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Manager of Grants and Donor Relations, Cantor Arts Center

Arts, Stanford, California, United States

New

Development

Post Date 5 days ago

Requisition # 106373

Manager of Grants and Donor Relations, Cantor Arts Center

2-year fixed-term

Stanford University is one of the world’s premier academic and research institutions, devoting tremendous intellectual and physical resources toward the betterment of humanity. As a major Silicon Valley employer, Stanford seeks people committed to excellence and to improving our world. In turn, the university is committed to supporting its employees as they develop their careers and enrich their lives. We believe Stanford’s future success will be shaped by the diverse perspectives, unique experiences, and inclusive culture of its community.

Serving the Stanford University campus, the Bay Area community, and visitors from around the world, the Cantor Arts Center provides an outstanding cultural experience for visitors of all ages and a growing online audience of scholars. The Cantor’s encyclopedic collection spans 5,000 years and includes more than 40,000 works of art from around the globe. An established resource for teaching and research on campus, the Cantor offers free admission and programs year-round. It is consistently one of the most visited university museums in the U.S. It is an exciting time to join the expanding team at the Cantor Arts Center. Join us as we build capacity to achieve the museum’s goals within an equitable, collaborative, and creative work environment.

Reporting to the Director of Development at Cantor Arts Center, the Manager of Grants and Donor Relations (2 year fixed-term) will play a significant role in supporting Cantor’s fundraising apparatus. This position will be responsible for successfully obtaining grants to support the museum's exhibitions and programs, as well as reporting on the impact of all types of funding for both institutional and individual donors. This role will develop a collaborative approach to work closely with key stakeholders, including colleagues in other Cantor departments, Stanford Arts, the Office of Development, and the Office of Sponsored Research. In addition, this role will author impact reports and engagement activities that highlight the museum’s achievements and communicate to our donors how important their gifts are to our success.

In this role, you will:

+ Identify and analyze potential grant opportunities for Cantor’s exhibitions, programs, and other operations

+ Research, write, and provide oversight for projects that motivate prospects and organizations to donate and/or steward existing donors, including drafting acknowledgments, stewardship reports and updates, proposals, and other communications to key groups of prospects and donors.

+ Manage communication for stewardship events, including invitations, briefings for museum leadership and hosts, collateral and follow up correspondence while working closely with the events team.

+ Track and maintain the accuracy of stewardship and grant activity, the gift acknowledgment process, stewardship requests, and news stories relevant to the museum.

+ Proactively monitor and manage the stewardship needs of individual and institutional donors, and build a complete understanding of each donor's involvement and giving activity.

+ Serve as the team’s liaison by building relationships with other communications and stewardship officers throughout the university, including OOD’s Central Communication and Stewardship team, and subsequently setting priorities for annual stewardship and communication efforts for the museum, following OOD guidelines.

+ Continually implement a creative, consistent, and donor-centric stewardship and communication program, including potential graphic design.

+ Manage the workflow of multiple deliverables across institutes and with several team members.

+ Collaborate with the Stanford Arts’ fundraisers and fundraisers in other development units to create meaningful messaging and build open channels with the university and OOD broadly.

+ Promote the museum’s fundraising goals internally, including preparing updates to help keep development colleagues informed, updating the Gift Opportunities Tool (GOT), and attending internal meetings to identify opportunities that involve unit-wide participation.

+ Other duties as assigned

Please note that this position will be based on the Stanford campus and will be considered a hybrid role with 2 or more days/week on campus. This position may need to work extended or non-standard hours, weekends and holidays based on business needs.

In order to be successful,** **you will bring:

+ Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.

+ Demonstrated commitment to fostering and supporting an inclusive environment.

+ Experience with grant writing, preferably for an arts organization.

+ Excellent writing skills

+ Ability to synthesize large amounts of information into clear, accurate, persuasive prose.

+ Highly developed communication skills, with a proven ability to listen attentively and articulate complex information clearly, concisely, and with diplomacy to a variety of audiences.

+ Possess strong strategic and analytical capabilities, evidenced by meticulous attention to detail, intellectual vitality, wide-ranging curiosity, and a deep appreciation for academic inquiry.

+ Demonstrated proficiency in information management, including conducting research across multiple university databases and systems, managing data using Excel and other relevant applications, and collaborating effectively with staff responsible for maintaining donor and stewardship information.

+ Exceptional organizational skills, including the proven ability to manage multiple tasks and projects concurrently (sometimes with ambiguity), coordinate the contributions of various stakeholders, establish priorities and timelines, meet deadlines with minimal supervision, and ensure clear communication of project status to all collaborators.

+ Proven ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues possessing different work styles.

+ Demonstrated capacity for learning and knowledge acquisition.

+ Proven ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain strict confidentiality with sensitive information.

_Don’t meet every single requirement? At Cantor Arts Center and Vice Presidency for the Arts, we are dedicated to building an inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. Let us know in your cover letter how your experience makes you a good fit for us. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!_

**The expected pay range for this position is $107,167 - $115,229 per annum** .

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

Why Stanford is for You

Imagine a world without search engines or social platforms. Consider lives saved through first-ever organ transplants and research to cure illnesses. Stanford University has revolutionized the way we live and enrich the world. Supporting this mission is our diverse and dedicated 17,000 staff. We seek talent driven to impact the future of our legacy. Ourcultureandunique perksempower you with:

+ **Freedom to grow.** We offer career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course. Join a TedTalk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or global leader speak.

+ **A caring culture.** We provide superb retirement plans, generous time-off, and family care resources.

+ **A healthier you.** Climb our rock wall, or choose from hundreds of health or fitness classes at our world-class exercise facilities. We also provide excellent health care benefits.

+ **Discovery and fun.** Stroll through historic sculptures, trails, and museums.

+ **Enviable resources.** Enjoy free commuter programs, ridesharing incentives, discounts and more!

_The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned._

_Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources by submitting acontact form._

_Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law._

Additional Information

+ **Schedule: Full-time**

+ **Job Code: 4322**

+ **Employee Status: Fixed-Term**

+ **Grade: H**

+ **Requisition ID: 106373**

+ **Work Arrangement : Hybrid Eligible**