Assistant Director of Development, Women and Children’s Health

Specific Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Discover and qualify annual, mid-level and major gift prospects, and work to incorporate them into the prospect pools through the gratitude calling program, event and committee participation and virtual and in-person visits throughout the year;
• Leverage opportunities to further engage and steward prospects through volunteerism, fundraising opportunities, and events.
• Manage the planning and execution of all Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Alumni Society activities, including alumni events (involves travel 3-5 times per year), membership tracking, welcome materials, communications, and membership asks and upgrades.,
• Collaborate with the Senior Associate Director and faculty partners across the Department to identify funding opportunities and craft and execute projects to help address these needs.
• Identify funding priorities to highlight for the rotating Development website campaign calendar; manage content and production of the quarterly GynOb e-newsletter; and research highlights for divisions.
• Participate in the planning and execution of all development events for the department. Manage all aspects of endowed lectureship events, including speaker dinners, program logistics, invitation lists, and invites. Support the senior associate director with the planning of other events including, but not limited to, the Stride & Thrive 5K, Survivorship Reception/Conference, professorship dedications, ceremonies, and celebrations.
• Manage the support needs of the Center for Fetal Therapy Parents Council in partnership with the senior associate director.
• Utilize design and communication platforms such as Canva, Constant Contact, and ThankView to cultivate and steward donors, alumni, and prospects of Women’s and Children’s Health.
• Manage the creation, design, and reporting of annual giving crowdfunding campaigns.

Other Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with development colleagues, faculty, and staff.
• Learn and actively refresh knowledge of school/divisional/departmental priorities and activities.
• Engage in team-wide activities, knowledge-sharing, and supportive dialogue.
• Collaborate with development staff and participate in all Women’s and Children’s Health meetings, trainings, and annual retreat.
• Represent the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Development and Alumni Relations activities, on committees, and for institution-wide programming and planning.
• Attend meetings and trainings through the Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins University Development and Alumni Relations.
• Utilize the Johns Hopkins donor database and related systems to track fundraising activity and analyze the department’s annual giving pipeline.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree. Additional graduate level education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
• Two years minimum of related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous volunteer or work experience planning and executing events strongly preferred
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, problem solve, and follow through with assignments from start to finish.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism, collaboration, diplomacy, and confidentiality in a team-focused environment
• Willingness to work occasional evening or weekend hours