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Requisition ID:  117288

Associate Director, Annual Fund & Stewardship, Athletics

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 onsite work arrangement with an onsite presence of 5 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.


Reporting to the Director of Blue Jays Unlimited, the Associate Director, Annual Fund & Stewardship will be responsible for developing and executing the annual fund for Blue Jays Unlimited, manage volunteer engagement among undergraduate alumni, helping achieve alumni participation goals on an annual basis, and manage annual fund stewardship. Campaigns will include direct mail, email, and crowdfunding appeals for all Athletics constituents.


The Associate Director will collaborate with development colleagues in the Office of Annual Giving, The Hopkins Fund, Parent & Family Programs, Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, and the Whiting School of Engineering, to increase overall undergraduate annual giving both in terms of revenue and donor participation for Blue Jays Unlimited.

Reporting to the Director of Blue Jays Unlimited, the Associate Director, Annual Fund & Stewardship will be responsible for developing and executing the annual fund for Blue Jays Unlimited, manage volunteer engagement among undergraduate alumni, helping achieve alumni participation goals on an annual basis, and manage annual fund stewardship. Campaigns will include direct mail, email, and crowdfunding appeals for all Athletics constituents.


Key responsibilities: 

Annual Fund:

  • Develop the annual fund (i.e. solicitation, stewardship) plan for Blue Jays Unlimited in collaboration with the Office of Annual Giving; monitor implementation, establish appropriate goals, and measure results.
  • Develop segmentation and contact strategies that are consistent with the overall objectives of Blue Jays Unlimited.
  • Determine models to forecast results for dollars and undergraduate alumni participation while monitoring progress toward goal achievement.
  • Coordinate development and production of all direct mail and email campaigns for Blue Jays Unlimited.
  • Manage the Hopkins Athletics Leadership Giving Circle.
  • Manage all sport specific giving clubs for Hopkins Athletics.
  • Serve as a development sports liaison for a minimum of three programs.
  • Manage the creation and implementation of weekly, monthly, and annual reports; both internally and externally.
  • Serve as the staff writer for solicitations and stewardship for Hopkins Athletics.
  • Determine models to forecast Blue Jays Unlimited results for dollars and undergraduate alumni participation while monitoring progress toward goal achievement.
  • Partner with the Executive Director of Development-Homewood Programs, Director of Development-Athletics, and Head of Annual Giving, to develop annual participation goals for Athletics Undergraduate Giving.
  • Create team and individual participation goals for the Blue Jays Unlimited gift officers.
  • Identify areas for program growth (i.e. matching gift program, recurring giving, and digital fundraising platform) to drive participation and create lasting structures to increase annual giving revenue.
  • Establish a strong digital engagement strategy for Blue Jays Unlimited in collaboration with the Office of Annual Giving and Athletic Communications to deploy and drive alumni participation; serve as the liaison between interdepartmental entities to provide and source content for digital platforms.

Stewardship:

  • Manage the annual fund stewardship program.
  • Draft acknowledgement and annual stewardship letters, emails, and videos for athletics donors which may include coordinating activities with athletics staff.
  • Assist with maintenance of prospect and donor data in JHAS (Salesforce) and Constant Contact.
  • Partner with the athletic gift officers on major gift stewardship.

Volunteer Engagement (Alumni):

  • Create, implement, and manage a volunteer engagement program for the Hopkins Athletics Participation campaigns.
  • Create training collateral for all volunteers.
  • Train and motivate alumni volunteers to support the achievement of strategic goals.
  • Identify and cultivate alumni for future volunteer leadership roles.
  • Identify prospects for potential engagement through reunion and recent graduate committees, volunteer activities, annual giving, and events.



Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Three years related experience, with at least two years of professional experience.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Fast-paced, highly variable, and entrepreneurial; this role is best suited for an individual with deft interpersonal skills and collaborative instincts, high adaptability and creativity, intellectual curiosity, a service mindset, and a keen interest in advancing the mission of one of the world’s great research universities.
  • Strong data management skills to effectively use the JHAS constituent management database, Microsoft Office suite, and other systems. Experience with Salesforce platform is preferred, but not required.
  • Keen project management skills to determine priorities and manage multiple projects at once.
  • Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills; demonstrated effective writing skills.
  • Comfortable working in a complex, multi-divisional, and fast-paced organization.
  • Able to work a flex schedule including nights, weekends, and out of state travel as required.
  • Knowledge of NCAA compliance rules.
  • Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to travel.
  • Must live within commuting distance to the Baltimore campus and able to work in an office setting five days per week.

 

 

Classified Title: Donor Relations Officer 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Associate Director, Annual Fund & Stewardship, Athletics   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD  
Starting Salary Range: Minimum: $62,899 - Maximum: $110,100 (targeted salary: $80,000; commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30-5:00pm 
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Location: Homewood Campus 
Department name: 60009257-Athletics 
Personnel area: University Administration 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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