The Museum

• Serve as a member of the President and Chief Executive Officer’s executive leadership team, representing the fundraising function across the staff and Board of Trustees.
• Build and nurture an internal and external culture of philanthropy with staff, donors, partners, and other key external stakeholders.
• Establish a fundraising strategic plan, incorporating Museum needs, programs, and initiatives to assist in the achievement of its mission.
• Partner with the President & Chief Executive Officer and Board of Trustees to establish the pipeline of future fundraising projects.
• Recruit, retain, and mentor best-in-class development staff.
• Collaborate with the Communications department to incorporate the Museum's unique culture and history into fundraising efforts.

• Coordinate, attract, and close major gift funding support at the high six- and seven-figure level from individuals, foundations, and government entities.
• Serve as the lead solicitor of major gifts and as a strategic partner to Museum leadership in building new funding sources and building the Trustee pipeline.
• Craft a planned giving strategy, targeting impactful legacy gifts from existing and prospective donors.
• Liaise with the Board of Trustees to develop major gifts prospects and identify diverse major sources of revenue, including leading Development Committee and Nominating Committee meetings and participating in Finance Committee and general Board of Trustees meetings.
• Create and oversee a multi-year capital and endowment campaign, adjusting as needed throughout the process.
• Manage contributed income projections, development-specific expense tracking, and the respective reporting in concert with Finance.

• Partner with the Curatorial Affairs department on institution needs and revenue generating opportunities.
• Collect data on department metrics to analyze and provide key takeaways and opportunities to the President and Chief Executive Officer and Board of Trustees.
• Collaborate with the Information Technology department, ensuring CRM is up-to-date and fundraising efficiencies are maximized.

• Reports To: President and Chief Executive Officer
• Direct Reports: Senior Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts (vacant), Senior Director, Institutional Giving (vacant)
• Key Internal Contacts: Staff, board of trustees, visitors, and volunteers
• Key External Contacts: Survivors, individual donors, foundations, community stakeholders and members of the public.

• Ten plus (10+) years of progressive experience in advancement, with at least five years in senior development and fundraising positions, including strategic and budget planning. Ability to define a vision, set goals, and strengthen the institution’s culture of philanthropy, preferably at a cultural institution.
• Significant prior experience coordinating, attracting, and closing six- and seven-figure gifts from individuals, foundations, and government entities.
• Extensive experience designing, launching, and running successful capital and/or endowment campaigns.
• A track record of engagement across a breadth of industries and stakeholders, including the Museum community, foundations, business, and political leaders, with the proven ability to create partnerships.
• A passion for the Museum’s commitment to educating diverse visitors about Jewish life before, during, and after the Holocaust.
• Proven experience in recruiting, retaining, and managing professional staff, along with the ability to build, train, and motivate a large development team.
• Effective project management skills, including analysis, planning, prioritization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong business and financial acumen coupled with high emotional intelligence.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written), including presentation skills.
• Technological savvy and a track record of working with customer relationship management systems (Salesforce, Raiser's Edge, etc.).
• An understanding of the use of management information and metric-based systems in fundraising to identify opportunities for innovation and to effectively adapt as needed.