Assistant Director of Development, Women and Children’s Health (112792)

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.

 
Johns Hopkins University supports a flexible work
model which includes four different work modalities. This role has
a hybrid work arrangement with an onsite presence of 3 days per
week. The manager will confirm the team’s core onsite days where
the majority/all team members will work in the office. Employees
who travel on university business can count those days towards
their onsite days.
 
The Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine (FJHM) is the
dedicated development and alumni relations team supporting the
entities that comprise Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM), including
clinical departments, hospitals, satellite clinics, and the School
of Medicine. We contribute to Johns Hopkins Medicine’s mission of
patient care, research, and education through securing
philanthropy, building and maintaining donor and alumni
relationships, and supporting institutional priorities. FJHM
partners closely with institutional leaders, faculty, and
clinicians to engage alumni, patients, donors, and prospects in
JHM’s work to advance medicine and improve the human condition.
 

The assistant director of development will focus on the
discovery, qualification and retention of donors, new prospects,
and lapsed donors at an annual giving level for Women’s and
Children’s Health, specifically in the Department of Gynecology and
Obstetrics. The assistant director will also work on special
projects and events to support strategic priorities in Women’s and
Children’s Health and serve as a liaison to partner hospital
development offices serving women’s and children’s health needs
across Johns Hopkins Medicine.

The duties of this role include communicating with patients,
donors, prospects, alumni, leadership, department directors,
faculty, administrators, and professional colleagues. This position
requires independent judgment in the resolution of administrative
challenges and the ability to perform under pressure with a high
degree of accuracy, diplomacy, and confidentiality.

 
The Women’s and Children’s Health Development Office
is focused on private sector fundraising for research, patient
care, and educational needs for the Department of Gynecology and
Obstetrics and Department of Pediatrics, as well as the Johns
Hopkins Children’s Center.
 
Specific Duties and
Responsibilities: 

• Discover and qualify annual, mid-level and major gift
  prospects, and work to incorporate them into the prospect pools
  through the gratitude calling program, event and committee
  participation and virtual and in-person visits throughout the
  year;
• Leverage opportunities to further engage and steward prospects
  through volunteerism, fundraising opportunities, and events.
• Manage the planning and execution of all Department of
  Gynecology and Obstetrics Alumni Society activities, including
  alumni events (involves travel 3-5 times per year), membership
  tracking, welcome materials, communications, and membership asks
  and upgrades.,
• Collaborate with the Senior Associate Director and faculty
  partners across the Department to identify funding opportunities
  and craft and execute projects to help address these needs.
• Identify funding priorities to highlight for the rotating
  Development website campaign calendar; manage content and
  production of the quarterly GynOb e-newsletter; and research
  highlights for divisions.
• Participate in the planning and execution of all development
  events for the department. Manage all aspects of endowed
  lectureship events, including speaker dinners, program logistics,
  invitation lists, and invites. Support the senior associate
  director with the planning of other events including, but not
  limited to, the Stride & Thrive 5K, Survivorship
  Reception/Conference, professorship dedications, ceremonies, and
  celebrations.
• Manage the support needs of the Center for Fetal Therapy
  Parents Council in partnership with the senior associate
  director.
• Utilize design and communication platforms such as Canva,
  Constant Contact, and ThankView to cultivate and steward donors,
  alumni, and prospects of Women’s and Children’s Health.
• Manage the creation, design, and reporting of annual giving
  crowdfunding campaigns.

Other Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with
  development colleagues, faculty, and staff.
• Learn and actively refresh knowledge of
  school/divisional/departmental priorities and activities.
• Engage in team-wide activities, knowledge-sharing, and
  supportive dialogue.
• Collaborate with development staff and participate in all
  Women’s and Children’s Health meetings, trainings, and annual
  retreat.
• Represent the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics in
  Development and Alumni Relations activities, on committees, and for
  institution-wide programming and planning.
• Attend meetings and trainings through the Fund for Johns
  Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins University Development and
  Alumni Relations.
• Utilize the Johns Hopkins donor database and related systems to
  track fundraising activity and analyze the department’s annual
  giving pipeline.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree. Additional graduate level education may
  substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the
  JHU equivalency formula.
• Two years minimum of related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous volunteer or work experience planning and executing
  events strongly preferred
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and
  manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, problem solve,
  and follow through with assignments from start to finish.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism,
  collaboration, diplomacy, and confidentiality in a team-focused
  environment
• Willingness to work occasional evening or weekend hours

 
All applicants are expected to uphold the
university’s core values which includes diversity and inclusion.
All staff treat people with dignity and respect by being fair and
consistent. We demonstrate an open-minded approach to understanding
people regardless of their race, gender, age, national origin,
religion, ethnicity, disability status or other characteristics. We
show respect for the beliefs and traditions of others; encourage
and promote practices that support cultural diversity; and
discourage behaviors or practices that may be perceived as unfair,
biased, or critical toward people with certain backgrounds.