Major Gifts Officer/Development Director: Independence Seaport Museum - Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, United Kingdom - Bryn Mawr College

Description

Hours:
Full Time; occasional weekend and evening hours required. At this time Museum staff is working remotely.

Compensation:

competitive salary, excellent benefits; An ambitious, outward facing, strategic thinker interested in building a Major Gifts program from the ground up.

Reporting to the President & CEO, the Major Gifts Officer will lead Development colleagues, collaborating with Museum Leadership and Programming Directors, to raise funds for programmatic, operational, endowment, and capital priorities.

This new position will be a key member of the ISM Development team, helping to build a major gift program as part of a long-term strategic plan to create enhanced fiscal sustainability for the institution.

Five to seven years of progressive Major Gifts and/or Development experience.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution is required.
Proficiency in Windows, Raiser's Edge (or similar software) and Excel is preferred.

Develop a strategy that will enable ISM to enhance alliances with current donors while launching a systematic initiative to identify and target new bases of support including individuals, corporations and foundations capable of making major gifts in the $50,000 to $1,000,000 + range.

Integrate ISM leadership, programmatic units and volunteers in this strategic framework, providing advice and support to the partnership.

Collaborate with Leadership, Development, and Museum staff to ensure that annual operating support gifts are part of a holistic philanthropic approach with donors.

The Independence Seaport Museumis an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity, inclusion, and equity as matters of fairness and effectiveness.

We are committed to hiring and retaining a staff that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, fostering an inclusive working environment where staff of all backgrounds feel welcomed and engaged in our mission.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

No phone calls.

Independence Seaport Museum deepens the appreciation, understanding and experience of the Philadelphia region's waterways through history, science, art and community.