Temporary Associate Advancement Director

Los Angeles, California, St. James' Episcopal School is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive individual to provide temporary support to the Advancement & Communications Office during a maternity leave. This position will assist with schoolwide events, fundraising initiatives, communications, and administrative operations. The successful candidate is a strong multitasker, comfortable working independently, and enjoys collaborating with faculty, staff, families, and outside vendors in a fast-paced school environment.

Key Responsibilities

Event Planning & Coordination: Assist with planning and executing schoolwide events, including coordinating logistics, vendors, setup requirements, timelines, and communications with various departments. Communications & Graphic Design: Create invitations, flyers, digital graphics, and other promotional materials using Adobe Express, ensuring consistency with school branding. Fundraising & Development Support: Process and track donations, maintain donor records, prepare gift acknowledgements, and assist with fundraising initiatives, including the Every Child Fund and Annual Gala. Project Management: Coordinate school publications and projects, including the yearbook, working with designers, printers, faculty, and staff to meet deadlines. Financial & Administrative Support: Maintain departmental expense records, assist with budget tracking and reconciliation, and prepare reports as needed. General Office Support: Assist with ParentSquare communications, digital resources, parent association initiatives, and other Advancement & Communications projects as needed.

Qualifications

Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficiency with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office. Experience with graphic design platforms such as Adobe Express or Canva. Comfortable learning and navigating technology platforms and databases. Ability to work collaboratively across departments while taking initiative and working independently. Prior experience in event coordination, nonprofit development, school administration, or communications preferred. Familiarity with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT, ParentSquare, or fundraising platforms is a plus.

Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree. Experience in the field is advantageous. About St. James’ Episcopal School St. James’ Episcopal School is a community that values academic rigor, compassion, curiosity, kindness, critical inquiry, and joy through excellence. We adhere to a strong belief that an elementary school’s primary purpose is to inculcate in children a lifelong love of learning, a commitment to community, a profound curiosity about people and the world, and gratitude for the opportunity to make our complex world more compassionate, empathetic, and nurturing to all of God’s children. While an Episcopal School, St. James’ celebrates all faith traditions. Established in 1968, and encompassing most of a block on St. Andrews Place and a preschool on Gramercy Place, St. James’ is a Preschool - Grade 6th school. St. James’ offers a robust and competitive salary and benefits package including 50% tuition remission for accepted children of full-time staff. St. James’ Episcopal School believes that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local discrimination laws. Candidates interested in this position should email a cover letter and resume to careers@sjsla.org with the subject line “Temporary Associate Advancement Director”. Pay Range: $31.00 to $36.80 based on years of relevant experience.