Development Manager: Woodmere Art Museum

Bryn Mawr College; Wales; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious cultural institution in Wales is seeking a Development Manager to oversee fundraising initiatives and collaboration with key staff. This role involves managing donor relations, organizing events, and implementing growth strategies for membership programs. Candidates should possess a relevant bachelor's degree and five years of fundraising experience. The institution is committed to diversity and equal opportunity in hiring.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience in fundraising or development, preferably in a museum or cultural institution.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding fundraising goals.
• Experience with event planning, donor stewardship, and grant writing.

Responsibilities

• Organize the department calendar and track deadlines.
• Implement Membership program and Annual Appeal.
• Serve as department liaison with Operations Manager.

Skills

Fundraising principles and strategies

Written and verbal communication

Donor management systems

Event planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, business, communications, arts administration

Tools

Donor management systems

Job description

The Development Manager will report in a cross functional manner to both the Director of Institutional Advancement and to the Director of Development, collaborating closely with the leadership of the Museum on all aspects of fund raising and encouragement of philanthropy. The Development Manager will supervise the Development Associate, the development staff member dedicated to donor stewardship, database management, and department support.

Responsibilities

The Development Manager is an anchor figure in the development department, organizing the department calendar, tracking deadlines and schedules, and assisting development colleagues on an as-needed basis in grants writing, major gifts, events, database management, and other activities at Woodmere. This role serves as the department liaison with Woodmere’s Operations Manager, collaborating to ensure that development events are strategically integrated into Woodmere’s broader institutional activities.

The Development Manager envisions and implements Woodmere’s Membership program, establishing clear growth targets with measurable objectives, actively promoting and engaging with members, executing appeals, organizing events, and optimizing renewals. The Development Manager also implements Woodmere’s Annual Appeal.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, business, communications, arts administration, or a related field.
• Five years of experience in fundraising, development, or a related field, preferably within a museum or cultural institution.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding fundraising goals, particularly with annual funds, membership programs, or giving societies.
• Experience with event planning, donor stewardship, and grant writing.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of fundraising principles and strategies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience crafting donor appeals, sponsorship proposals, and reports
• Proficiency in donor management systems
• Familiarity with not-for-profit finance and accounting

Woodmere Art Museum is committed to diversity and equal opportunity in recruitment, hiring and employment. Woodmere shall not, in any manner, discriminate regardless of race, color, age, disability, national origin, citizenship, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, matriculation, or veteran status, and any other status protected by law.

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