The Major Gifts Officer will report to the Director of Advancement and will partner with the Advancement Team to deepen the school's donor relationships. A steward of Colorado Academy’s mission and values, the Major Gifts Officer is a front-line fundraising professional responsible for securing funds for the School by strategically managing a portfolio of prospects and donors with a giving potential of five figures or more. The Officer creates and maintains relationships, connecting donor interests to CA’s priorities and includes identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major and planned gift prospects and donors. Retaining and upgrading existing donors through strategic engagement and stewardship is expected. The Major Gifts Officer is detail and goal oriented, with demonstrated skill in relationship building, project support, information management, and verbal and written communication. The Officer will work closely with the Director of Advancement to increase annual revenue, identify new sources for support, and drive the major and planned giving strategy.