The Art Museum welcomes applications for a Manager, Development Operations to join an experienced and growing team. Reporting to the Senior Associate Director of Development (Senior AD), the successful candidate will be an integral member of the Museum’s development team, overseeing the policies, procedures, and processes that enable the team to maximize its effectiveness, opportunities, and efficiencies, including but not limited to the recording and use of all donor data in the Altru database. This position, in collaboration with the Museum’s Senior Manager of Data Operations, is responsible for ensuring that gifts and pledges are recorded, reported, and acknowledged in a timely manner. They are responsible for the production of customized reports, highly segmented lists, and other data communications as needed. They are the primary liaison between the Museum’s development and finance teams, providing contributed revenue reporting weekly for the development team, expense budgets monthly, and reconciling gifts and cash flow as needed. This position also oversees the identification, implementation, training, and evaluation of all systems for development team operations. They train staff and create manuals for use by the team on all new systems and processes.
About the Museum:
With a collecting history that extends back to 1755, the Princeton University Art Museum is one of the leading university art museums in the country, home to collections that have grown to include more than 115,000 works of art ranging from ancient to contemporary art and spanning the globe. Committed to advancing the University’s teaching and research missions, the Museum also serves as a hub for the humanities at Princeton for visitors worldwide. The Museum currently presents exhibitions in its two downtown venues (Art on Hulfish and Art@Bainbridge) and is touring collections exhibitions nationally and internationally. When the Museum opens its dramatically reconceived building, scheduled for 2025, it will initiate a new exhibitions program with annual exhibitions on-site and on tour.
Applications should include a resume and a cover letter addressing your interest and qualifications for the position.
This is a two-year benefits eligible position.
Essential Qualifications
Successful candidates will have an appreciation of the work of the Museum, with the ability to manage specific responsibilities while providing support for multiple projects and priorities while maintaining a commitment to excellence. They can analyze circumstances, evaluate outcomes, and make choices in the best interest of the development department and organization. They must also be trustworthy and diplomatic, with excellent judgment, customer service, and relationship-building skills with a broad range of constituencies.
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