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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/02/15

Applications Due03/23/15

Vacancy ID19380

AgencyEducation Department, State

TitleDirector, Archives Partnership Trust, Box OCE-914/26501

Occupational CategoryNo Preference

Salary Grade28

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $87891 to $107946 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Unclassified Service

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address Office of Cultural Education

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12234

Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have at least seven (7) years of successful management-level experience in endowment, foundation, corporate, and major gift fundraising, preferably including some experience with New York City constituencies and government AND experience identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major gift prospects AND experience developing and maintaining partnerships with key stakeholders, donors, and potential donors AND a demonstrated record of success implementing funding strategies and tools including direct mail and annual giving campaigns AND experience with Raiser’s Edge (preferred) or similar fundraising databases AND excellent written and communication skills.

*Leads to a maximum salary of $107,946 based on annual performance advances.

Duties Description The Office of Cultural Education is seeking to fill the position of Director, Archives Partnership Trust (APT). The Archives Partnership Trust is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and public benefit corporation that secures private funding to build an endowment and to underwrite creative educational, access, awareness, and preservation projects to increase the use of the New York State Archives. The New York State Archives is a program of the New York State Education Department (NYSED) that identifies, preserves, and makes available more than 200 million records of colonial and state government that have enduring value to all citizens.

Under direct supervision of the Chief Executive Officer, who is also the New York State Archivist, the Director of APT works closely with the senior leadership of both the State Archives and the Office of Cultural Education. Duties of this position will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the development office and on-going Trust outreach efforts;
• Supervise staff of the Archives Partnership Trust;
• Oversee all components of raising endowment and special project funding including marketing and growing the membership program and subscription base of New York Archives magazine, building the annual giving and planned giving programs, planning and carrying out special events in support of development, grant writing, and soliciting funds from individual, foundation, corporate, and public sources;
• Work with staff to identify potential donors and partners including preparing prospect lists for evaluation and assignment to Board members, the Trust CEO, and/or others;
• Plan cultivation and solicitation strategies;
• Develop the annual work plan and budget for Board review and approval in conjunction with the Trust CEO, Board members, and staff;
• Lead a team of staff members that includes the Manager of Membership and Special Initiatives to plan and carry out special events and public programs;
• Carry out direct solicitation of prospective donors, individually or with the CEO, Trust Board members, or others, and coordinate stewardship and reporting activities;
• Plan and implement public relations and marketing strategies that support Trust fundraising initiatives, and coordinate with NYSED’s Communications Office;
• Develop, monitor, and evaluate annual and long-range fundraising plans;
• Work collaboratively with New York State Archives’ leadership to achieve programming goals and development objectives;
• Plan, supervise, write, contribute to, and/or edit development materials including: grant proposals; reports; public information documents, including the quarterly membership magazine and e-newsletter; and correspondence for the cultivation, solicitation, and special recognition of foundation, corporate, individual, and other prospective donors; and
• Oversee the preparation of Board and committee agendas, minutes of Board and committee meetings, work plans, reports and records of development activities, and budget statements for the Board.

Additional Comments CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: This position is in the unclassified service and serves at the discretion of the Executive Officer of the Archives Partnership Trust.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Qualified candidates should send a resume and letter of interest by March 23, 2015 to ocejobs@nysed.gov (email submissions are preferred). Please include the Box number (OCE-914/26501) of the position in the subject line of your email to ensure receipt of your application.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Office of Human Resources Management

Telephone (518) 474-5215

Fax (518) 486-5631

Email Address ocejobs@nysed.gov

Address

Street NYS Education Department

89 Washington Avenue, OHRM, Room 528 EB

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12234

 

Notes on ApplyingAPPLICATION DEADLINE: Qualified candidates should send a resume and letter of interest by March 23, 2015 to ocejobs@nysed.gov (email submissions are preferred). Please include the Box number (OCE-914/26501) of the position in the subject line of your email to ensure receipt of your application. Please like us on Facebook!

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