Houston, Texas, United States · On-site
Job DetailsJob Location: Houston Grand Opera - Houston, TX 77002Job Highlights The Assistant Director of Foundation Giving manages a portfolio of key foundation donors while expanding Houston Grand Opera’s institut…
Skills: Foundation Giving, Donor Portfolio Management, Grant Writing, Relationship Management, Prospect Research
Houston, Texas, United States · On-site
Job DetailsJob Location: Houston Grand Opera - Houston, TX 77002Job Highlights Houston Grand Opera (HGO) seeks a highly organized, detail-driven Institutional Partnership Coordinator to support Foundation, Corporate, and…
Skills: Grants Administration, Compliance Coordination, Project Management, Tessitura, Microsoft Office
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Manage a portfolio of foundation donors and prospects to solicit new and increased support for the Houston Grand Opera. Collaborate with internal teams to design compelling grant proposals and ensure accurate tracking and reporting of foundation gifts.
Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience in fundraising, grant management, or relationship management. Candidates must possess excellent communication skills and the ability to work nights and weekends for events.
Job DetailsJob Location: Houston Grand Opera - Houston, TX 77002Job Highlights
The Assistant Director of Foundation Giving manages a portfolio of key foundation donors while expanding Houston Grand Opera’s institutional giving program through leveraging key introductions, cultivating new relationships, and collaborating internally to customize powerful major gift opportunities for foundations.
Join Us!
We are looking for talented, passionate, and dedicated people who are eager to make contributions to our community and our mission. If you are excited about this position but your experience does not align perfectly, we encourage you to apply! You may be just the right candidate for this position or another role at HGO.
The mission of HGO is to enrich our diverse community through the art of opera. We do so by creating, curating, exploring, and producing outstanding experiences centered around the human voice. HGO has received a Tony Award, three Grammy Awards, and three Emmy Awards – we are the only opera company in the world to win all three honors.
Our strategic focus is two-fold: creating profoundly enriching experiences for our diverse audiences and clearly defining and positively promoting the HGO brand. We believe every team member enriches our organization by exposing a broad range of ways to understand and engage our community and discover, design, and deliver enriching experiences.
We offer robust benefits to full-time employees, including:
Comprehensive and affordable health benefits.
Generous paid time off.
403b retirement plan with employer match.
Flexible work schedule.
Professional development fund and opportunities.
Discounted parking in the Theater District garage and nearby lots, plus easy access to Metro transportation.
Free tickets to our mainstage and community productions and events.
Manage a portfolio of foundation donors and prospects (including associated individuals, as appropriate), soliciting new, renewed, and increased support.
Develop creative and personalized stewardship touchpoints to deepen relationships and report on the impact of their gifts.
In collaboration with Philanthropy leadership and partners across HGO, design and promote compelling grant opportunities and funding proposals that align foundation priorities with HGO's mission, supporting an aggressive acquisition strategy for new foundation support.
Collaborate with colleagues across the Philanthropy and Marketing teams to ensure timely, persuasive proposal submissions, impactful reporting, and appropriate, agreed upon recognition.
Partner with the Institutional Giving Coordinator and Finance to ensure foundation grants are tracked and allocated in accordance with gift agreements and funder restrictions, and that all reporting obligations are met and documented in a timely manner.
Lead prospect research strategy (in collaboration with the Senior Director, prospect researcher, and HGO leadership) to identify, qualify, and prioritize new foundation prospects, assessing their capacity and alignment with HGO's mission.
Represent HGO at networking and community events, serving as an ambassador for the organization and cultivating new and existing foundation relationships. Lead the development and management of HGO's foundation relationships with Board members and Trustees, engaging them as connectors and champions to strengthen and expand HGO's foundation network.
Ensure that records for foundation donors and prospects are accurate and up-to-date with all interactions, proposals, and gift activity in Tessitura, ensuring data integrity and supporting accurate pipeline management, revenue tracking, and financial forecasting. Host portfolio donors and prospects to HGO events and performances, as appropriate.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with 5 or more years of experience in foundation grants, fundraising, sales, relationship management/customer/client service, or a related field. Must have demonstrated ability to implement and manage projects involving multiple departments. Requires proven excellent written and verbal communication skills. Requires some night and weekend work around performances and events.
We seek a resourceful, proactive, self-starter who can independently solve problems and prioritize key tasks in a fast-paced environment. Successful candidates will be natural motivators, who encourage and empower others to meet ambitious goals. Must be highly organized with strong attention to detail. Knowledge of opera is not necessary, but passion for the arts is a must.
The physical demands described here are representative of those we consider important for an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job: extended periods of sitting and performing tasks such as typing and using a computer mouse, with strong visual and auditory focus, occasional lifting (not exceeding 20 pounds), reaching for items, effective communication skills, and fine motor abilities, being mobile within the office for activities like attending performances, events, and meetings. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Houston Grand Opera is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at HGO are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws or regulations. HGO will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. HGO encourages applicants of all ages.
Qualifications
HGO is an award-winning opera company based in Houston, TX that celebrates diversity and innovation.
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is one of the largest, most innovative, and most highly acclaimed opera companies in the United States. General Director and CEO Khori Dastoor assumed leadership of the organization and responsibility for its strategic vision in 2021. HGO was the only American finalist for Opera Company of the Year in the 2025 International Opera Awards, and the only American company to be nominated for the award three times. In fulfilling its mission to advance the operatic art, to serve the Houston community, and to be a global leader in the future of opera, HGO has led the field in commissioning and producing new works (76 world premieres to date) and in training and nurturing promising young artists and administrators. In 2025, the company launched the Houston Grand Opera record label, enabling it to share American operatic works with a broad international audience. HGO contributes to the cultural enrichment of Houston and the nation through a diverse and innovative program of performances, community events, and education projects that reaches the widest possible public. The company’s pioneering Community and Learning initiative has served as a model for other arts organizations. HGO invites all Houstonians to experience superlative opera without the barrier of price through discounted single tickets and subscriptions, subsidized student performances, and free productions. HGO has toured extensively and has won a Tony, three Grammy awards, and three Emmy awards. It is the only opera company to win all three honors.
Offices: 510 Preston St., Houston, TX 77002, US
HGO is an award-winning opera company based in Houston, TX that celebrates diversity and innovation.
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is one of the largest, most innovative, and most highly acclaimed opera companies in the United States. General Director and CEO Khori Dastoor assumed leadership of the organization and responsibility for its strategic vision in 2021. HGO was the only American finalist for Opera Company of the Year in the 2025 International Opera Awards, and the only American company to be nominated for the award three times. In fulfilling its mission to advance the operatic art, to serve the Houston community, and to be a global leader in the future of opera, HGO has led the field in commissioning and producing new works (76 world premieres to date) and in training and nurturing promising young artists and administrators. In 2025, the company launched the Houston Grand Opera record label, enabling it to share American operatic works with a broad international audience. HGO contributes to the cultural enrichment of Houston and the nation through a diverse and innovative program of performances, community events, and education projects that reaches the widest possible public. The company’s pioneering Community and Learning initiative has served as a model for other arts organizations. HGO invites all Houstonians to experience superlative opera without the barrier of price through discounted single tickets and subscriptions, subsidized student performances, and free productions. HGO has toured extensively and has won a Tony, three Grammy awards, and three Emmy awards. It is the only opera company to win all three honors.
Offices: 510 Preston St., Houston, TX 77002, US
