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World Monuments Fund
Juanqinzhai is the first of the buildings in the Forbidden City’s Qianlong Garden to be restored by WMF.
World Monuments Fund
Supported by WMF, conservators painstakingly restored the magnificent altarpiece at the Cartuja de Miraflores in Spain.

Senior Vice President for Advancement
or Senior Philanthropic Advisor

Organizational Overview

World Monuments Fund was founded in 1965 and is the leading independent organization devoted to saving the world’s most treasured places. Through partnerships with local communities, funders, and governments, WMF inspires an enduring commitment to stewardship of the world’s architectural and built heritage for future generations. Headquartered in New York, NY, WMF has offices and affiliates worldwide. WMF has a staff of 30 in New York, and additional staff and regional representatives around the world and an annual budget of $20 million. Approximately 86% of WMF’s expenditures go to field conservation projects and related education and outreach programs.

World Monuments Fund is creating a senior staff position for a results-oriented individual who will work with the President and Board of Trustees to develop and implement a strategy for vigorous growth of WMF’s constituency, manage cultivation and solicitation of key prospects in the United States and abroad, expand the organization’s reach, and increase domestic and worldwide donor support.

Position Summary

The individual is responsible for helping WMF gain access to a wider constituency of donors domestically and internationally and takes responsibility for (1) identifying and building relationships with individuals and entities who will provide major gift support, (2) developing and implementing cultivation and solicitation strategies to support the growth of the organization worldwide, and (3) representing WMF at key domestic and international events.

The individual reports to the President, working closely with the Executive Vice President to ensure coordination with program and communications activities, with the heads of foreign offices concerning external affairs and international cultivation and outreach activities, and with the members of the Board to develop effective donor relationships.

The current Development Office team of five reports to the VP for Development and is responsible for ongoing fundraising activity including institutional giving, direct mail, gift acknowledgement, events, and the travel program. The relationship with the Senior VP/Senior Advisor will depend upon the candidate selected and will be determined in consultation with the individual, the President, and the VP for Development.

Responsibilities:

Overall

  • Develop a vision and the related strategies for international outreach and a donor development plan that reflects the goals and objectives of the WMF Strategic Plan
  • Work closely with the President, the Chairman of the Board, and the Committee on Trustees on all aspects of cultivation and outreach activities and initiatives
  • Working closely with the President and the Committee on Trustees to implement a board recruitment strategy currently under development
  • Orchestrate the cultivation and outreach work of affiliates, offices, and volunteers abroad to strengthen WMF’s network outside the United States and build a coordinated global cultivation effort

Development

  • Build a portfolio of qualified individual prospects, and oversee the creation of detailed cultivation and solicitation plans
  • Work closely with the President and Board members on cultivation and solicitation activities and ensure effective, continuing stewardship of all donors
  • Manage a personal portfolio of high level prospects

Prospect Relations

  • Explore opportunities to build WMF’s portfolio of domestic and international donor prospects
  • Develop a network of international advisors and spokespeople
  • Ensure coordination and uniform approaches to development and cultivation tasks among WMF’s diverse international offices and representatives
  • Participate in the cultivation of domestic and international donors and partners
  • Working closely with the President, develop and implement strategies for growth of an international constituency
  • Develop an appropriate framework for engaging celebrities and high-profile individuals worldwide with WMF’s work

Qualifications:

  • Educational background in a field related to WMF’s core activities with a least 10–15 years of high-level fundraising or external affairs experience
  • Effective experience with multi-faceted strategic planning and management
  • Superior oral and written communication skills; experience in developing successful presentations
  • Ability and willingness to participate in events outside the workday schedule
  • Relevant professional experience with organizations working in the arts and culture, historic preservation, or international affairs
  • Demonstrated success in leadership of outreach and cultivation activities and in major gift solicitation for a cultural or related organization
  • Strong interpersonal skills and comfort in working with prospects, donors, Board members, volunteers, and senior staff
  • Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects within tight deadlines
  • Maturity and self-confidence to work in high-pressured setting requiring teamwork and to appreciate and reflect the WMF culture
  • Ability to travel as necessary, including internationally
  • Competency in standing office software and online research tools
  • Foreign language proficiency a plus

To Apply:

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and resume to World Monuments Fund at 2011jobs@wmf.org.
Review of eligible applications will begin on November 1, 2011.


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