Senior Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations, Penn Dental
University Overview
The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America's Best Large Employers in 2023.
Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.
The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.
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Senior Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations, Penn Dental
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Job Description Summary
About Penn Dental:Established in 1878, Penn Dental is among the oldest university-affiliated dental schools in the nation. The School has continued to reach new levels of discovery, sharing, and service in pursuing its mission of education, research, and patient care. Penn Dental students are among the nation's best, and they are matched in quality by the high level of instruction and research among the School's faculty. The School's research encompasses all the basic and clinical sciences, and Penn's emphasis on interdisciplinary scholarship encourages collaborations across disciplines. Penn Dental's clinical care brings the latest techniques and technologies to patients within its teaching clinics and faculty practices.
The School has seen success in its fundraising and alumni relations efforts, with a strong foundation of corporate, philanthropic support. As it move into an exciting phase of growth under the leadership of Dean Mark Wolff, we seek a dynamic and visionary Senior Associate Dean to expand and elevate Penn Dental's fundraising efforts to new heights, ensuring continued success for students, faculty, and groundbreaking research programs.
Position Summary:
Reporting jointly to the Dean of the School of Dental Medicine and the Associate Vice President for University Development (DAR), Penn Dental's Senior Associate Dean is responsible for the overall conceptualization, planning and execution of a coordinated program of private and corporate source fundraising and alumni relations for the School of Dental Medicine. As the lead fundraiser for the program, the Senior Associate Dean is also responsible for growing and maintaining a robust overall pool and individual pipeline of prospects, donors and volunteer leaders on the school's behalf.
The Senior Associate Dean serves as an integral member of the Dean's senior leadership team and plays a key leadership role at the School. They will work closely with their team, the Dean, faculty, the Board of Advisors, volunteer groups, alumni and students, promoting their active involvement in the fundraising and alumni relations process, and orchestrating the use of their time and talent to advance Penn Dental's quest for gift and grant support, as well as further alumni engagement and public awareness.
As part of the University of Pennsylvania's hybrid centralized/decentralized DAR structure, the Senior Associate Dean also serves as a senior member of Central DAR's University Development team and will be included in leadership planning within the program. Within this structure, the Senior Associate Dean has responsibility for cultivating and sustaining deeply collaborative relationships with Central DAR programs and colleagues in order to fully activate the additional capacity of the University's centralized functions.
Duties also include leadership and management, mentoring and professional development of a staff of who manage the alumni relations, annual giving, board relations, major gift fundraising, stewardship, development events and DAR communications efforts for the School.
Both Penn Dental and Penn DAR are committed to cultivating a workplace that values equity, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We seek talented individuals who will help lead our efforts to create a more inclusive workplace in a community with a substantive institutional commitment to equity and justice. Diversity is prized at Penn as a central component of our mission and helps create an educational and working environment that best supports the University's commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship.
Job Description
Specific Responsibilities:
Lead a comprehensive fundraising and alumni relations program which includes:
Manage a targeted portfolio of prospects with the capacity to make six, seven and potentially eight-figure gifts for Penn Dental priorities. Develop, engage team and execute robust and sophisticated strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and prospective donors.Engage the Dean, faculty, staff, board and volunteers in executing the required cultivation, solicitation and stewardship activities to advance the School's quest for gift and grant support, as well as bolstering public awareness.Expand and strengthen the school's fundraising pool and pipeline of potential new donors through sophisticated methods of prospecting including data analysis, internal prospect research, collaboration with the Central DAR teams, sourcing leads through board members and other volunteers, etcWith the Dean, and in collaboration with both Central DAR and the Office of the University Secretary, establish a plan to manage, engage and expand the School's Board of Advisors, its premier volunteer organization. Responsibility for managing and staffing the Chair of the Board and key Board leaders in a timely and efficient manner. Lead and manage a team to achieve optimum results by:
Please provide a resume and cover letter in order to be considered for this role. Please upload all documents in the "Resume/CV" section of the application prior to submitting.**
Qualifications:
Penn Dental and Penn DAR actively seek and welcome people of color, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, persons with disabilities, and people at intersections of these identities, to apply.
Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / School
Development and Alumni Relations
Pay Range
$177,778.00 - $235,000.00 Annual Rate
Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, as well as internal and market factors and grade profile.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Special Requirements
Background checks may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.
University Benefits
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Senior Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations, Penn Dental
University Overview
The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America's Best Large Employers in 2023.
Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational…