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Manager, Pipeline Development and Special Projects

Employer
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Location
Washington, DC
Closing date
May 22, 2019

Job Details

The Manager of Pipeline Development and Special Projects is a new position at the Kennedy Center and will oversee the principal and major gifts prospective donor pipeline across multiple campaigns and teams. This position is an opportunity for an experienced front-line fundraiser to help drive strategy for a high-performing development team at a watershed moment for a world-renowned institution; The Kennedy Center is working on an ambitious capital campaign, looking toward its landmark 50 th anniversary and the 90 th anniversary of the National Symphony Orchestra, and laying the groundwork for the Center's next transformative fundraising effort.

Working closely with the Director of Development Strategy and Special Projects, the Manager of Development Pipeline and Special Projects will ensure the creation and continued vibrancy of a strong pipeline of prospective and current major donors in support of long term and annual campaigns. This position will manage and cultivate relationships with existing principal and major gift prospects as well as identify new prospective institutional, corporate, foundation and individual donors. The Manager will make direct, face-to-face solicitations with major prospective donors, assist the Board and other staff as necessary with solicitations, and develop complex proposals for individuals, corporations, and foundations.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate closely with the Director of Development Strategy and Special Projects and Vice President of Individual Campaigns to align principal gifts strategies, solicitations, and materials with organizational and Individual Campaigns Department priorities.
  • Partner with board members to execute and coordinate high-level activities and individual meetings across the country.
  • Oversee a robust moves management process to track prospects through the donor cycle of discovery, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
  • Generate portfolio assignments for all principal gift portfolio holders.
  • Contribute to prospecting, qualification, solicitation and cultivation plans, in partnership with the newly created prospect research department.
  • Surface executive leadership and research engagement opportunities. Ensure opportunities are optimized through timely, quality preparation, and follow up.
  • Strategize, plan, and evaluate the principal gifts program; develop and report on qualitative and quantitative performance metrics.

The incumbent manages his/her time, resources, and work load to maximize productivity and financial results; exercises discretion; evaluates complex internal and external relationships; and regularly takes initiative to advance project objectives and goals. This position reports to the Director of Development Strategy and Special Projects and will work collaboratively with other development management and staff, as well as with senior staff and Board leadership.

Principle Functions:

30% Pipeline Management
  • Utilizing Tessitura, create and maintain a comprehensive major gift prospect pipeline consisting of current and new donors.
  • Monitor portfolio moves management process for Individual Campaigns, with an added level of guidance and support for the President and Board of Trustees.
  • Working closely with the Vice President of Individual Campaigns and Director of Development Strategy and Special Projects, assign prospects to Directors, Managers, the Senior Vice President of Development, the President, and Board of Trustees.
  • Coordinate and lead Prospect Assignment Meetings.
  • Work with the IT team to maintain database integrity and run pipeline reports.
  • Implement best practices in relation to pipeline creation and maintenance.
  • Provide strategic council to the President and Board of Trustees as to appropriate approach for each prospect.

30% Special Projects - Pipeline Development
  • Identify appropriate strategy and approach for prospects, and collaborate with front-line fundraisers to develop cultivation and solicitation briefing memos for the President and Trustees as needed.
  • Monitor and analyze wealth screening results to identify new prospects for gift pipeline and fundraiser portfolios.
  • Conduct detailed research on top prospects (new and existing) to determine appropriate capacity ratings and philanthropic inclination.

40% Portfolio Management - Principal Gifts
  • Manage a portfolio of principal gift prospects.
  • Prepare solicitation material for meetings, including briefings, talking points, proposals, pitch decks, and targeted follow up.

Education/Experience
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Four to six years development or related experience required, with specific experience in all facets of individual giving
  • Experience managing a dynamic and highly competent team.
  • Experience with Tessitura is preferred.

Minimum Skills and/or Knowledge Required
  • Superior and professional organizational, prioritization, written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills as well as computer literacy.
  • A clear understanding of the Kennedy Center mission, the performing arts, and a nuanced understanding of the ways to maximize fundraising potential within a large and complex institution.
  • Ability to foresee development needs, generate work for this position and for development staff members, anticipate the needs of superiors, and multitask efficiently.
  • Ability to deftly manage many relationships and personality types - both internal among staff members, and external among constituents.
  • Ability and confidence to work without close supervision.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a world premier performing arts organization and our nation's cultural center. Diversity is a critical component of our mission, vision, and values. Our staff exhibits a wide variety of perspectives and experiences which enable us to foster and strengthen an environment of diversity and inclusion. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, paid vacation and sick leave, and a 403(b) retirement plan.

Company

The Kennedy Center is America's living memorial to President Kennedy and the nation's busiest arts facility. The Center presents and produces a variety of theater, musicals, dance and ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, world, and folk music, and multimedia performances for all ages. We are the nation’s beacon for the performing arts, engaging artists and audiences around the world to share, inspire, and celebrate the cultural heritage by which a great society is defined and remembered. 

The Center serves as a catalyst among American arts organizations, eager to explore new directions and inspire audiences locally and worldwide. Whether through our NSO In Your Neighborhood initiatives, our expansion of Hip Hop programming, or the carefully curated programs intended to reflect the rich diversity of our culture, we are committed to reaching new audiences through innovative programs.

Through numerous free events, our national impact in arts education, and the diverse array of programs, art forms, and guest artists on our stages, we pride ourselves in reflecting and making a difference in our community and world today. The Kennedy Center is an institution and gathering place where all are welcome. Our expanded programming palette and the ongoing development of our new building expansion, called The REACH, are indicators of a growing, thriving organization. We have named this new extension of our campus The REACH for the words that inspire us: Renew, Experience, Activate, Create, and Honor.

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