Vice President, Development Full Time Permanent

Position Summary:

The Vice President, Development, a direct report of the President and CEO and member of the senior leadership team, will oversee the planning, implementation, and management of all League fundraising programs. The successful candidate will lead a team of five development professionals. The Vice President also serves as the League’s point person on the discipline of fundraising for the orchestra field, convening, collaborating with, and supporting development leaders of orchestras across the country.

The Vice President works closely with Board members, League donors, and orchestra leaders nationwide.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership to all League development initiatives to reach established goals.
• Develop and implement a strategy to increase individual giving.
• Work closely with the President and CEO and the Governance Committee of the Board of Directors to cultivate, recruit, and retain new board members and support management of institutional governance.
• Manage the development program, preparing and meeting revenue and expense budgets, setting and achieving goals and objectives, preparing clear and accurate reporting and analysis, and recruiting and motivating high-performing staff members.
• Collaborate with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to ensure accurate financial projections, tracking, and reporting of contributed revenue.
• Develop and nurture strong and productive relationships with development professionals in member orchestras.
• Support and strengthen board member participation in fundraising activity.
• Convene and support development leaders of member orchestras to share best practices and strengthen overall fundraising in the orchestra field.
• Contribute development-related content for mid-year and annual conferences.
• Collaborate with the CEO and all senior team members to align fundraising priorities with annual and long-term strategic objectives and priorities.
• Participate as a senior team member in a broad range of institutional planning and leadership.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required.

Qualifications and Qualities:

• A positive, results-oriented, and passionate desire to work intensively to advance all League goals and priorities, and build community, through outstanding engagement and fundraising activities.
• Knowledge of and experience in developing and implementing best practices in philanthropy, including the formation of major strategic priorities, and management of key functional areas in development.
• A deep and demonstrated appreciation for the power and value of the arts and especially of orchestral music, and a determination to enhance the lives of individuals and society through the arts.
• Ability and desire to serve as a passionate advocate for the League and for orchestral music.
• Confidence in working with senior administrative and board officers as well as leading philanthropists.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong, lasting relationships between an institution and its member constituents.
• Proven ability to attract and secure major gifts from individuals and other sources.
• Ability to identify and capitalize on strategic opportunities. Capacity to conceptualize and execute visionary initiatives to enhance short and long-term financial strength of the League and its members.
• Experience with planning and successful implementation of major campaigns and work with campaign counsel and leadership.
• Hands-on, hard-working, proactive, results-oriented leadership: Leads by action, example and impact.
• Outstanding ability to influence and motivate others; recruits outstanding colleagues and empowers them to get results; has high expectations and is energized by achievement.
• Organizational skills: Uses systems to engage stakeholders, develop philanthropy, build community, manage process, produce results, evaluate outcomes, and create a culture of continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to act creatively and opportunistically to put strategy in action. Able to work independently and also make strong contributions to colleagues and the team as a whole.
• Precision and facility with language; the great judgment needed for effective high-stakes communications; strong writing, editing, and speaking skills.
• The ability to create effective, targeted messaging to drive engagement and fundraising results.
• Ability to provide advice, as needed, and to serve as a strategic thought partner to the President and CEO.
• Demonstrated leadership in working under pressure to implement effective time-sensitive cultivation and solicitation strategies.

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