Development Officer For Corporate Programs

Description:

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

You will solicit funds and manage a portfolio of corporate donors for the Museum's fundraising program in the exhibition and program sponsorship area. You will identify, solicit and steward a portfolio of corporate sponsorship prospects; write exhibition and project proposals, correspondence and reports; and assist the corporate annual giving team as necessary, among other duties. The position supervises one Development Assistant. You are a key member of an 8-member team charged with raising approximately $20 million annually.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Identify, solicit and steward a portfolio of corporate sponsorship prospects for The Met’s robust schedule of exhibitions and special projects, with annual revenue of approximately $3 million.

• Collaborate with curatorial and program departments and the Development Department Research team to identify prospects and create fundraising materials.

• Negotiate and draft sponsorship agreements with Counsel’s Office, Communications and Finance Departments.

• Act as departmental liaison with the museum’s Exhibitions Department.

• Allocate and steward exhibition endowment funds with the museum’s Finance Department.

• Reconcile exhibition funding and monthly cashflow with the Finance Department.

• Assist the corporate annual giving team as necessary, such as with the annual Spring Gala and Real Estate Council Benefit events.

• Supervise one Development Assistant, who maintains day-to-day operations such as drafting proposals, gift acknowledgments, general correspondence, and closing reports for corporate sponsors, and tracking exhibition and project credit lines across all assets produced throughout the Museum.

• Perform other related departmental duties as needed.

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors' degree or equivalent experience

• 7 years professional fundraising experience

• Demonstrated experience exercising judgement, confidentiality, and diplomacy with donors

• Detail oriented and the ability to multi-task

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Familiarity with visual arts

• Computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)

• Familiarity with a donor management database such as Tessitura or Raiser’s Edge.

• Excellent administrative skills including general office procedures and business protocols

• Ability to work independently, handle a large volume of detailed work simultaneously, and use good judgment in prioritizing work.