Head of Partners & Donors

Teylers Museum is seeking a Head of Partners & Donors      

Teylers Museum is the oldest museum in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1784 and is still housed in its original building. At the museum, you can marvel at art and science. It houses a unique collection of fossils, minerals, books, coins, medals, scientific instruments, paintings, and drawings of international significance. We organize diverse and successful (international) exhibitions, ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Dinomakers, from The Great Illusion – 200 Years of Virtual Realities to Hockney’s Eye.

Partners & Donors Department

Teylers Museum has a large and highly engaged group of friends and donors. The Partners & Benefactors department maintains relationships with them and organizes events for friends and fundraising gatherings. In addition, this department is responsible for bequests, fundraising from (cultural) foundations, and, in some cases, corporate sponsorship. The team works closely with the board of the Teylers Museum Friends Fund and, together with them, makes a crucial contribution to the museum’s success. The department is currently expanding; for instance, the team is growing from three to five staff members.

Work

What are your main responsibilities?

• You lead a team of professionals in a motivating way.
• Together with your team and the board of the Teylers Museum Friends Fund, you will develop and implement new strategies to attract private donors.
• You are responsible for increasing the number of estates.
• You will establish the annual plan, the targets, and the budget, and implement them.
• You manage relationships with current donors in a personal and targeted manner.
• You will help raise funds from (cultural) foundations. 

What do we offer?

• A 32-hour-per-week position with appropriate terms and conditions of employment in accordance with the Museum Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• The position is classified in pay grade 11. Depending on experience, the salary ranges from €3,801 to €5,075 gross per month, based on a full-time (36-hour) workweek.
• You will be offered a one-year contract. If your performance is satisfactory, this will be converted to a permanent position.

Profile

• You are a collaborative and inspiring team player and leader.
• You have the natural talent for networking.
• You are enterprising and proactive.
• You are outgoing and a good communicator.
• You thrive on working in a project-based organization and achieving impressive results.
• You have at least 5 years of experience in a similar position.
• You have a college or university level of work and thinking.

Comment

Are you interested? If so, please send us your resume and a cover letter in which you address the following questions:

•  Briefly describe one of your successes in private fundraising at another organization. What was your role in that? And what would you do differently next time?
• Briefly describe your strategy for achieving substantial growth in the number of estates.

Please send your application by July 7, 2024, to vacatures@teylersmuseum.nl, with the subject line “Head of Partners & Donors.” The first round of interviews will take place on July 11, 2024. We will notify you by email on July 9, 2024, whether you have been invited to the first round of interviews. A potential second interview will take place on July 17, 2024.

Would you like to learn more about the position? If so, please contact Managing Director Marc de Beyer atdirectie@teylersmuseum.nl.

Teylers Museum is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and to being an open organization where people feel comfortable and safe. We strongly encourage anyone who can contribute to this mission to apply. If you don’t fully meet the qualifications but believe your experience and knowledge will enable you to perform the role effectively, please convince us in your cover letter!