Managing Director, Development, OER Job Number:

26190

Functional Area:

Development/Fundraising Department:

MIT Sloan Office of External Relations School Area:

Sloan School of Management Pay Range Minimum:

$188,700

Pay Range Maximum:

$244,800

Employment Type:

Full-time (Hybrid)

Employment Category:

Exempt Visa Sponsorship Available:

No Schedule:

Pay Grade:

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MANAGING DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS

, Sloan Office of External Relations , will develop and execute high-level strategies to qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward relationships with individuals, families, foundations, and corporations both domestically and internationally, particularly focusing on the base and middle of the donor pyramid; direct individual giving activities and resource allocation to meet campaign goals; customize strategies to link high-net-worth prospects with the Dean's key funding priorities; in collaboration with the Directors of Strategic Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving, develop a donor and volunteer retention and acquisition plan to grow the base of support for the school; serve as a leader for both vertical streams (Development teams) and horizontal streams (Operations, Comms and Mktg, Donor Relations and Stewardship, Events, Strategic Alumni Engagement, and Strategic Information Management); and serve as a lead coach for managers and emerging leaders within the development team, actively strengthening the organization's performance, culture, and professional standards. The full job description is available here: https://web.mit.edu/sloan-hr/jobs/OERManagingDirector.pdf Job Requirements

REQUIRED

: Bachelor's degree; a minimum of ten years of successful direct fundraising experience; demonstrated ability to communicate and work effectively with faculty, senior administrators and MIT leaders, alumni and high-profile business leaders on a regular basis; experience in development, preferably with knowledge of the academic area of the appointing unit, experience supervising staff, setting goals, and managing performance and budgets, and envisioning and implementing international programming; experience working with senior level executives around the world; experience in managing large groups of volunteers, professionals, etc. and direct fundraising experience and demonstrated success at cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.

PREFERRED

: Master's degree in international business, communications, management or related field; higher education experience; passion for international travel; and ability to multitask and collaborate while working virtually during peak travel. Lindauer, a global search and talent firm, has been retained to conduct this search. Consideration of candidates will continue until the position is filled. In addition to applying via the MIT website, candidates should submit, in confidence, a resume and cover letter to Lindauer. Communications, nominations, applications, and inquiries concerning this search should be directed to Megan Abbett, Assistant Vice President, at mabbett@lindauerglobal.com and/or Alexus Forte, Associate Consultant at aforte@lindauerglobal.com. 10/27/2026