Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted 3 days ago

Vice President and Chief Development Officer

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh15 open roles

Where
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowVice President and Chief Development OfficerCarnegie Museums of Pittsburgh · Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

8.2% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 1.8%1 day
  2. 3.6%3 days
  3. 8.2%7 days
  4. 15.2%14 days
  5. 34.0%30 days
This job: posted 3 days ago

The posting

The Vice President and Chief Development Officer (VPCDO) is responsible for the strategic direction and operational management of development activities throughout Carnegie Museums’ (CMs’) four-museum system; ensures the efficient operation of fundraising programs in support of broad fundraising success. The VPCDO oversees ongoing development activities, special fundraising campaigns, membership, sponsorship, and organizational communications.   QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION & AND EXPERIENCE:

Undergraduate degree in humanities, sciences, museum studies, non-profit management, or related field is required; graduate degree preferred. Must have significant and broad-ranging experience in fund-raising; demonstrated success in planning or implementing fund-raising campaigns; experience with relationship management functions; experience in board, government, and/or volunteer relations. Experience in museum, educational, or cultural settings desirable.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

Ability to succeed in a highly collaborative, matrixed work environment. Knowledge of current best practices in advancement/fundraising. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. Operational and process-focused mindset with an eye to efficiency and maximizing return within existing departmental capacity. Strong knowledge of and commitment to professional ethics. Appreciation of the mission and culture of museums. Commitment to an inclusive workplace. Familiarity with standard relationship management and fundraising software and workflow processes. Dedication to a philosophy of “donor-centered” fundraising. Willingness to embrace CM’s Core Values in the context of development activities. Ability to balance productivity and process, independence, and collaboration.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Work is primarily sedentary in nature; no special demands are required. Candidates will be considered qualified if they can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. 

  PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES A successful VPCDO will set a vision and plan to drive significant philanthropic investment across the four-museum system and create a departmental operating plan and budget in the service of the following responsibilities:

Collaborate with the Museum Directors, President/CEO and other senior leaders, to set the vision and financial goals for philanthropy and align plans for a donor-centered fundraising program. Develop, nurture, and maintain productive philanthropic relationships with individual, business, foundation, community leaders and groups to enhance awareness of and interest in CM’s strategic focus, programs, and giving opportunities. Develop and oversee systems designed to achieve departmental operational and fundraising goals. Work closely with the President/CEO and Museum Directors to solicit and close major and principal gifts. Participate in the creation of strong communications and public relations programs in support of productive relationships with donors, members, supporters, and the Pittsburgh community at large. Work collaboratively with the Museum Directors to establish and maintain effective embedded development teams that meet the museums’ operational needs; evaluate the work of the embedded directors of development and their teams; and ensure they are working to support the Museum Directors’ priorities, fundraising strategies, and development events as well as achieving the museums’ fundraising goals for annual operating and special initiatives.     Lead a comprehensive campaign to raise capital, endowment, and operating funds to contribute to the long-term sustainability of CM. Oversee annual corporate and individual fundraising programs as well as a robust membership program for 30,000+ households to maximize the level of ongoing contributions to CM and meet annual budget objectives. Select, develop, motivate, and manage staff to assure the achievement of goals, adherence to ethical standards, compliance with all appropriate laws and regulations, and strong, respectful relationships with CM’s internal constituencies and external supporters and community. Oversee consistent and sound relationship management practices to ensure that data and information are effectively used and communicated across the organization to support both tactical and strategic planning. This includes a strong collaboration with CM’s CFO and COO to ensure financial and operational success.

Serve as corporate officer and member of the Institute Leadership Team; participate in policy development as a voice for donor-centric philosophy. Advise Museum Directors and the President/CEO about fundraising opportunities and strategies. Support the CM Board of Trustees, Development Committee, and the four Museum Advisory Boards on recruiting new members; in meeting management; and in their roles as ambassadors/fundraisers for the organization.

 

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.