Major Gifts Officer

CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:

Major Gifts Officer

DEPARTMENT:
Institutional Advancement Operating

FLSA STATUS:

☐ Exempt

JOB SUMMARY:

The newly created position of Major Gifts Officer

(MGO) will play a key role in raising the level of

major gift support for CHM over the next four years.

Reporting to the Vice President of External

Engagement and Development, the MGO will be

responsible for working with the Museum's senior

management, Trustees, and others to cultivate,

solicit, steward, and engage major donors and high level volunteers. CHM completed its most recent

campaign in early 2020; as the Museum continues

to emerge from the pandemic and evolves its focus

to better represent the entirety of Chicago, this

MGO will be critical to the identification and

qualification of new major donors.

The MGO will join a collegial, collaborative, and

tenacious team of Development professionals dedicated to the expanded mission of the Chicago History Museum.

The ideal candidate will be an outgoing and engaging team player with a history of success cultivating major gifts.

This MGO should bring a passion for the history of Chicago and the motivation to contribute to a growing program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Within the first 12 to 18 months, the MGO

will achieve the following major objectives:

• Be fully integrated with the Development

team, working collaboratively to achieve

team goals.

• Engage with a portfolio, while actively

cultivating 20 to 30 donors and prospects

toward new or increased giving.

• Actively participate in securing $400,000

in unrestricted revenue in the first year

from major donors in partnership with

the President and the Vice President of

External Engagement and Development.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The ideal candidate will possess most of the following qualifications and characteristics:

• A minimum of five years of development experience, preferably with prior experience engaging a diverse pool

of donors and prospects in the Chicago philanthropic community.

• Successful history of meeting and exceeding major gifts or high-level annual fund goals is required; capital

campaign and/or planned giving experience is an advantage.

• Comfort and familiarity utilizing donor databases, particularly Altru; excellent time management skills.

• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and analytic skills; the ability to be both creative and strategic, and

communicate ideas, concepts, and plans with enthusiasm and diplomacy.

• A high level of emotional intelligence and ability to build meaningful relationships both internally and

externally, across a spectrum of personalities, backgrounds, and age groups.

• Intellectually curious and self-motivated to contribute to building and growing a robust major gifts program.

• A passion for and commitment to the mission, vision, values, and programs of the Chicago History Museum.

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

The salary range for this position is $115,000 to $125,000 and is based on skills, qualifications, and experience.

The Chicago History Museum offers a comprehensive and flexible benefits package that can be customized to work

for you. Options include medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and accident, long-term disability, and voluntary

additional life insurance; 401(k) plan; paid time off including vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal days;

employee assistance programs; discounts at the Museum Store and North & Clark Café; free or reduced admission to

participating Chicago cultural institutions.

CHM offers a hybrid work environment with a minimum of two days per week on site at the museum to engage in

collaborative team building. The Development team is on site every Tuesday.

REPORTS TO:

Michael Anderson

CHM MISSION

To serve as the primary destination for learning, inspiration, and civic engagement, connecting people to Chicago's history and each other.

CHM CORE VALUES:

Collaboration:

We honor all lived experiences, skills, and goals, weaving them into our work to collectively share stories of history and culture.

Integrity:
We conduct all business and build internal and external relationships on the foundation of honesty, camaraderie,…