Feb 28th, 2024
Johns Hopkins University: Development and Alumni Relations
Associate Director of Alumni Relations
( Maryland | Hybrid )
About the Organization
It’s only a career if there’s a purpose. Your work should be fulfilling and make a difference in the world. Like transforming healthcare globally, rethinking the way human beings connect with one another, or engineering new technology that could change civilization for centuries to come. Your work could support these initiatives and hundreds more like them. Johns Hopkins Development and Alumni Relations offers unmatched opportunities and resources to make a real difference in the world—and in your career. If you’re looking to leave your mark, we’re looking for you.
Job Description
Position reports to: Director of Alumni Relations
Position salary range: Minimum: $62,300 - Maximum: $109,000 (targeted salary: $79,000; commensurate with experience)
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 2-3 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 Associate Director of Alumni Relations is a key member of the Carey Business School Development and Alumni Relations team, serving to advance the school’s fundraising efforts by proactively assisting a culture of alumni engagement, donor-focused stewardship, and relationship building. The Associate Director will develop processes for capturing and overseeing alumni and volunteer engagement metrics for the school’s growing alumni group of over 25,000 people from all programs, including volunteer tracking and stewardship, data pertaining to growth markets, and other alumni relations activities including regional-, industry-, and identity- based affinity groups. Other responsibilities include the coordination of support activities such as: pre- and post-event support and oversight of key action items; support and management of activities related to the Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board of 30 members; oversight of affinity and mentorship programs; and liaising with the Johns Hopkins Alumni Council and other University-wide endeavors. The Associate Director will also maintain a portfolio of approximately 30 annual giving prospects.
Specific duties & responsibilities (90%):
Track and analyze trends in alumni data from LinkedIn and other sources to make recommendations on events, geographic alumni engagement activities, and affinity programming.
Develop a process of tracking and recording alumni volunteer engagement activity within the JHU Salesforce CRM; develop and maintain a volunteer stewardship program.
Liaise with Director of Alumni Relations on nominees for Alumni Council and Alumni Association Awardees. When necessary, represent Carey Alumni Relations at Leadership Weekend and Executive Committee meetings.
Manage online presence for Alumni Relations for the OneHop site, Carey Business School website, and various affinity network forums.
Manage several of Carey’s affinity-based alumni groups and oversee each group’s leadership committee
Partner with Coaching and Life Design team to execute Carey’s robust mentoring programs
Travel to and manage regional events at existing and prospective club locations to inform Alumni Relations regional strategy.
Lead engagement activities to develop affinity-based programming for high-profile constituents.
Work in partnership with Director of Alumni Relations and Assistant Director of Alumni Relations to develop programming for Carey Alumni Weekend and Carey’s flagship spirit event, Beet Week.
Cultivate giving among recent graduates and annual fund prospects. Responsible for conducting 40 visits per year with volunteers, recent alumni and prospective donors and friends of the school to explore opportunities for growth.
Represent Carey Alumni Relations at various activities and events and at various internal meetings.
Identify new opportunities and liaise with Marketing and Communications to provide donor and alumni stories for publications, marketing materials, website, and press releases.
Support activities of the Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board (DAAB), including tracking RSVPs for three annual meetings, coordinating DAAB giving reports, recording meeting minutes, managing follow-up items, coordinating committee calls, selecting gift items for guest speakers, overseeing updates to the roster and working with DAR colleagues on venue selection and catering needs.
Liaise and partner with the offices of Development, Employer Relations, Coaching and Life Design, Admissions, Student Services, and Central Alumni Relations as necessary.
Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of development and alumni relations at Johns Hopkins.
Other duties as assigned (10%)
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree
Three years related experience
Preferred Qualifications
Five years related experience, preferably including fundraising and alumni relations related activities and experience working with large data sets.
Special knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, a proactive work style, attention to detail, entrepreneurial and creative nature and the ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
A high degree of professionalism, discretion, diplomacy, and a high level of confidentiality.
Ability to work with a diverse group of colleagues at all levels in the organization.
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.