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About the Role

The Decorator Showcase Events and Operations Manager will lead high-profile fundraising and donor events for San Francisco University High School, orchestrating the Decorator Showcase, the school’s premier design fundraiser. This role involves designing and executing diverse events, collaborating with volunteer Co-Chairs, leading a volunteer committee, and implementing strategies for donor cultivation and stewardship.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute an annual events calendar focused on donor engagement, cultivation, recognition, and stewardship.
Create detailed work plans, map out team assignments, monitor milestones, and ensure flawless, end-to-end event execution.
Oversee registration strategy, event logistics, and on-site operations to deliver an exceptional guest experience.
Lead the creation of event materials, scripts, briefings, and the annual Program Book.
Define success metrics, gather attendee feedback, and analyze event outcomes to drive continuous improvement.
Partner with volunteer Co-Chairs to manage, motivate, and direct a large volunteer committee and contingent event staff.
Act as a key liaison, building trust and rapport with central development staff, vendors, parents, alumni, students, and designers.
Collaborate cross-departmentally to build, monitor, and manage complex program budgets, ensuring optimal resource allocation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Minimum of 3 years of relevant event planning, fundraising, or project management experience.
Proficiency in Google Suite is required.
Experience with Raiser’s Edge is a strong plus.
Ability to work some evenings and weekends, with increased availability required in May during the public Showcase run.

Skills

Fundraising Savvy: Solid understanding of donor relations, stewardship, and fundraising event best practices.
Exceptional Communication: Clear, tactful, and diplomatic communicator comfortable engaging with diverse, high-level stakeholders.
Proven Leadership: Self-motivated collaborator who can lead independent workstreams while fostering a supportive, team-oriented environment.
Detail-Oriented & Agile: Superior organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.

Location

On-site

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum of 3 years of relevant event planning, fundraising, or project management experience.

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree

Salary/Compensations

$95,000 - $110,000 depending on experience

Benefits

Retirement
Medical
Vision
Dental
Vacation

About the Company

San Francisco University High School is a college preparatory school.
We seek employees who are thoroughly educated in their disciplines, who are devoted to the love of learning, and who will contribute to the school's invigorating intellectual climate.
Throughout the school, we seek to hire adults who are stimulating and supportive in their work with students and who share our belief in the moral and educational value of diversity.

Equal Opportunity

San Francisco University High School is an equal-opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit.
School policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.