Director of Development

Director of Development – Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine

The Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine has an opening for a Director of Development, which will be responsible for all aspects of fundraising and donor relations. The Director will be charged with building the material resources of the Shrine in support of its mission to lead souls to Christ and honor Blessed Stanley Rother.

The successful candidate will organize and manage all fundraising programs and services for the Shrine, including direct mail, gift cultivation and solicitation, annual appeals, donor events, database management, planned giving, endowment funding and grant writing. The Director of Development will form a collaborative working relationship with pastors, parish leaders, chancery staff and potential donors to identify and cultivate gift prospects for special projects and programs of the Shrine as well as create and execute an annual calendar of development initiatives.

The successful candidate will organize special events and capital campaigns to raise funds for Shrine initiatives and building projects.

If interested in this position, please APPLY NOW to submit a resume and cover letter.

The successful candidate must have a bachelor’s degree (Masters or MBA preferred) in business/management or another relevant field, or possess general management experience in a comparable position, a minimum 5 years of development experience and be an active, practicing Catholic in good standing.