Career Opportunity
Development & Communications ManagerDEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER POSITION AVAILABLE
Northstar School is seeking a talented and passionate Development and Communications Manager to join the Northstar School team and community. As a member of Northstar School’s Development team, you will play a crucial role in driving our mission and vision forward by building community relationships and planning and coordinating fundraising events.
This is an amazing opportunity to grow professionally as a development and marketing professional by learning and taking on a broad scope of responsibilities including engaging with our donors, alumni, and the broader community. This is a part-time position with adaptable schedule options.
You will be responsible for:
- Assisting in the creation and implementation of fundraising plans and campaigns.
- Supporting the coordination and execution of fundraising events
- Managing and maintaining donor databases
- Communicating with donors and cultivating donor relationships
- Preparing fundraising and marketing materials to engage with the donor community
- Providing administrative support for special events including data management, mailings, marketing, and other communication initiatives.
- Developing marketing and social media strategies, using social media data and analytics to make key-decisions.
- Conducting research on potential donors, foundations, and grant opportunities
The following qualifications are desired:
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or actively pursuing a Bachelors as a junior or senior standing
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills, and the ability to write in a clear and compelling style
- Passion for creating great content for campaigns, web, and social media
- Ability to quickly learn and committed to continuous improvement of methods and approaches
- Self-motivated, accountable to goals, and willing to learn new techniques, ideas, and skills
- Excellent personal organization, work planning, and time management skills
- Ability to prioritize and lead multiple projects, activities, and actions with competing deadlines
- Strong computer skills including proficiency with Google Workspace and standard web applications
Northstar offers competitive compensation and benefits packages and a healthy, supportive, and enriching work environment.
- Competitive salary, commensurate with experience and abilities
- Generous health and dental insurance coverage
- Tuition discounts for staff children
- 401k retirement savings plan, through a choice of Islamic mutual funds
- Paid time off for all school-year breaks (winter, spring, Eid, etc.) and national and Islamic holidays
- Enriching, positive work environment
- Beautiful campus setting in the hills of Hayward, CA
Interested candidates please send your resume to careers@northstarschool.org
and include an introductory note indicating the position(s) you are interested in.
Candidate review and hiring will occur as soon as possible.
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Northstar School is a Pre-K to 8th grade Islamic school set on a beautiful campus in the hills of Hayward, CA . Founded in 2002, Northstar has grown from a student body of 7 students, to one of over 160 diverse and eager, young Muslim learners. Northstar is WASC-accredited and has earned a reputation as a pioneer and role model in Islamic schooling, employing a range of cutting edge and time-tested educational methods. With a dynamic curriculum that integrates classical Islamic sciences with a first-rate academic program, Northstar and its talented team of educators aim to nurture the “mind, body, and spirit” of our children.
Northstar School is an equal opportunity employer, open to applicants of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

