About KIPP Bay Area Schools
In the San Francisco Bay Area, five KIPP middle schools and two KIPP high schools are closing the achievement gap between low-income students and their more advantaged peers. These tuition-free, college-preparatory schools are located in the under-served neighborhoods of Bayview Hunters Point and the Western Addition in San Francisco, East San Jose, San Lorenzo, and West Oakland. Our mission is to ensure our students develop the knowledge, skills, and character needed to succeed in college and the competitive world beyond.
KIPP (The Knowledge is Power Program) began in 1994 in Houston, Texas. Today, there are 125 KIPP schools in 20 states and Washington, D.C. serving more than 41,000 students. KIPP Bay Area Schools currently serves 2,600 students through its seven schools, with a total of 225 employees and annual budget of $25 million.
Overview
The Development Department of KIPP Bay Area Schools' Regional Support Office is looking for a self-motivated, high-energy, and detail-oriented individual to support the team. This is a part time role of 25 hours with an ideal start date in May 2013, but a June start date would be considered. The ideal candidate will be a recent college graduate or current graduate student interested in gaining experience with a high-performing charter school network. The position is unpaid; reimbursement available for transit costs. Hours are flexible. This person may be located anywhere in the Bay Area and may work remotely, but should plan on working in our Oakland office (located near 12th Street BART station) at least once per week.
This position offers the Development Fellow a unique resume-building opportunity that will enable him or her to understand philanthropy with one of the Nation's most respected and successful charter school networks and non-profit organizations. As part of the fellowship, the Development Team will provide consistent and constructive feedback, and will conduct one formal performance review. We will provide professional references upon request.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Development Fellow will have three major responsibilities:
- Support grant and report writing; collate accompanying documents
- Enter donor-related data into Salesforce
- Donor research
Additionally, the Development Fellow will staff department events (ex. fundraisers, tours, Annual Luncheon) about once a month, and help with other special projects as needed. The ideal Development Fellow will identify and implement streamlining, time-saving systems for the Development team on an ongoing basis.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or working towards a degree
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and work in a team-setting
- Excellent project management skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Attention to detail
- Action-oriented mindset (most assignments are due within 72 hours and many within the work day).
