Senior Associate Dean for Alumni Relations and Resource Development

1 day ago


Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Harvard University Full time
Job Summary

Harvard Kennedy School is seeking a results-oriented and entrepreneurial fundraising professional to serve as the Senior Associate Dean for Alumni Relations and Resource Development. This key role will provide strategic direction and leadership during a transformation period, spearheading the planning and execution of comprehensive fundraising initiatives that align with the School's evolving vision and goals.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide strategic direction and leadership during a transformation period, including spearheading the planning and execution of comprehensive fundraising initiatives, developed collaboratively, that align with the School's evolving vision and goals.
  • Innovate and implement strategies to engage and recruit a new generation of philanthropists, expanding our philanthropic base of supporters beyond traditional networks and cultivating lasting relationships for sustained organizational contributions.
  • Develop and execute entrepreneurial fundraising initiatives aimed at expanding prospect pools beyond alumni and current donors, tapping into new networks and communities, and engaging them in meaningful mission-driven ways.
  • Lead the organization's principal gift efforts, taking responsibility for cultivating and securing transformative gifts that have significant impacts on our programs and mission.
  • Personally manage a select portfolio of major donors while empowering and guiding the development team to achieve collective fundraising goals.
  • Set ambitious fundraising targets and develop clear, actionable metrics to monitor progress and ensure accountability.
Requirements
  • Significant leadership experience in strategic fundraising at complex institutions.
  • Proven track record of success in raising principal gifts in a complex environment.
  • Extensive travel, both domestically and internationally, to meet with current and prospective donors, alumni, and other stakeholders.
About Us

The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (HKS or Harvard Kennedy School) was established in 1936. At the time, the United States was recovering from the Great Depression, and the government was grappling with historic domestic and international challenges. Seeing a need for improved, professionalized public service, Harvard alumnus Lucius N. Littauer funded the Graduate School of Public Administration at Harvard with an unprecedented $2 million gift. At the time, it was the largest single gift from an individual donor given to a university.

HKS' mission is to improve public policy and leadership so people can live in societies that are more safe, free, just, and sustainably prosperous. By combining cutting-edge research, the teaching of outstanding students, and direct interaction with practitioners, HKS has an impact on solving public problems that no other institution can match. HKS' faculty, students, staff, about 23,000 degree program alumni, and more than 66,000 executive education participants tackle a diverse range of public challenges in the United States and around the world.

Teaching, research, and engagement with practitioners at HKS focus on several critical areas, including:

  • Protecting international security and freedom
  • Strengthening democracy
  • Advancing social justice and human rights
  • Increasing economic well-being
  • Enhancing sustainability
  • Improving public leadership and management

Annual Salary Range: $223,100 - $414,900



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