Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) supports Johns Hopkins? focus on research, teaching and patient care, and its role as a national and global leader in higher education. We create and foster enduring relationships that result in advocacy and philanthropic support for Johns Hopkins University & Medicine?strengthening the institution through partnerships with donors, alumni, volunteer leaders, faculty, students, staff, and patients.

This role has a onsite presence of 5 days per week in Washington D.C.

The newly announced School of Government and Policy, unveiled in October 2023, presents a pivotal opportunity for Johns Hopkins University to strengthen its footprint and engagement in the nation?s capital. This initiative aims to serve society, train the next generation of public servants, drive data-informed government innovation, and confront the complex challenges facing today?s policymakers.

Reporting to the Dean of the School of Government and Policy and the Associate Vice President for Development of the Johns Hopkins University, we are seeking an Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations, School of Government & Policy who will provide strategic leadership in building a comprehensive Development and Alumni Relations program for the school. This leadership position works jointly with the Dean, the SOGP senior leadership team, and other leaders within Johns Hopkins Development and Alumni Relations, and is responsible for fundraising activities in support of the mission and vision of the school.

The Associate Dean will plan and conduct all aspects of private fundraising, the orchestration of major fundraising campaigns, programmatic activities involving major and principal donors, corporate and foundation relations, alumni outreach and engagement, strategies in positioning the school to unaffiliated donors, and numerous related events. This role also involves coordinating strategic partnerships with philanthropic organizations that enhance research, teaching, and policy impact through direct engagement with faculty expertise. Moreover, this position supports the Dean in his/her fundraising activities, as directed by the Dean.

This position will provide overall strategic leadership for SOGP fundraising priorities, manage donor-related publications, activities and staff functions, and personally build and manage a portfolio of individual prospects rated with a capacity to give at least $100,000. It is critically important that the successful candidate embrace the entrepreneurial nature of this position. A successful candidate must be energized by the entrepreneurial nature of this opportunity in a well-established institution. The prospect pool will need to be grown and managed to a mature, developed pool of individual, corporate and foundation donors. Additional responsibilities include managing staff and budgets, developing and executing effective strategies to obtain private sector funding support and working closely with the Dean and other key University leadership.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities 

• Provide strategic leadership and philanthropic partnership development for SOGP fundraising priorities, development, and alumni relations activities and staff functions.
• Exceed the School?s fundraising campaign goal.
• Serve as a strategic convener and partnership architect, facilitating meaningful collaborations between donors, corporate partners, foundations, and faculty that advance both philanthropic and academic objectives.
• Oversee the development, management and composition of the SOGP advisory board, leveraging board members as strategic partners in identifying and cultivating prospects.
• Develop and manage a portfolio of major and principal gift prospects ($100,000 and higher), using effective partnerships with the Dean, the faculty, and the central development offices. Lead the overall prospect management, donor strategy development and solicitation activities for the school.
• Work with the senior leadership of the School of Government and Policy to identify and execute strategic philanthropic partnerships that align with institutional priorities.
• Engage the SOGP community in identifying and engaging the individuals, corporations and foundations who will be partners in building this brand and in assuring the school?s success.
• Represent the Dean and the SOGP to both external and Johns Hopkins audiences, clearly articulating the Dean?s vision and priorities.
• Work closely with the University?s Principal Gifts Office to build the pool of engaged principal level ($5 million +) prospects for SOGP.
• Over the course of the next five years, hire, onboard and train a team of development and alumni professionals.
• Plan, execute, and continuously improve on all school-based business practices for development and alumni relations, in cooperation with the central development functions and policies established for the University-at-large. This includes gift acceptance and acknowledgement procedures, donor stewardship, prospect management, annual fund processes, etc.
• Represent the SOGP within the university?s development organization and participate as a senior leader in an institution-wide division of more than 500 people.
• Actively work to maintain an equitable and inclusive work environment; build community across alumni, donors, volunteers, and coworkers.
• Promote a professional workplace culture of mutual respect, collegiality, and collaboration for all members and affiliates of the institution.

• Bachelor's degree.
• Ten or more years of progressively responsible fundraising and development experience, with a strong track record of successfully soliciting major and principal gifts.
• This is a position in which there is an expectation of frequent travel as well as staffing of evening and weekend events. 
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Advanced Degree preferred. 
• Be able to understand and articulate academic values/goals, working collaboratively with faculty administration, students, alumni and volunteer leadership; be able to establish objectives, set performance standards, and organize and motivate staff to achieve fund raising goals.

• A thorough appreciation of academic planning and its relationship to the effective application of fundraising principles.

• He/she will be an insightful and creative leader, motivated by an opportunity to build a top government and policy school at one of the world?s leading research institutions
• Experience in higher education strongly preferred.

• Experience in fundraising for a new program, non-alumni affiliated organization is strongly preferred.

• Experience in multifaceted capital campaign planning and implementation strategies.

• Demonstrated experience in managing advisory boards and volunteer leadership.

• Ability to interact, communicate, and work effectively with individuals, recognizing and respecting the many and varied identities of each person.

Classified Title: Associate Dean 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Associate Dean for Development & Alumni Relations, School of Government & Policy   
Role/Level/Range: ADMOFF/01/EX  
Starting Salary Range: Salary commensurate with experience, starting at $210,000 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm 
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Location: District of Columbia  
Department name: Office of the Dean   
Personnel area: School of Government & Policy 

About Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) was founded in 1876 as the nation's first research university, dedicated to bringing the benefits of discovery to the world. JHU is the largest private employer in Baltimore and Maryland, making a large economic impact in the city and state. We enroll more than 30,000 full- and part-time students across nine academic divisions, offering in-person and remote learning in over 400 programs. Not only are we located in Baltimore, but we also have a presence in Washington, D.C.

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