Associate Dean, Development and Alumni Relations, Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 240,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health seeks an Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations to lead comprehensive fundraising and alumni engagement. The role supports BSPH priorities with domestic and international travel, reporting to University leadership, and coordinating with central external affairs to maximize donor impact.

The position requires a long track record of advanced fundraising leadership, strategic partnerships, and ensuring alignment with

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree required.
• 15+ years progressively responsible development leadership experience.
• 10+ years of direct fundraising experience including seven- and eight-figure gifts.
• 10 years of supervisory experience, including managing leaders of teams.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, including evenings/weekends.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead philanthropic fundraising strategies for BSPH priorities from individuals, alumni, corporations, nonprofits, and foundations.
• Build revenue strategies and identify opportunities for corporate funding growth.
• Define and lead an alumni relations strategy engaging worldwide alumni network.
• Oversee boards and committees, including Health Advisory Board, leveraging donors and partners.
• Drive diversification and growth of philanthropic revenue and donor engagement for the campaign.

Skills

Fundraising leadership

Donor relationships

Strategic planning

Team leadership

Education

Baccalaureate degree

Job description

At Johns Hopkins, the mission of Development and Alumni Relations is to build enduring relationships that result in advocacy and philanthropic support for the institution. We are deeply committed to and aligned with the academic mission of the university, supporting its focus on research, teaching, and patient care.

The Bloomberg School of Public Health is the #1 public health school in the country and the oldest independent, degree-granting school of public health in the world. It offers unparalleled opportunities for mission-driven creative work at the highest levels.

This role has an onsite presence expectation of at least three days per week in Baltimore.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop and lead effective philanthropic fundraising strategies to obtain, maintain, and grow funding support for the School’s priorities from individuals, alumni, corporations, non-profit partners, and philanthropic foundations, with a focus on increasing philanthropy from individual donors and alumni.
• Build new revenue strategies and identify opportunities for private sector funding growth to BSPH, including managing the director of Corporate Relations within the OEA and partnering with Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures to position BSPH for corporate portfolio growth.
• Define and lead a comprehensive alumni relations strategy, engaging the School’s worldwide alumni network in partnership with the central Office of Alumni Relations to maximize resources across the university.
• Oversee the development, management and composition of volunteer boards and committees, primarily the Health Advisory Board, leveraging board members as both donors and strategic partners.
• Increase, diversify, and sustain philanthropic revenue by defining priorities across the school and serving as a strategic convener to facilitate collaborations between donors, corporate partners, foundations, and faculty.
• Develop and manage a portfolio of leadership and principal gift prospects, focusing on the $1M+ level, and lead prospect management, donor strategy development, and solicitation activities for the School, including targeted domestic and international travel.
• Partner with the Dean to align fundraising goals with the School’s strategic priorities from the BSPH Strategic Plan.
• As part of the university’s comprehensive fundraising campaign, partner with the Dean to further codify strategic vision within the campaign framework, identify top prospective donors, and build strategies to engage potential donors in support of fundraising and engagement metrics for the campaign launching into the public phase in Fall 2026.
• Revise and implement the fundraising campaign for the South Building capital project, setting the course to achieve targets aligned with the school’s budget.
• Manage BSPH development and alumni relations teams, recruiting and retaining leaders and promising contributors to achieve ambitious goals within an ever-changing environment.
• Work in close partnership with the Associate Dean for Communications and Marketing on OEA team collaboration, external affairs priorities, shared operations/project management, and team culture.

Bloomberg School of Public Health Leadership

• Serve on the Dean’s leadership team, working closely with BSPH leaders and faculty to define and achieve goals and priorities that advance public health.
• Oversee development budget planning and reporting with the BSPH budget office, focusing on long‑term, multi‑year fundraising plans.
• Establish effective relationships with department chairs, faculty, and staff to align external relations initiatives with BSPH mission, vision, and values.
• Represent the Dean and the BSPH to external and Johns Hopkins audiences, articulating the Dean’s vision and priorities.
• Leverage and position the Dean in initiating, deepening, and stewarding donor and volunteer relationships, both domestically and internationally.
• Drive a high‑capacity, high‑impact engagement strategy for the Dean with external constituents, including alumni, donors, and potential partners.

Institutional Navigation and Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) Leadership

• Work closely with JHU’s DAR leadership to manage shared trustee and donor relationships, facilitating stewardship and impact reporting.
• Collaborate with the Office of Principal Gifts to cultivate, solicit, and steward transformational‑level giving on behalf of BSPH.
• Build partnerships with central programs, leveraging new tools, technology, and capacity‑building initiatives.
• Align DAR and BSPH team building, local policies, and culture to ensure consistency and ambition in goal‑setting and staff development.

Other Duties as Assigned

• Serve on and lead staff task forces, committees, and action groups as necessary.
• Promote a professional workplace culture of mutual respect, collegiality, and collaboration.

Minimum Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree.
• 15 or more years of progressively responsible development leadership experience; strong preference for five+ years in a complex higher‑education environment.
• 10 years of direct fundraising experience with a proven ability to close seven‑ and eight‑figure gifts.
• 10 years of supervisory experience, including a minimum of five years managing leaders of teams.
• Expectation of frequent domestic and international travel, and availability for evening and weekend events.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree.
• Creativity in strategic planning, relationship building, and stakeholder outreach, and enthusiasm for adapting to an evolving higher‑education environment.
• Ability to translate strategic priorities into fundraising opportunities, including prospect strategies and long‑term campaign planning.
• Strong personal motivation and drive for excellence.
• Capability to coach, counsel, and adapt to academic leadership, leveraging the dean’s opportunities to engage donors, alumni, and stakeholders.
• Strategic planning, organization, and prioritization skills to achieve goals in a demanding environment.
• Aptitude for understanding and articulating academic goals and school priorities while engaging in philanthropic conversations when appropriate.
• Experience managing and engaging advisory boards and volunteer leadership.
• Ability to recruit, mentor, and manage development professionals and administrative staff while articulating a comprehensive programmatic strategy.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Commitment to information technology and data system management.
• Business and financial acumen; ability to manage budgets, weigh financial trade‑offs, and navigate institutional financial reporting of donor funds.

Classified Title: Associate Dean

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Associate Dean, Development and Alumni Relations, Bloomberg School of Public Health

Role/Level/Range: ADMOFF/01/EX

Starting Salary Range: Minimum: $240,000 – Maximum: $260,000

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: 750 East Pratt Street

Department name: 10001027‑Assoc Dean for External Affairs Off of

Personnel area: School of Public Health