About Us
Founded in 1788, KES is recognized as Canada's first independent school located in Windsor, NS on the ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq nation. KES is a culturally diverse co-educational boarding and day school serving students in grades 6-12. At KES, we inspire academic, athletic, and artistic excellence, with a commitment to the traditional community ideals of kindness, integrity, dignity, and respect. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that values and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion and we actively seek a broad spectrum of qualified candidates.
About Our Opportunity
This trusted and highly confidential role supports the School’s advancement, campaign, governance, and strategic growth initiatives. Reporting to the Executive Director, Strategic Growth and working closely with colleagues across the School, the successful candidate will coordinate key priorities, relationships, and projects while providing executive and advancement support to senior leadership, donors, volunteers, governors, and the broader School community.
Primary Responsibilities
Provide high-level executive support, including calendar management, meeting preparation, correspondence, reports, presentations, action tracking, and confidential records.
Support the School’s capital campaign and major-gift activity by coordinating prospect information, proposals, briefings, pledge schedules, agreements, meetings, and follow-up.
Manage accurate processing and documentation of charitable gifts and pledges, working closely with the Business Office to ensure reconciliation and solid financial controls.
Maintain high standards for the School’s advancement CRM, donor and alumni records, campaign information, reporting, and data integrity.
Coordinate donor stewardship administration, including acknowledgements, recognition commitments,
scholarship and endowed-fund records, memorial and tribute gifts, and reporting deadlines.
Provide administrative support for the School foundations, campaigns, and other strategic committees.
Maintain confidential institutional, governance, campaign, gift-agreement, and foundation records.
Ensure key decisions, commitments, deadlines, and follow-up actions are tracked and completed.
Qualifications and Requirements
5+ years experience in executive administration and governance
Knowledge of donor stewardship, privacy practices, and campaign administration
Post-secondary education in business or office administration,
Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple priorities independently and follow through consistently
A warm, professional, service-oriented approach to working with member of the School community
Excellent written communication, proofreading, and professional judgment
A high degree of discretion and comfort working with confidential information
Solid competence with Microsoft 365, spreadsheets, databases and document management
What We Offer
Position Type: Full-time
Salary: $50,000-60,000 annually
Group Health Care Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and EAP)
Employee Pension Plan
Tuition discount for your child(ren) attending KES
Access to career development opportunities
Fitness benefit: complimentary use of athletics facilities
Employee meal benefit: enjoy meals in full-service dining hall while working
A fun and rewarding family-oriented work environment
Start date: Immediate
As a condition of employment, the successful candidate must provide a current Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Screening. Due to the large volume of applications, only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview
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📌 Strategic Growth and Advancement Officer (Ontario)
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