Associate Director of Development Services – Museum of Contemporary Art – Chicago, IL

Job title: Associate Director of Development Services Company: Museum of Contemporary Art Job description: Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The MCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates may be contacted for interviews. However, due to the high level of interest in positions, the MCA contacts only a small percentage of applicants. Please submit your resume as either a PDF or Word document. We have an opening for an Associate Director of Development Services to support the Development department at MCA Chicago. Reporting to the Director of Development, the Associate Director of Development Services is responsible for the leadership, management and maintenance of development information systems. This position serves as primary liaison from Development to assist the Controller with reconciliation and is responsible for fundraising progress reporting. The role is also responsible for preparing high-quality, confidential research materials on donors, ensuring they are managed through the prospect pipeline and assigned to fundraising staff, and evaluating the on-going progress of solicitation efforts. To be successful in this role, you must:

• Direct the accurate daily processing of contributions and membership transactions; lead and support the implementation of online donor portals.
• Lead the prospect research function for the MCA. Oversee the integration of wealth screening results into the prospect pipeline; with frontline fundraiser support, lead a system of assigning, tracking, and evaluating prospect research data and prospect movement through the donor pipeline.
• Supervise, mentor, train, and oversee direct reports on a day-to-day basis, including oversight of special projects and staff management to ensure the effective and efficient operation of all assigned activities and responsibilities and accountability for results; facilitate strong performance and achievement of key metrics; and provide on-going feedback to assigned direct reports to address, resolve, and/or encourage performance and/or engagement-related matters.
• Serve as the primary liaison from Development to assist the Controller with reconciliation between fundraising databases and the general ledger.
• Lead, create and execute the regular and consistent review of the Raisers Edge database record management policies and develop policies, procedures and business rules pertaining to prospect management following codes of conduct by the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA).
• In collaboration with the Director of Development, develop and distribute quarterly fundraising reports including: revenue forecasting, contribution receivables, Trustee Annual Fund progress and unfunded proposals.
• Design, develop and execute regular fundraising reports as well as ad-hoc reports at the request of the Director of Development and other Development staff. Support the production of dashboards and collaborate with frontline fundraisers to design and implement systems for tracking and reporting on appeals, portfolios, and other constituent tracking for staff and volunteer leaders.

This is a full-time position, with a Monday - Friday 9a-5p schedule that may occasionally include evening and weekend availability as required to fulfill responsibilities and for related museum activities. Ability to perform occasional light lifting, operate computers, printers, and telephones and general mobility throughout the building required. The salary for this role ranges from $66,650 - $86,650. Interested in learning more? HPS Chicago has been exclusively retained for this search. If this role sounds right for you, please submit your resume and cover letter via email to: [email protected]. All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential. Note, materials sent directly to the MCA will not be opened or forwarded. No phone calls please. P.S. The MCA provides a generous benefits package that includes: health, dental, and vision insurance; paid vacation and personal days; free life, AD&D, short term and long term disability insurance; retirement plans; discounted parking; pre-tax transportation programs; visiting the MCA's galleries; curator led staff tours of MCA exhibitions; discounts at the MCA Store and MCA restaurant Marisol; discounts for MCA Stage and other programs; plus a wide variety of discounts at many cultural institutions in the Chicagoland area. As part of our commitment to providing a healthy and safe place for our employees and visitors, the MCA is requiring employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against COVID-19 within the first week of employment. If a vaccination is not possible, a request for a medical or religious exemption can be made with Human Resources. The MCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. In addition, we aspire to make the MCA community and our environment - staff, audiences, artists, programs, and exhibitions - reflective of the diversity of the city of Chicago and to capture the spirit of access, inclusion, and equity in all we do. We strongly encourage and welcome applicants from our BIPOC, disabled, and LGBTQIA communities as they must be centered in the work we do. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at: [email protected]. Expected salary: $66650 - 86650 per year Location: Chicago, IL Job date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 04:59:50 GMT Apply for the job now! Apply tot his job Apply To this Job