Director of Development [Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden]

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Director of Development

Washington, DC

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is one of the world’s leading museums of international modern and contemporary art. Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Hirshhorn is one of 19 Smithsonian Institution museums. The museum opened Oct. 1, 1974, as a result of the efforts and generosity of American entrepreneur and philanthropist Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899–1981), who donated his collection to the Smithsonian in 1966. Designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft, the museum’s elevated circular building has 60,000 square feet of exhibition space inside and nearly four acres outside in its multilevel Sculpture Garden and Plaza. Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the Smithsonian Institution’s museum of international modern and contemporary art. With nearly 12,000 paintings, sculptures, photographs, mixed-media installations, works on paper and new media works, its holdings encompass one of the leading collections of postwar American and European art. The Hirshhorn has one of the most comprehensive collections of modern sculpture in the world, with many examples on view indoors and in the Sculpture Garden.

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden seeks a charismatic and accomplished director of development (DoD) with proven fundraising experience to re-build and grow a high-performing development department to serve the philanthropy needs of the museum today and for the future. The director of development will have the opportunity to reshape and build a team over time.

The successful candidate will possess at least eight years of progressively responsible development leadership experience, preferably within a major, arts-related institution, non-profit organization, educational institution, or other environment of similar complexity, which includes work in all functional areas of development including major gifts (individual and institutional) and participation in a major capital campaign. S/he will have demonstrated ability to provide management oversight, leadership, and direction with at least five years of significant supervisory experience. S/he must have hands-on major gift experience with a proven track record of fundraising success, including cultivation through solicitation and stewardship as well as experience working with planned giving, grant writing, and annual fund strategies for grooming the next generation of leadership donors; experience leading membership activities is a plus. Additionally, the successful candidate will possess genuine enthusiasm and passion for the Hirshhorn Museum’s mission, history, and world renowned programs, exhibitions, and collections; credible knowledge of modern and contemporary art and a personal love and passion for the field.

A bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree and strong academic credentials that will be credible to donors is preferred.

Inquiries, nominations and applications (current resumes and cover letters) should be directed electronically to:

Gerard F. Cattie, Jr.

Managing Director

Practice Leader – Development & Philanthropy

Diversified Search

275 Madison Avenue, 39^th Floor

New York, NY 10016

Gerard.Cattie@divsearch.com

212-542-2587

PI87708529