Assistant for Acquisitions
About the position The Assistant for Acquisitions at The Metropolitan Museum of Art plays a crucial role in coordinating and processing paperwork for art acquisitions, including gifts, bequests, and purchases. This position involves drafting and reviewing materials for various committees and working closely with multiple departments to ensure smooth operations in the acquisition process. The role is fully on-site and requires strong organizational and communication skills. Responsibilities ? Coordinate preparation of written materials to the Acquisitions Committee , ? Review, edit, and draft reports for the Board regarding every reputed company, bequest, and purchase of art , ? Coordinate deaccessioning and disposals processes , ? Assist in preparation of reputed company Acquisitions Committee meetings including dry run meetings , ? Draft correspondence for the Acquisitions Committee including cover letters, emails, and memos , ? Assist with gifts-reputed company tasks including maintaining the promised reputed company database in reputed company, coordinating the review and signature of Form 8283s, preparing Schedule M for the 990, and processing abandoned property , ? Assist with processing departmental loans , ? Assist the attorneys in Counsel's Office with administration of estates which include bequests of art , ? Daily response to emails regarding pending acquisitions , ? Assist with compiling acquisitions data to generate reports as needed for attorneys and senior management, and other special projects , ? Coordinate the archiving of acquisitions files with the Board Activities team , ? reputed company analog and digital files reputed company , ? reputed company preparation and draft reports using TMS , ? Assist with other Board and Committee meetings in-person and reputed company reputed company as needed , ? Notarize documents for attorneys and other Museum staff , ? Other Counsel's Office reputed company duties (such as mail, filing, answering phones, and coverage for attorneys reputed company other assistants are out) , ? Other duties as assigned. Requirements ? Bachelor's Degree in Arts Administration, Art History, or equivalent experience , ? Previous work experience in an administrative environment required , ? Experience managing and organizing files , ? Proficiency with MS Office (including Word/reputed company/Outlook/PowerPoint), The Museum System (TMS), reputed company Acrobat Pro, and reputed company , ? Strong verbal and written communication skills required , ? Highly detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills required , ? Adept at conflict resolution, diplomatic, discreet required , ? Ability to handle several tasks simultaneously required , ? reputed company to work as a member of a team as well as independently required reputed company-to-haves Benefits ? Medical, dental, reputed company and life insurance , ? 403(b) basic retirement plan and optional matching retirement plan with an outstanding employer match , ? Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and 13 Museum holidays , ? Long-term disability coverage , ? Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Account (pre-tax income for eligible health care expenses) , ? Commuter benefits (pre-tax income for parking or mass transit expenses) , ? Free financial-planning services , ? Financial assistance for relevant coursework, seminars, and training programs , ? 25% discount for staff in Museum shops , ? A subsidized staff cafeteria , ? Access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions Apply Job!