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Deputy Director of Development
Development Department
Frontline Fundraising
Work Status:
Full Time
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Location of Job:
Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco CA
Salary:
$168809 - $193485
Schedule:
Hybrid
Regular Hours:
9 am-5 pm; intermittent evenings and weekends
Reports To:
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Supervisory:
Yes leads a team of 9 with 4 direct reports
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
The San Francisco Symphony is among the most adventurous and innovative arts institutions in the United States celebrated for its artistic excellence creative performance concepts award-winning recordings and standard-setting education and community engagement programs. Since it was established in 1911 the Symphony has a grown in acclaim under a succession of distinguished music directors: Henry Hadley Alfred Hertz Basil Cameron Issay Dobrowen Pierre Monteux Enrique Jord Josef Krips Seiji Ozawa Edo de Waart Herbert Blomstedt and Michael Tilson Thomas. Now led by the visionary conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen who completes his tenure as the Symphonys 12th Music Director at the end of the 202425 season the San Francisco Symphony is redefining the orchestral landscape for the modern era.
The San Francisco Symphony presents more than 200 concerts and presentations annually for an audience of nearly 350000 in its home of Davies Symphony Hall. A cornerstone of the organizations mission the San Francisco Symphony provides some of the most extensive education and community programs offered by any American orchestra. The Symphonys free music education experiences engage students in grades 112 throughout the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) serving more than 25000 students annually.
In 2001 the Symphony became the first American orchestra to launch its own in-house record label SFS Media. Recorded live in concert and engineered at Davies Symphony Hall SFS Media recordings showcase music by American composers as well as core classical masterworks. San Francisco Symphony radio broadcasts the first in the nation to feature symphonic music when they began in 1926 today carry the Symphonys concerts across the country. In 2004 the Symphony launched the groundbreaking multimedia Keeping Score series on PBS-TV and the web; the series was made available for unlimited free streaming on the Symphonys YouTube channel in 2020. In 2014 the San Francisco Symphony inaugurated SoundBox an experimental and eclectic live music series which takes place in an alternative performance space located backstage at Davies Symphony Hall. For its adventurous programming the Symphony has been honored 19 times by the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers and the Symphonys recordings have garnered Frances Grand Prix du Disque and Britains Gramophone Award as well as 17 Grammy Awards.
JOB SUMMARY
Reporting to the Chief Philanthropy Officer the Deputy Director of Development (DDD) is a key strategic leader and is the second most senior position on the Symphonys Development Team. The DDD is responsible for strategy and contributed funding from individuals foundations and government supporters and overall growth of private philanthropy. The DDD works regularly with the Chief Philanthropy Officer Board leadership fundraising volunteers and supports the Development Committee of the Board. The DDD is a critical frontline fundraiser. managing a portfolio of 4550 Major Gift and Planned Giving prospects totaling a minimum of $3 to $5 million annually for the Annual Fund. The DDD will also lead a team of nine development professionals with four direct reports including a Senior Giving Officer Maestros Circle; a Senior Major Gift Officer; a Senior Giving Officer New Philanthropy; and a Senior Giving Officer Foundation & Government. The ability to travel as needed to represent the Symphony around the Bay Area and northern California and to be present at evening and weekend concert and events is required.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership
Board and Donor Engagement
Team and Organizational Oversight
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Oversee department of nine full-time staff.
Direct supervision of:
Required Experience:
Director
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