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Requisition ID:  117358

Associate Director of Development, Surgery Programs

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.


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 Associate Director of Development is responsible for identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major gift and high-end annual gifts in support of the Departments of Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from grateful patients, unaffiliated individuals, alumni, faculty, foundations, and corporations. The Associate Director will work with the Director of Development and faculty, administrators, and patients, as well as professional colleagues to accomplish fundraising goals in support of the research, patient care and educational needs of the departments.


Key responsibilities: 

  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of the research, teaching, and clinical programs in the Departments of Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in order to represent these needs internally and externally. Articulate the need for support of unrestricted funds and other priorities within these departments.
  • Manage a personal portfolio of grateful patient prospects, unaffiliated individuals, alumni, faculty, foundations and corporations, and build a major gift pipeline based on new prospects and past donors to fund the priority needs of the Departments of Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
  • Initiate gift strategies and cultivate and solicit prospects through personal visits and written communication. This includes an annual goal of at least 85 face-to-face donor visits.
  • Serve as primary development liaison to faculty members throughout the Departments of Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to identify and create strategies for outreach, approach, solicitation, and stewardship of grateful patients in support of their research, division, and/or satellite clinic. Hold recurring meetings to encourage faculty participation in development activities; secure faculty referrals and identify and evaluate giving potential of prospects; coordinate faculty participation in prospect solicitations and stewardship.
  • Organize and direct preparation of proposals, outreach and solicitation letters, gift agreements, and other development materials for prospects and donors.
  • Coordinate stewardship plans for donors at the $100,000+ level. Research specific current-use and endowed funds, develop annual reports for donors, and coordinate annual donor visits.
  • Coordinate direct mail and email fundraising for the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. This includes partnering with the Office of Medical Annual Giving, drafting correspondence and coordinating details in-house and externally.
  • Learn and fully utilize all development systems and procedures of the Johns Hopkins University and Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine, such as JHAS and PowerBI.
  • Coordinate and assist with the planning and coordination of development related activities for the Surgery Programs team including professorship dedications, lectureships, and other ceremonies and events.
  • Other duties as assigned.


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


Preferred Qualifications
  • Related experience in a university or medical setting
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team, manage multiple projects, determine priorities, and maintain a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality  
  • Excellent interpersonal, oral, writing, and editorial skills and the ability to craft effective communications to a variety of constituencies 
  • Comfortable working in a complex, multi-divisional organizational environment 
  • Experience working with broadly diverse groups of constituents such as donors, alumni, faculty, staff, department chairs, hospital and university administration, fundraising colleagues, and/or institutional leadership 
  • Comfort working in an environment that puts a strong emphasis on metrics and success 
  • Strong computer literacy skills and the ability to learn new software 
  • Ability and willingness to travel and to work occasional evening or weekend hours as needed

 Classified Title: Development Officer 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Associate Director of Development, Surgery Programs   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD  
Starting Salary Range: Minimum: $62,899 - Maximum: $110,100 (targeted salary: $87,000; commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm 
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine - East Baltimore Campus 
Department name: 10003225-SOM Admin FJHM Surgery 
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

This salary range does not include all components of the Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine: Surgery Programs compensation program.  This position may be eligible for a discretionary retention and performance bonus, based on individual performance and the Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine: Surgery Programs  performance during the applicable fiscal year, as determined by the leaders of the Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine in their sole discretion.  Therefore, the actual compensation paid to the selected candidate may vary slightly from the salary range stated herein.

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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