Associate Dean of Development, Alumni Relations & Communications, Krieger School of Arts & Sciences

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 arrangement with an onsite presence of 4 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.

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 institution. Our work supports its focus on research, teaching, and patient care, and its role as a higher education leader on the global stage. We strive to strengthen Johns Hopkins through partnerships with donors, volunteers, faculty, alumni, friends, and patients.

The Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences is one of the leading schools of arts and sciences in the nation. There are currently more than 50 departments, programs, centers, and institutes within or affiliated with the Krieger School. The school has the largest alumni community within the university with more than 72,000 undergraduate and graduate (PhD and Master’s) worldwide alumni.

The Krieger School is devoted to discovery and the creation of new knowledge through research and scholarship, and to the education of our students. This mission creates an exciting environment for vital academic departments, well-rounded and engaged students, and enables vibrant interactions across disciplines and between faculty and students. Our committed alumni build lasting connections to the School and possess the skills, curiosity, and knowledge to pursue satisfying and impactful lives of leadership and service in today’s global arena.

In October 2018, the Krieger School closed out the Rising to the Challenge campaign with an impressive $747 million against a $550 million goal. This was a campaign about empowering the people of Johns Hopkins—our students, faculty members, researchers, scientists, and scholars— who strive every day to improve the lives of others and make a difference in the world.

Currently in the silent phase of the next university-wide comprehensive campaign, the School continues to chart the course for the future, based on the four pillars of the Strategic Plan. Under the leadership of Chris Celenza, the James B. Knapp Dean of the School, the school is in a period of revisiting the already robust profile of the school and seeking new levels of excellence.

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The Associate Dean will provide strategic leadership to advance the Development and Alumni Relations and Communications programs at the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.

Reporting to the Dean of Arts and Sciences and the University’s Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, the Associate Dean is responsible for implementation of all fundraising strategies and activities, and for advancement of the vision and priorities of the School. The Associate Dean manages the Office of External Affairs, a team of 32 total people, comprised of four major functions: Communications, Development, Alumni Relations (Constituent Engagement, including volunteer leadership and alumni relations), and Operations.

The Associate Dean leads the team of twenty-five development and alumni relations staff members, planning and conducting all aspects of private sector fundraising, including orchestration of major fundraising campaigns and other related programmatic activities. These efforts include annual, major, and principal gifts solicitations and strategy, alumni affairs, constituent engagement, stewardship, corporate and foundation relations, and numerous special events. The Associate Dean also manages the School’s Office of Communications and Marketing, which includes a Senior Director and a staff of seven.

The Associate Dean staffs and provide strategic direction for the Dean’s Advisory Board, a 40-person volunteer philanthropic board, managing recruitment and engagement of new volunteer members to advance the priorities of the Dean and the School. The Dean’s Advisory Board is one of six total boards and councils that are managed with the school and