Associate Dean Development and Alumni Relations

Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations

Case Western Reserve University is committed to providing a transparent estimate of the salary range available for this position at the time of its posting. The salary range is between $96,651 and $122,264, depending on qualifications, experience, department budgets, and industry data. Employees receive more than just a paycheck. University employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare, retirement plans, tuition assistance, paid time off, and a winter recess.

The Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations is responsible for fundraising and alumni relations for the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Mandel School). The associate dean is responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding the Mandel School's top donors, managing a portfolio of 100+ prospects, including alumni and non‑alumni, as well as a targeted group of local and national corporations and foundations in conjunction with central development staff.

This role provides fundraising and strategic leadership for the Dean's Visiting Committee (an advisory and fundraising group of 40 alum and community leaders that champion the Mandel School) and the Scholarship Committee.

The associate dean will engage in direct face‑to‑face cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donors and participate in planning and implementing school‑specific initiatives with the expectation that they will be fully responsible for individual gift activity within the Mandel School. The associate dean will oversee the school's national fundraising programs, special events, offer counsel in planning and implementing its fundraising campaigns outside of Cleveland and supervise the Mandel School team.

Travel, both local and national, is required.

The associate dean is a key member of the dean's senior administrative group, advises the dean, department chairs and members of the faculty, and serves as a primary point of contact to the external community on the positioning of institutional advancement. Functioning as part of a university‑wide development and alumni relations teams, the associate dean will be expected to work collegially and in partnership with school‑based colleagues and develop strong relationships with central personnel.

• Focus on revenue generation and reputation of the school. Identify and develop short and long‑term development goals and objectives for the school. Prepare and implement a strategic plan for building sustainable sources of new revenue through national fundraising initiatives. Assist the dean in the strategic planning process for the school. Establish national or international ventures, which enhance the stature of the Mandel School and strengthen ties to key alumni and friends.
  
  Develop sources of revenue and build strategic alliances with national and international institutions, business organizations and foundations through innovative programming and other opportunities consistent with the school's mission. (25%)
• Build an on‑going portfolio of major and principal gift prospects, managing a prospect list of 100+ principal and major gift prospects. Plan strategies for the cultivation and solicitation of major and principal gifts in conjunction with senior development staff. Coordinate and participate in major and principal gift solicitations by working closely with the senior vice president for university relations and development, dean, and school development officers.
  
  Serve as the school's primary contact about fundraising issues. (25%)
• Conceptualize, strategically plan, and execute capital campaign plans including the identification of prospects for the capital and endowment needs of the school. Assist the Dean in preparing presentations to Foundations and major donors. (10%)
• Recruit and manage the Mandel School campaign committees. (10%)
• Coordinate and participate with the Offices of Gift Planning, Corporate and Foundation Relations and Annual Fund to build and maintain comprehensive giving programs. Coordinate and participate with the offices of Alumni Relations and Marketing and Communications. Plan the school's marketing and communication activities as they relate to fundraising and professional visibility. (10%)
• Provide strategic direction for effective alumni and donor relations with the goal of expanding and continually growing alumni and donor outreach. Develop and maintain a network of national and international leaders to be engaged at the school. Identify, qualify, recruit, and train a core group of volunteers to assist with regional cultivation and solicitation activities. (10%)
• Support the Mandel School's research centers with developing major gift, endowment, and scholarship/ fellowship opportunities. (5%)
• Recruit, train, and motivate staff members in a unique matrixed environment. (5%)

Perform other duties as assigned. (