Director of Development and Operations

Company Description

ABOUT ACF AND THIS ROLE
ACF supports and advocates for individuals and groups creating music today by demonstrating the vitality and relevance of their art. We empower artists through funding and resources and advocate for the meaningful impact living music creators have in the context of our world today. ACF engages a composercentric community of artists, programmers, presenters, teachers, funders, and audiences, and provides resources, creative models, and advocacy to cultivate equitable opportunities for living composers to share their art and their stories.

Our commitment to being an antiracist organization guides us and our work. The ACF board and staff engage in continued intentional learning about practicing principles of antiracism, and we support an ecosystem that is equitable as well as inclusive. To this end, we strive to build a community with antiracism at the center. We seek to attract candidates with similar priorities and strongly encourage individuals who hold these values to apply.

The responsibilities of the Director of Development and Operations require a weekly presence in our downtown Saint Paul offices. A modest reimbursement stipend for moving expenses will be provided to a successful candidate who does not currently reside in Minnesota or the Twin Cities metro area.

Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a fulltime position with a starting annual salary range of $95,000$105,000, with benefits.

Job Description

Please read on if you are someone who:

• has at least 5 years fundraising experience
• has worked with board members andor volunteers on campaigns
• enjoys utilizing data to inform strategy
• wants to contribute to an organization committed to antiracism and approaches their work with curiosity, courage, and selfawareness

• Currently raising $1.5 million from donations and grants, the organization is in a period of transition to further develop the organization as a national goto space and advocate for music creators. The success of this new direction relies on expanding a portfolio of major donors and national foundations as well as significant grassroots support. The Director of Development and Operations will play a vital role by overseeing the following areas:

  • contributed revenue development and stewardship
  • annual fund and special campaigns
  • grants
  • general operations (systemsworkflows)
  • board engagement

  • The Director of Development and Operations reports to the Executive Director, is a member of the senior staff leadership, and supervises the fulltime Development Manager (grantsboard support), Advocacy Manager (individual campaignspolicy engagement), and General Manager (operationsfinance support). The Director of Development and Operations will work closely with the Executive Director in addition to the Board of Directors. This position is the staff liaison to the board’s Development Committee and is closely involved with financial management (budgets and processes), organizational planning, and board engagement.

    Qualifications

    A successful candidate is skilled at designing and implementing fundraising plans, inclusive of a range of approaches from individuals to institutions; maintaining budgets and other metrics in alignment with organizational priorities; working with diverse perspectives and approaches; and external stewardship of various partners, funders, and community leaders. They are comfortable working with a 9person staff and in a hybrid office environment, balancing inperson and virtual work.

    The ideal candidate will have:

    • At least 5 years of fundraising experience, including:
      • Leading annual fund andor special campaigns
      • Experience working with board members andor volunteers
      • Grant writing
      • • Experience using database (CRM) systems, preferably Salesforce
        • General knowledge of nonprofit finance, including budgeting and funds tracking
        • Experience managing a team and overseeing daytoday organizational operations
        • Strong writing skills
        • Knowledge of MS Office and GSuite applications
        • Ability to be highly organized, proactive, and adaptive
        • Enthusiasm about ACF’s mission and supporting music creators
        • Commitment to antiracism and ACF’s additional core values of leadership, courage, support, and curiosity
        • Discretion with sensitiveconfidential information

        • Additional Information

          ADA SPECIFICATIONS
          This is a hybrid position with duties requiring a weekly presence in our offices in downtown Saint Paul, MN. This role routinely uses standard office equipment. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. This position will require occasional travel.

          HOW TO APPLY
          Submit resume and cover letter describing why you are interested in this role at ACF on SmartRecruiters.com.
          Please only contact ACF if you have difficulty with submitting your information.

          Position is open until filled. Applications received by August 29, 2025 will be given priority.
          Three references will be requested from those invited to interview.