensuring a best-practice, data-informed, and donor-centered advancement program.

The successful candidate will have significant progressive experience in fundraising, preferably within higher education, independent schools, workforce development, arts and culture, or other mission-driven nonprofit environments. Strong candidates will bring a proven record of securing and closing major gifts, leading comprehensive fundraising programs, and building high-impact relationships with donors and volunteer leaders. They will be equally comfortable setting strategy, managing complex fundraising operations, and personally engaging in cultivation and solicitation activity.

Exceptional communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to inspire confidence among senior leaders, board members, and external stakeholders are essential. A collaborative, entrepreneurial approach and an appreciation for the values of craftsmanship, hands‑on learning, and career education are highly valued.

The compensation range for this position is $,990. In addition, NBSS offers a comprehensive and generous benefits package which includes health, dental, group life and disability insurances, a retirement plan with employer contributions, and generous time off. This is an on‑site position in Boston, MA with some flexibility to accommodate occasional off‑site work, especially during the summer months.

NBSS is committed to continuously cultivating and maintaining a welcoming community where individual differences are expected, supported, respected, and valued. We embrace our obligation to improve our institution’s culture, strengthen our partnerships, and positively impact the future of the industries for which we train. An equal opportunity employer, NBSS encourages applications from a diverse group of people. Applicants for employment and employees are reviewed on their individual qualifications for a position.

Under no circumstances will NBSS discriminate against qualified persons based on race, color, religious creed, retaliation, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, disability, mental illness, genetics, marital status, age, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable law.