Development Assistant

Description:

About the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.

Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.

At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.

Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always.

Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.

Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.

Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity.

Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

You will carry out a variety of responsibilities associated with the cultivation and stewardship of the Museum’s Trustees, high-level individual donors and prospects, and other individual donors and prospects. You will help execute the Campaign and Stewardship team’s work related to the administration of gifts. You will provide administrative support for the Chief Development Officer for Individual Giving and other senior staff.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Draft acknowledgment letters and other correspondence related to gifts to support art acquisitions, gifts made in honor or in memory of others, capital gifts, and other gifts as needed, as well as other written communications, as needed, for Trustees, high-level individual donors and prospects, and other individual donors and prospects.

• Assist with the preparation and finalization of gift agreements, funding proposals, and stewardship reports as needed.

• Oversee pledge payment tracking for individual donors and coordinate the drafting and sending of payment reminders across individual giving teams within the Development Office.

• Provide administrative support for semiannual and annual large-scale mailings and donor recognition efforts.

• Provide administrative and logistical support as needed for Trustee meetings, project-specific fundraising task forces, Major Gifts Committee meetings, and related meetings.

• Assist with logistics and follow-up for cultivation initiatives led by Trustees and members of the Major Gifts Committee.

• Oversee donor and prospect stewardship for the Chief Development Officer and draft correspondence related to the same, including pledge payment reminders, exhibition opening and closing letters, and other written communications as needed.

• Provide administrative support, including overseeing calendaring, travel arrangements, expense reports, and donor stewardship tracking, for the Chief Development Officer for Individual Giving, and provide administrative support for other senior staff as needed.

• Interface, as required, with members of the Museum’s curatorial and administrative departments.

• Maintain and update donor database records.

• Available to work day and evening events.

• Other related duties.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• BA degree in Art History, Art Administration, or English degree

• Experience or exposure in development or a related field, ideally in a non-profit context

• Writing, editing, and communication skills.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to work well with others, as well as independently.

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

• Computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office.

• Interest in the arts and a commitment to the Museum's mission.

• Cover letter required with application