Development Assistant

Job Title: Development Assistant

Department: Development

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Employment Status: Full-Time

Union Position: Yes

Grade Level: 1

Salary: $53,845.68

Reports to: Senior Development Officer

Development Assistant

POSITION OVERVIEW 

The Development Assistant plays an active role in the New Museum’s Development Department, providing support to a dynamic fundraising program and service to our growing donor community.

The ideal candidate is professional, adept at multi-tasking, detail-oriented and efficient, and has at least one year of experience with Raiser’s Edge or similar database for gift and data processing. The Development Assistant provides administrative support for individual giving, institutional grants and sponsorships, membership, and donor events. This role reports to the Senior Development Officer and supports day-to-day workflow, with responsibilities related to donor and member stewardship, prospect research, and benefit fulfillment, and has a primary role of gift processing and acknowledgment. This is a union-represented position subject to terms of the Museum’s agreement with Local 2110, UAW, and is eligible for the New Museum’s employee benefits programs. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process gifts generated by the Development Department with precision and timeliness in Raisers Edge
• Generate tax receipts / acknowledgment letters 
• Track and fulfill donor benefits
• Support membership processing
• Handle administrative duties (maintain calendars, digital filing, recordkeeping, interdepartmental requests, etc.) within the department 
• Support donor communications, development of stewardship and reporting materials
• Conduct and organize donor prospect research 
• Execute regular mailings to support benefit fulfillment and donor stewardship 
• Assist in managing department vendor relations and accounts 
• Provide administrative support as needed to department Directors and Managers
• Enter, track, and manage data across platforms: Asana, Cuseum, Raisers Edge, Acme, Zskipster, Mailchimp

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS 

The successful candidate will be detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects from inception through execution. Applicants should possess excellent organizational skills and be comfortable working in a high-paced, high-level customer service environment. 

A Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years’ work experience is required for the position. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Raiser’s Edge or comparable donor database program is essential. Strong candidates must have excellent communication skills (verbal and writing); a proclivity for organizing and presenting information, facility for understanding organizational systems, professional inter-personal skills, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Knowledge of contemporary art, the international art community, and cultural philanthropy is preferred.