Director of Development
St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, St. Louis, MO
The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum seeks an experienced, organized, and collaborative individual to direct the organization’s fundraising efforts and membership program and supervise event planning. Located on the campus of the Jewish Community Center in Creve Coeur. The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum is dedicated tousing the history and lessons of the Holocaust to reject hatred, promote understanding, and inspire change. The Museum is a private, non-profit 501c3 institution with an annual budget of approximately $2.3 million. We offer a collaborative team atmosphere to support your professional efforts, health and wellness benefits, a Monday-Friday schedule, and a competitive starting salary commensurate with experience.
Position Description
The Development Director is responsible for creating and implementing a comprehensive development program to generate financial support to advance the Museum’s mission and goals. Reporting to the Executive Director of the Museum, and in partnership with the Board of Directors, the Development Director is part of the leadership team, and is charged with individual donor solicitations, planned giving, annual campaigns, grants from private foundations and corporations, governmental grants, membership, and special events.
Responsibilities Include:
- Support Executive Director (ED) to connect the Museum to the Jewish and larger community, including members of the corporate community, members of the academic community, and key funders.
- Create and oversee execution of engagement and development plan for Museum.
- Set development goals and strategies across all functions of the museum to maximize engagement.
- Develop and evaluate strategies for current donor retention and growth.
- Develop strategy for planned giving and endowments.
- Identify grant opportunities, lead preparation of applications for funding and manage active grants.
- Identify and implement strategies for corporate and foundation sponsorships.
- Identify additional revenue strategies to help ensure growth and sustainability of the Museum.
- Develop written proposals and key communication pieces for fundraising events and activities.
- Oversee accurate fund management and data entry related to donor activity.
- Engage in community and media activities, serving as a representative of the museum.
- Oversee Membership program, including major giving society (Guardians of Remembrance), planned giving society (Eternal Light Society), corporate membership (Corporations of Conscience) and lead development of benefits strategy.
- Supervise Events Department, including the implementation and support of a venue rental sales strategy and the planning and implementation of any and all fundraising events.
Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 4 to 7 years of development, sales, or related experience, required.
- Familiarity with museum environments strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to implement and monitor the direction of a complex advancement program and to ensure its alignment with organizational goals.
- Expertise in prospect research, digital campaigns, and other tools to support effective fundraising.
- Proven ability to effectively utilize and manage database systems within a data-driven and evidence-based organization; experience with Sales Force suite is preferred.
- Experience establishing strong relationships with executive leaders and volunteer boards/development and event committees and leveraging and leading them effectively in the fundraising process.
- Evidence of excellent leadership skills and knowledge of how to motivate and mentor a fundraising team to increase performance levels.
- Familiarity with the philanthropic and Jewish communities of St. Louis is preferred.
- Experience supervising staff.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to tell compelling stories to inspire donors.
- Ability to use discretion when handling and communicating sensitive information.
- Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment.
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office products, virtual conferencing, and Salesforce CRM.
Compensation
Compensation, including benefits, is competitive and commensurate with qualifications & experience.
Application Instructions
Please submit the following materials to mfreedman@stlholocaustmuseum.org with the subject line “Director of Development.”
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Three (3) professional references, who will not be contacted without the approval of the applicant. All inquiries and materials will be confidential. Applications will be acknowledged.