DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - MUSEUMS & LIBRARIES

About the role

The Director of Development, Museums & Libraries, reports to the Executive Director of Advancement – Fine Arts. This professional manages a portfolio of major gift donors ($25,000+) to secure philanthropic support for strategic priorities across the University of Oklahoma’s museums and libraries, including the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, and libraries across the Norman, Tulsa and OU Health campuses.

Responsibilities

• Manages a portfolio of major gift donors ($25,000+)
• Sets and achieves an expected annual fundraising goal of $3 million ($15 million over a rolling five-year period)
• Develops and executes fundraising strategies that support exhibitions, collections, preservation, research, programming and public engagement
• Works closely with the Executive Director, museum and library leadership, and OU Foundation colleagues
• Advances complex, impact-based philanthropic initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline
• 4-8 years of progressive experience in fundraising, sales, nonprofit, higher education or communications

Qualifications

• Demonstrated record of advancing complex, impact-based philanthropic initiatives

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong organizational and project management skills

Benefits

• On-site position in Norman, Oklahoma

Pay

• Salary range: $90,000 - $120,000 annually

Schedule

• Full-time, on-site position