SGO-Development Administrator, Catholic Schools Office
Overview:
The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Catholic Schools Office is seeking an SGO ("Scholarship Granting Organization") Administrator to join our team. The candidate will play a crucial role in overseeing and managing the SGO initiatives within the diocese.This position involves analyzing individual schools' SGO balances and influencing enrollment strategies. Additionally, the SGO Administrator will be responsible for providing professional development opportunities for the team of school administrators.
We will seek to hire as a full-time position but may need to consider a part-time position based on quality and availability of candidates.
Education Desired:
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (preferably in marketing and/or business administration)
Experience Desired:
Minimum of three successful years in a marketing and/or business administration position.
Responsibilities:
The SGO Administrator will identify the bottom 25% of our financially struggling schools;Work with those school teams to raise their current SGO amount and marketing plans;
The SGO Administrator will be aware of the details of the Our Sunday Visitor ("OSV") 2nd collection fund;
Work with pastors and principals on starting that initiative where necessary;
The SGO Administrator will meet with every parish school SGO committee over the course of the school year, starting with those most in need;The SGO Administrator will develop and conduct professional development sessions for parish school SGO committees to improve their strategic plan as it relates to SGOs;
The SGO Administrator will serve as a member of the TSTC ("Teacher Salary & Tuition Committee");
The SGO Administrator will serve as a member of the SGO Board; and
The SGO Administrator will collaborate with the Superintendent on marketing the Large Family Fund to principals and business managers.
The SGO Administrator will need to complete clerical tasks related to processing SGO donations and maintaining active records to be reviewed during an annual audit.
The SGO Administrator may have additional duties as assigned by the Superintendent.
Measurables:
The SGO Administrator will ensure the bottom 25% of schools see at least a 30% increase in their SGO donation amounts within the 1st year;The SGO Administrator will collaborate and log meetings with pastors to ensure that financially struggling parish schools institute the OSV 2nd collection program within the 1st year;
Measurement would show that the dollars collected have made a positive impact in financial support from the parish as a subsidy;
The SGO Administrator will identify an SGO school official at each parish school for communication and contact purposes;
The SGO Administrator will create a strategic plan framework and slide presentation;
Professional development session for all parish school teams; and
The SGO Administrator will be able to provide the SGO Board with data related to the financial need of any school based on the School Statistics Report ("SSR").