Deputy Director

Deputy Director of Advancement

Job Family Professional/Managerial

Type Regular Full-Time

Position Status Getty Center

Workplace Type Hybrid/Partially Remote

Salaried/Hourly Salaried

Hiring Pay Scale $200,000 - $225,000 Annually

Salary Commensurate with experience and internal equity

Program/Department Development - 0121-Development

Requisition Number

Getty is committed to creating a welcoming workplace that reflects the various backgrounds of the communities we serve. We value differences in the pursuit of inquiry and knowledge, mutual understanding, respect, trust, transparency, and cooperation. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.

This critical, leadership role, reporting to the Vice President of Development and Institutional Advancement, is a new role in the Office of Development and Institutional Advancement (Advancement) at The J. Paul Getty Trust (Getty). The Deputy Director will inspire and lead the Advancement team to cultivate a well-informed, connected community of champions who are strongly committed to our common goals and desired outcomes.

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, and creative leader with exceptional listening skills and a proven track record of engaging in authentic and substantive dialogues with donors and partners to recognize, nurture, and facilitate philanthropic desires to realize our shared purpose. In addition, the Deputy Director will help ensure ongoing relationships with and raising the sites of a small, select group of supporters.

The Deputy Director is a key member of Advancement's Leadership Team and works closely with Senior Director of International Programs and Institutional Advancement. A highly motivated self-starter who is goal oriented, the Deputy Director will help to set the tone for culture and ensure that the advancement team has the support, direction and accountability needed to meet annual divisional goals and objectives.

The Deputy Director is responsible for managing three team leaders and, indirectly, the four key areas:

a strategic mission-advancement giving programs team who build long-term, mission-aligned relationships with partners of all types (e.g., individuals and organizations) through strategic giving;

• a donor relations team comprising two arms:
  • donor communications area responsible for acknowledging, recognizing and reporting on the impact strategic giving has;
  • a donor experience area responsible for showing the impact of the partnership among donors and Getty; and
• an advancement operations who serve as the data analytical and strategic powerhouse of the overall advancement team.

The Advancement team co-creates opportunities for individuals, institutions and groups to contribute in ways that reflect our shared values and advance our common goals for cultural enrichment and collective impact. We honor and sustain relationships with existing supporters who offer their time, talent, ties, testimony and treasure, while fostering and expanding a diverse and representative set of relationships across all possible future supporters.

** Getty has engaged Diane Carlyle Executive Search for this role. Interested and qualified persons should email Diane at  to submit their candidacy materials.**

~25% - Direct engagement with donors and the strategic philanthropic partnerships:

• Serve as a strategic partner in advancing Getty's mission, aligning fundraising efforts with institutional priorities and fostering a culture of shared purpose and long-term impact.
• Cultivate enduring, values-based relationships with approximately 25 current and prospective supporters, focusing on mutual mission alignment and the potential for transformational contributions over time.
• Lead with innovation and collaboration in developing fundraising programs that integrate donor relations, external affairs, prospect development, and program partners to create meaningful pathways for engagement.
• Craft and coordinate proposals that reflect Getty's strategic vision and invite supporters to co-invest in initiatives that resonate with their values and aspirations.
• Ensure stewardship is timely, authentic, and personalized, reinforcing trust and deepening commitment through compelling narratives of impact.
• Inspire and model a culture of generosity, setting ambitious yet mission-aligned goals for revenue and donor engagement while emphasizing relationship quality over transactional outcomes.
• Track and achieve key engagement metrics, including meaningful relationships built and deepened, and commitments renewed and made anew, while prioritizing the depth and integrity of each interaction.
• Identify pivotal moments for leadership engagement, offering…