Institutional Giving Officer
Center for Jewish History

Responsibilities

• Expand the Center’s institutional giving program; grow and manage the Center’s corporate sponsorship program.
• Proactively identify, research, and evaluate foundation and corporate institutional giving opportunities. Prioritize institutional giving opportunities for Center leadership based on advancement’s strategic plans.
• Manage a distinct portfolio of private foundations including establishing and maintaining strong relationships with foundation contacts; ensuring that the Center maintains good contact and rapport; inviting relevant institutional representatives to special events; supporting the Center’s leadership team with all meetings, pitches, and solicitations; scheduling and preparing meetings as needed for Center leadership; writing letters of inquiry, proposals, and reports in coordination with other Center staff; tracking all submissions and awards; and ensuring appropriate and timely stewardship.
• Coordinate corporate sponsorships and this portfolio of foundations with all other fundraising activities, especially special events.
• Maintain relevant donor data in donor management database Raiser’s Edge.
• Work collaboratively with the Chief Advancement Officer and leadership team on high-level institutional gifts (over $25,000).
• Contribute to the development team’s overall strategy for fundraising.
• Work collaboratively with the Senior Advisor for Grants and Strategy on complex proposals and reports as necessary; coordinate on matching opportunities for major grants.
• Support the Chief Advancement Officer and Center’s leadership team (Chief Executive Officer, President, and Vice President) with other special fundraising projects as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

• The ideal Institutional Giving Officer candidate will be an excellent communicator and people person with a passion for connecting donors with meaningful causes.
• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree welcome.                               
• Proven experience in securing philanthropic gifts in the non-profit, higher education, cultural heritage, or related sectors. Experience in a library, archive, museum, or similar research institute a plus.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to connect easily and professionally with other people and remember details.
• Strong collaboration skills.
• Close attention to detail.
• Ability to collect and analyze information about a donor, foundation, or corporation and match donor interests to fundraising opportunities at the Center.
• Ability to write clearly and persuasively: effective oral and written communication with all stakeholders including donors, administrators, and staff.
• Ability to collect, synthesize, and analyze data about the Center as an institution and effectively articulate both its mission and its impact.
• Ability to understand, create, and update budgets for proposals and reports.
• Ability to multi-task and be the project manager on several institutional giving proposals and reports simultaneously.
• Must be able to manage and deliver multiple (and often concurrent) internal and external deadlines.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and web search tools.
• Ability to search and update data in a donor management database (Raiser’s Edge).
• Comfort with electronic systems, portals, and databases.
• Comfort with in-person and virtual meetings.
• Interest in Jewish history, archives, libraries, and/or the humanities.