Deputy Chief Development Officer for Individual Giving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY, USA
$130,000 - $150,000 yearly

Job Description

About the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.

Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.

At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.

Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always.

Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.

Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.

Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity.

Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

As the Deputy Chief Development Officer for Individual Giving, you will play a key role in advancing Institutional Advancement’s priorities by securing the philanthropic support essential to The Met’s programs, exhibitions, capital projects, and operations. Managing a dynamic portfolio of 100 to 125 individuals with the capacity to make gifts ranging from $25,000 to $10,000,000, you will help drive the revenue necessary for the Museum’s continued strength and long-term strategic initiatives.

You will join an ambitious and collaborative team of development professionals and serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership, curators, and trustees who are deeply engaged in the Museum’s most critical fundraising efforts. In this role, you will work closely with colleagues across Development to identify high-potential donors and prospects and to design and execute tailored cultivation and solicitation strategies. You will engage prospective donors through The Met’s extensive range of cultivation and stewardship events while also developing new opportunities aligned with donor interests. Your portfolio will be centered on assigned curatorial departments and institutional priorities, including exhibitions, educational programs, endowments, capital projects, and other Museum initiatives, supporting Institutional Advancement’s goals of revenue generation and department-wide collaboration.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Develop and steward a dynamic portfolio of 100 to 125 high-potential donors and prospects, prioritizing frequent, high-quality interactions such as meetings, lunches, gallery visits, and substantive conversations to advance relationships and philanthropic commitments.
Build and sustain strong relationships with individuals in the portfolio, strategically positioning them for significant fundraising requests aligned with the Museum’s priority needs, with particular emphasis on major capital, programmatic, and general operations priorities.
Strategically partner, as appropriate, with the Museum’s Trustees, Director and CEO, curators, and Development colleagues to coordinate and elevate cultivation and solicitation efforts.
Strategically partner with the Museum’s Trustees, Director and CEO, curators, and Development colleagues to coordinate and advance cultivation and solicitation efforts.
Work closely with curatorial, programmatic, and Development colleagues to design and execute strategic engagement opportunities and events that support donor cultivation and revenue generation.
Partner with Development leadership to develop systems that track, assess, and strengthen cultivation and solicitation efforts, helping ensure progress toward departmental fundraising goals.
Maintain strong relationships with donors and prospects through consistent personal, written, and digital stewardship.
Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree required, with a graduate degree preferred.
A minimum of 10 years of fundraising experience, with demonstrated success working within cultural institutions
Proven ability to develop, manage, and deepen relationships with high-potential donors and prospects
Strong knowledge of art history and curiosity for a wide array of projects across the institution
A strong track record of closing five-, six-, and seven-figure philanthropic commitments
Extensive familiarity with New York’s cultural, philanthropic, and social communities
Experience working with high-level donors and prospects
Demonstrated ability to operate as a motivated self-starter while also contributing effectively as part of a team.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
Flexibility to accommodate the varying schedules of donors and prospects; willingness to travel as needed
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

COMPENSATION RANGE:

Pay Range: $130,000.00 - $150,000.00 / Annually

The advertised pay scale reflects the good faith minimum and maximum salary range for this role. The advertised pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage for any specific employee. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, special licensing or qualifications, and other factors.

Visa Sponsorship

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Location Requirements

At time of employment, employees are expected to be located within commuting distance of the Museum. “Commuting distance” means that they are located in one of following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania (the “Tri-state and PA” areas), and be able to commute to and from the Museum in a single day.

Benefits Offerings

The Museum provides competitive compensation, and generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees. Note: Benefits Offering may differ based on Employee Status.

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
403(b) basic retirement plan and optional matching retirement plan with an outstanding employer match
Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and 13 Museum holidays
Long-term disability coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Account (pre-tax income for eligible health care expenses)
Commuter benefits (pre-tax income for parking or mass transit expenses)
Free financial-planning services
Financial assistance for relevant coursework, seminars, and training programs
25% discount for staff in Museum shops
A subsidized staff cafeteria
Access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions

We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the desired attributes for a role. If much of this job description describes you, then please apply for this role.

The Met is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, The Met will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed in this process, please contact

benefits@metmuseum.org

The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

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