JOBS / Associate Director of Development, Annual Giving and Stewardship, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor

Associate Director of Development, Annual Giving and Stewardship, University of Michigan Museum of Art

The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) seeks a new Associate Director of Development. This position is responsible for managing relationships with donor prospects determined to have the ability to make gifts up to $250,000. This position assists the Director of Development in planning a leadership annual giving program and special gifts initiatives. The position supervises a Development Events Specialist.

The new Associate Director of Development will join UMMA at a dynamic time in its history as it prepares to complete construction and launch an expansion and historic restoration/renovation project totaling some 100,000 square feet. This project will bring to UMMA new levels of visibility, along with growing collections, compelling new exhibitions, and new collaborative and cross-disciplinary programs, collectively positioning the Museum at the heart of University and civic life, both intellectually and socially. This unique opportunity will appeal to the candidate who embraces change, who thrives in a cohesive, team-based environment, and who understands the possibilities and challenges of being part of a large university environment as well as part of a sprawling urban region.

This position develops and manages active leadership gifts and prospects and plans and implements strategies for soliciting these prospects. In addition to fundraising responsibilities, the position manages and provides oversight to UMMA’s membership program. Finally this position will supervise the Development Events Specialist providing leadership and coordinating the Museum’s various outreach activities.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. A background in the visual arts and/or the cultural community and/or higher education is required. Broad knowledge of the principles of fundraising and volunteer management is necessary. Must be able to demonstrate the ability to conduct individual gift fundraising in a team environment, including cultivating and soliciting prospects capable of four- to six-figure gifts. Problem-solving, research and analytical skills are essential.

The successful candidate will be an articulate individual with personal integrity and strong interpersonal skills who is creative, flexible, organized, and self-motivated, with superlative planning and follow-through. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential. The candidate must be able and willing to travel, as well as to work outside the normal workday.

Applications must be submitted via the University of Michigan’s employment website at: www.umich.edu/~jobs. For full consideration, applications should be received by March 25, 2008.