UMMA Development Coordinator

UMMA Development Coordinator

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Who We Are

The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) puts art and ideas at the center of campus and public life. We create experiences that enrich our understanding of one another, foster joy, and build a more just future. Through exhibitions, programs, research, and community partnerships, we are redefining what a campus museum can be. Formally established in 1946, UMMA is always free and fully accessible, and serves as the primary site for engagement with visual art on the University of Michigan campus. The Museum's collection features over 21,000 objects and represents more than three millennia of global art-making. The Museum is proactively engaged with the most relevant social and cultural questions of our time, researching its collection to recalibrate past practices with today's ethical standards, activating civic engagement and democracy, challenging conventions of encyclopedism, and acknowledging and confronting historic exclusion.

Over the past decade, the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) has experienced remarkable growth in its artistic program, collection, and national reputation. The museum has garnered widespread attention through groundbreaking exhibitions, ambitious commissions, and regular coverage in the national press. At the same time, UMMA has deepened its impact on campus through innovative student engagement and curricular integration.

Job Summary

UMMA seeks a highly organized and collaborative Development Coordinator to provide essential support across the Museum's Development Department and help advance the philanthropic relationships that sustain UMMA's exhibitions, collection, programs, and mission. Reporting to the UMMA Chief Development Officer, this position plays a central role in the department's daily operations and long-term effectiveness. Through careful coordination of gift processing and reporting, donor acknowledgment, prospect tracking, and development communications, the Development Coordinator helps ensure that donors and partners experience UMMA as a thoughtful and responsive institution.

This opportunity will appeal to candidates who thrive in a cohesive, team-based environment and are excited by the possibilities of working within a leading university art museum at a large, research-based public institution. The Development Coordinator will work closely with colleagues across the Museum to strengthen internal collaboration and support clear and efficient workflows. For an early-career professional seeking broad exposure to museum advancement, this role offers meaningful opportunities to contribute to donor strategy, stewardship, and events while supporting the relationships and systems that make UMMA's ambitious work possible.

Responsibilities *

Financial Reporting, Data Management, and Gifts-in-Kind:

• Support the UMMA Development team holistically with processes such as gift processing and reporting, the creation of solicitation mailing lists and event invitation lists, and campaign progress reports

• Coordinate asks/opportunities, track activities and outcomes, write prospect briefings, and generate reports to assist gift officers with prospect management activities

• Collaborate with the UMMA business office on the gift fund utilization, tracking and reporting on endowment usage, and to ensure that data systems are aligned and efficient

• Lead all development processes related to gifts-in-kind in collaboration with the curatorial and registration teams

Stewardship, Communications, and Events:

• Serve as a frontline contact for donor inquiries via phone, email, and mail

• In collaboration with the development team, serve as the primary author of acknowledgment letters and donor reports

• Lead in maintaining and improving stewardship, gift processing, and the acknowledgment letter process

• Support event planning, execution, and wrap-up activities at the direction of the Assistant Director of Development, Annual Giving and Events, and serve as the primary point person for event vendors

• Draft concise professional emails, memos, and reports tailored to multiple audiences, including on-campus funding and sponsorship requests

• Coordinate development-focused marketing and communications in collaboration with the Marketing team by building production schedules and coordinating payments to vendors

General and Administrative Support:

• Provide administrative support to the Chief Development Officer

• Support CDO and gift officers' travel and reconcile expense reports

• Support the Senior Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving in the preparation of proposals and reports

• Support boards and committees, including meeting planning and recording minutes

Internal Relations:

• Develop agendas for development meetings

• Represent the development department at exhibition and project team meetings

• Gather internal and external data for donor reports and solicitations

• Partner with the Assistant Director of Development, Annual Giving and Events, for the creation and implementation of a culture of philanthropy with internal constituents, including students and staff

• In collaboration with the Assistant to the Director, support the physical UMMA Administration Office daily operations and appearance

• Work closely with the Assistant to the Director to support efficient communication and coordinated workflows between the Director's Office and the Development team.

Required Qualifications *

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of certification, education, and experience

• 1-2 years of experience in fundraising, marketing, public relations, communications, or a related field

• Experience working with a database

• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication/writing skills

• Demonstrated strong organizational skills to coordinate multiple priorities, work at high standards and with attention to detail, and meet deadlines within a required timeframe

• Ability to work in an open, collaborative space and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Demonstrated consistency in follow-through and accountability

• Ability to work with confidential information

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about thework modes ( .

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Job Detail

Job Opening ID

277637

Working Title

UMMA Development Coordinator

Job Title

Development Generalist

Work Location

Ann Arbor Campus

Ann Arbor, MI

Modes of Work

Hybrid

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

FLSA Status

Exempt

Organizational Group

Acad & Fac Affairs

Department

UMMA Central Administration

Posting Begin/End Date

5/18/2026 - 6/01/2026

Salary

$55,000.00 - $62,000.00

Career Interest

Development/Institutional Advancement

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