Assistant Director of Development, Department of Medicine

Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
$46,200 - $80,799Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Development is an integral member of a Central team or Development Office (DOFF) and is responsible for securing philanthropic support for an assigned area of Johns Hopkins University and Medicine. Under the guidance of department/divisional leadership, the Assistant Director will organize and implement strategies for effective relationships with prospects and donors, interact with constituents at all stages in the development cycle, with a focus on the discovery and qualification of prospects to meet fundraising goals and objectives. The Assistant Director will manage a portfolio of leadership annual giving prospects and donors with a focus. The Assistant Director is incentive eligible if at least 50% of effort is spent on annual gift fundraising.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Two years of related experience.
  • 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.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience working in a higher education and/or academic medical fundraising setting
  • Experience using Salesforce or other similar advancement CRM platforms for reporting, pipeline tracking, and donor strategy
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
  • Demonstrated interest in donor-centered strategy, data-informed decision-making, and continuous process improvement
  • Experience working with alumni populations and volunteer engagement

Responsibilities

  • In collaboration with leadership, strategize to determine fundraising and development activities that result in the creation of an annual work plan with specific fundraising goals, KPIs, and objectives.
  • Under general oversight, identify and qualify donors, make recommendations and contribute to the implementation of strategies to create effective donor relationships.
  • Under established processes and procedures, identify and qualify new prospects
  • Manage overall engagement strategies for an assigned portfolio of donors and prospects.
  • Create a strategy for ongoing communication and engagement for the portfolio.
  • Leverage activity, including calls, visits, virtual engagement, and email to discover, cultivate, solicit and steward donors and prospects.
  • Utilize the prospect management system in the CRM to conduct research and analysis as well as document development activities.
  • Collaborate with development colleagues as well as faculty and staff in departments across the institution.
  • Conduct a targeted number of strategic, in-person or virtual visits per year to qualify new prospects, solicit gifts, educate or steward donors.
  • Prepare gift proposals, solicitation letters, and other cultivation and presentation materials for prospects/donors.
  • Evaluate the program and approach and recommend adjustments to leadership.
  • Execute special projects and assignments that advance the fundraising efforts and the capacity of the teams.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between the Department of Medicine development team and the School of Medicine development team for alumni-based activities, ensuring coordinated strategy, messaging, and execution of annual and leadership-level giving efforts.
  • Partner with the Director of Development to advance the Department of Medicine's leadership annual giving strategy, with a focus on donor retention, growth, and pipeline development.
  • Maintain accurate reporting, documentation, and tracking of leadership annual giving activity to support pipeline analysis and forecasting.
  • Collaborate with Alumni Relations and Stewardship to develop aligned engagement, cultivation, and recognition opportunities that reinforce donor relationships and long-term philanthropic growth.
  • Other duties as assigned.
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