Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh invites applications and nominations for the position of Vice President for Advancement and Community Engagement. CMP's next Vice President will be an energetic and innovative leader in the advancement field with a passionate commitment to CMP's mission, values, and role in the Pittsburgh community.

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh (CMP) was founded by Pittsburgh industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1895. His vision was to create an institution that would bring the best of science, art, music, and literature to the people of Pittsburgh. Today, CMP is the largest and most comprehensive cultural organization in the Pittsburgh region, known throughout the world for vast collections of artworks and scientific specimens and for an active agenda of curatorial and scientific research. Currently CMP operates four creative, inspiring, thought-provoking museums – Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum – and offers collaborative, cross-museum forms of public programming. CMP serves over 1.4 million people annually, with close to a million visiting its museums and 400,000 children engaging in school-based programs.

Reporting to the President and CEO, the Vice President is responsible for the strategic direction and operational management of community engagement and institutional advancement activities throughout Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and serves as a key member of the President's leadership team. The Vice President will provide strategic leadership and operational direction for all aspects of CMP's fundraising, engagement, and communication efforts, including development programs, campaigns, membership, communications, travel program, sponsorship, government relations, and related activities. The Vice President will oversee a team of 60+ professionals who raise between $20 - $27 million annually and engage 30,000+ members and donors.

The Vice President will be a proven leader who values innovation and creativity, and is well-versed in current relationship-driven fundraising and engagement strategies and tactics. The ideal candidate will have the ability to articulate passionately the mission, values, and goals of the Carnegie Museums and willingness to embrace CMP's “Cornerstone Commitments” in the context of community engagement and institutional advancement activities.

The Vice President will have the ability to work in a highly-collaborative, matrixed work environment; knowledge of current best practices in institutional advancement, including strategic communications; experience in all phases of a comprehensive campaign; outstanding interpersonal and communication skills; strong major gifts cultivation and solicitation skills, including supporting the work of executive and volunteer leadership; strong knowledge of and commitment to professional ethics; appreciation for the mission and culture of museums; commitment to an inclusive workplace; familiarity with standard relationship management and fundraising softwares and workflow processes; dedication to a philosophy of “donor-centered” fundraising; and ability to balance productivity and process, independence and collaboration.

Successful candidates will have seven or more years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising, development and/or advancement. Experience in museum, educational, or cultural settings is desirable. An undergraduate degree is required. An undergraduate degree in the humanities, sciences, museum or non-profit management is preferred. An advanced degree is preferred.

Nominations, inquiries, and expressions of interest should be forwarded, in confidence, to:

Susan VanGilder, Partner

Kenna Boyd, Associate

Storbeck / Pimentel & Associates, LP

CarnegieAdvancement17@storbecksearch.com

For more information about Carnegie Museum and its programs, please visit: http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh is firmly committed to equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, non job-related disability or genetic information as those terms are defined under applicable law.

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