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The Jewish Museum:
The Jewish Museum serves people of all religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds through world-class exhibitions ranging from ancient to contemporary. Founded in 1904 and located on New York City's Museum Mile, the Jewish Museum aspires to be the global leader at the center of Jewish culture.
The Museum maintains a unique collection of nearly 30,000 works of art, ceremonial objects, and media reflecting the global Jewish experience over more than 4,000 years. The Museum's thought-provoking, innovative, and intellectually stimulating exhibitions and education programs serve a wide range of audiences, including families, children and teens, students, educators, and visitors with disabilities. As an identity-based institution, the Museum plays an important role among cultural institutions, challenging all forms of bigotry and discrimination and promoting understanding among wide audiences and especially in these challenging times. The Jewish Museum invites applicants of all backgrounds to consider joining the Museum in its work.
The Jewish Museum is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. Integrity, collegiality, and excellence are central to the Museum's values. These values, along with an institution-wide commitment to Diversity, Equity, Access & Inclusion (DEAI), are embedded in the Museum's strategic plan.
The Position:
The Jewish Museum seeks a dynamic, strategic, and highly motivated Director of Individual Giving & Major Gifts to lead a transformational individual fundraising effort during one of the most exciting and pivotal moments in the Museum’s history. With the highly anticipated reopening of the Museum’s 3rd and 4th floors in October 2025—introducing the elegant new Salon event space and reimagined galleries—this is a critical time to expand and deepen philanthropic investment across all levels of giving.
The Director of Individual Giving & Major Gifts will manage all aspects of unrestricted individual giving at the Museum, from basic membership to high-level giving societies, while personally managing the solicitation of unrestricted and restricted gifts through the identification, engagement, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of a portfolio of high net worth families and individuals. This position will expand and maximize giving across the institution by supervising the donor journey at all levels of individual giving, and through a combination of annual and special appeals, from giving societies to anniversary campaign fundraising.
This is an extraordinary opportunity for a seasoned front-line fundraiser with a track record of closing six- and seven-figure gifts and building high-performing teams. The Senior Director will lead the Individual Giving & Major Gifts vertical, encompassing all unrestricted individual contributions from entry-level members to principal gift donors. This role manages a robust personal portfolio of 100+ donors and prospects at the $50K –$1,000,000+ level, while also directly supervising a team responsible for major gifts, next-gen philanthropy, and membership growth.
Reporting to the Chief Development Officer and working closely with the Deputy Chief Development Officer, this senior leader will play a vital role in setting strategy, driving revenue, mentoring talent, and positioning the Museum to meet its most ambitious philanthropic goals to date.
Key Responsibilities:
Fundraising Leadership & Strategy
Team & Program Management
Operations & Performance
Executive & Board Partnership
Requirements:
Why Join Us?
This is a career-defining opportunity to play a leading role in the most ambitious phase of growth in The Jewish Museum’s modern history. You’ll work with a passionate team and a committed community of supporters to bring extraordinary programs, exhibitions, and spaces to life—while shaping the Museum’s future for generations to come.
Send Resume with Cover Letter To:
Director, Human Resources
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10128
Email: [email protected]
The Jewish Museum is committed to diversifying its staff and encourages individuals of all ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds to apply for this position. The Museum is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic prohibited by applicable law.