Description:
The Director of Development provides management and leadership for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive development plan and all fundraising activities aligned with the Museum’s goals and strategies. With an annual budget of approximately $8M, Museum of the Moving Image is a member of New York City’s Cultural Institutions Group (CIG).
We recognize that a successful candidate may meet many though not all of the requirements and qualifications listed on this job description. If much of this job description describes you, we encourage you to apply for this role.
Essential Duties:
- Develop and implement the overall fundraising strategy for the Museum.
- Work closely with the Executive Director and other members of the senior management team to develop fundraising goals and support the efforts of the museum in programming and other campaigns.
- Create and maintain a consistent and methodical system for timely cultivation, stewardship, solicitation, and fulfillment of donor programs.
- Create innovative fundraising engagement programs to cultivate new donors.
- Identify and secure corporate supporters, including developing a new strategy on corporate giving benefits.
- Strategize, manage, and execute the annual calendar of donor cultivation events, including galas.
- Develop and expand donor cultivation opportunities.
- Oversee government support and relationships, including city, state, and federal levels.
- Manage relationships with the Museum’s major foundation partnerships and build on the foundation portfolio.
- Leverage Executive Director and other leadership staff to cultivate new donors.
- In collaboration with the Executive Director, cultivate and oversee relationships with the Board of Trustees.
- Recruit, train, and supervise development staff, interns, and volunteers.
- Identify, oversee, and increase grant proposals from institutional partners.
- Manage overall fundraising budget and cash flow needs, and ensure goals are met.
- Develop new fundraising strategies for future campaigns.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience
- Minimum of 7–10 years experience in a development-related position
- 3–5 years of supervisory experience leading diverse staff
- Strong budget management experience required
- Experience working in a museum setting or other nonprofit related field
- Proven track record of successful fundraising (over 5 million annually) in the nonprofit sector
- Ability to cultivate and steward major gifts
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills; comfortability communicating with all levels of internal staff and donors
- Knowledge of development databases
- Ability to use development-related philanthropic search engines.
- Familiarity with tri-state philanthropic community
- Experience with special events
- Strong customer service, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Team-builder mentality
- Goal-oriented overachiever
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Innovative, creative, and adaptable
- Ability to travel as needed