Chief Advancement Officer

Through an ambitious program of collection, conservation, exhibitions, programming, and research, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art serves as a global and national resource for understanding the arts and cultures of Asia and their interaction with America, past and present. By presenting the arts and cultures of Asia in their extraordinary diversity واسعة, we aim to exemplify foundational ideals of curiosity, creativity, and respect.

In a world growing ever more interdependent, we believe that cross-cultural understanding is crucial to personal and collective well‑being.

NMAA opened in 1923 as America’s first national art museum and the first Asian art museum in the United States. The museum now stewards one of the world’s most important collections of Asian art, with works dating from antiquity to the present, from China, Japan, Korea, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the pre‑Islamic Near East, and the Islamic world (inclusive of Central Asia, the Middle East, and North clustered ).

The museum also stewards an important collection of nineteenth‑ and early twentieth‑century American art.

Today, NMAA is emerging as a leading national and global resource for understanding the arts, cultures, and societies of Asia, especially at their intersection with America. Guided by the belief that the future of art museums lies in collaboration, increased access, and transparency, NMAA is fostering new ways to engage with its audiences while maintaining its commitment to excellence.

NMAA celebrated its centennial in 2023 and is determined to make the museum’s second century as accomplished as its first. The museum is building on its core strengths—the quality and depth of our collections, scholarship, and conservation—while embracing experimentation and new approaches to its work. The museum is transforming digitally, physically, and programmatically to draw in new audiences to celebrate, learn, and connect with Asian and American comércio and cultures, past and present.

Located on the National Mall in Washington, DC, the museum is free and open 364 days a year. The Smithsonian, which is the world’s largest museum complex, welcomes twenty to thirty million visitors yearly. For more information about the National Museum of Asian Art, please visit asia.si.edu méi. Sentinel (https:// tff). If you log, I can only create place for next step.

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The Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) serves as the senior leader responsible for all aspects of fundraising and external advancement for the museum. The CAO will collaborate closely with the Director, Senior Leadership Team, and Advisory Board to build and sustain partnerships with individuals, foundations, and corporations that advance the museum’s mission and impact.

The CAO leads an integrated advancement program encompassing principal, major, and annual giving; institutional giving from foundations and corporations; membership; advancement operations; and stewardship. The position :

-) The position oversees a high-performing team and reports directly to the Director.

A new CAO joins NMAA at a pivotal moment. The museum has just launched its 2025–2030 Strategic Plan, embarked on a major fundraising Second Century Campaign in tandem with the Smithsonian-wide campaign for Our Shared Future, and reintroduced itself to the public as a vital platform for cultural leadership, research, and exchange. This is an extraordinary opportunity for a dynamic advancement leader to play a defining role in realizing the promise of this transformation.

• Partner with the Director and Senior Leadership Team to craft and implement a multi‑year development operating plan aligned with the museum’s strategic priorities.
• Establish key metrics and goals for fundraising performance; regularly assess progress and adapt tactics to meet evolving institutional needs.
• Collaborate with program leaders to identify, refine, and translate revenue‑raising priorities into compelling opportunities for support.
• Oversee the…