Sr. Associate Director Development Strategy

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine - Development and Alumni Relations; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 64,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine - Development and Alumni Relations seeks a Sr. Associate Director Development Strategy to partner with KSAS leadership in crafting donor-facing materials and driving major gift strategy.

Responsibilities include shaping content for proposals, coordinating with DAR and KSAS teams, and translating priorities into compelling materials to inspire investment and strengthen donor relationships. This role targets transformational programs and high-impact campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Three years of related experience, including one year in a similar role.
• Equivalency may substitute for education or experience per JHU policy.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership, departments and chairs to identify funding priorities for donor materials.
• Write and design personalized proposals and case statement pieces for donors.
• Translate priorities into clear content for donors, alumni and external constituents.
• Collaborate on interdisciplinary principal gift strategy with DAR leadership.
• Coordinate with Marketing and Communications to ensure branding and messaging across materials.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Fundraising

Grant writing

Proposal development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Sr. Assistant Director of Development Strategy, in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, will serve as a key strategic partner to the Associate Dean and Senior Director of Development, supporting the execution of donor engagement strategies, campaign concepts, and development priorities across the Krieger School. Working in close collaboration with internal and external partners across KSAS External Affairs and Development and Alumni Relations, the Sr. Assistant Director will advance principal and major gift efforts through compelling storytelling and donor-facing materials — including proposals ($500K and up), leadership briefings, correspondence, and qualitative and quantitative principal gift data — that translate complex institutional priorities into content that inspires investment and deepens donor relationships in support of KSAS campaign goals.

The Sr. Assistant Director of Development Strategy is a leader responsible for the planning and successful launch of transformational projects at Johns Hopkins University. The Sr. Assistant Director of Development Strategy will act as a partner to Development & Alumni Relations and Johns Hopkins Leadership in developing DAR-wide or institutionally impactful programs, as well as aid in the evaluation and stewardship of these programs once executed. The Sr. Assistant Director of Development Strategy will be expected to work at a strategic level with leaders across Johns Hopkins.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership, academic departments and faculty chairs across Johns Hopkins University to identify and elevate funding priorities for inclusions in donor-facing materials.
• Write and design personalized proposals and case statement pieces for donors.
• Translate divisional, departmental, and/or faculty priorities into clear, compelling content for donors, alumni, and other external constituents.
• Collaborate on interdisciplinary principal gift strategy at levels in close partnership with the DAR leadership.
• Partner with and serve as a liaison to Marketing and Communications to ensure development materials reflect consistent messaging, branding, and visual standards, and to support the development of shared content and collateral.
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties listed above the Sr. Assistant Director of Development Strategy will:

• Collaborate with Vice Deans and academic departments and faculty chairs across KSAS to identify and elevate school and departmental funding priorities for inclusions in donor-facing materials.
• Write and design personalized proposals and case statement pieces for donors.
• Translate departmental and faculty priorities into clear, compelling content for donors, alumni, and other external constituents.
• Drive interdisciplinary principal gift strategy at levels up to $4.99M in close partnership with the Senior Director of Development and Associate Dean of External Affairs.
• Partner with and serve as a liaison to KSAS Marketing and Communications to ensure development materials reflect consistent messaging, branding, and visual standards, and to support the development of shared content and collateral.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Three years of related experience, including one year of professional experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fundraising experience in a complex, matrixed organization including proposal development and solicitation implementation.
• Grant writing and/or experience in complex document and report development.

Classified Title: Sr. Development Strategy Associate

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Sr. Associate Director Development Strategy

Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PD

Starting Salary Range: Minimum: $64,470 - Maximum: $112,849 (targeted salary: $85,000; commensurate with experience)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:00pm

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: JH at Keswick

Department name: 10001349-KSAS Development & External Relations

Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences