The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions is seeking a Foundation Relations Officer.

The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence solutions was launched on April 1, 2022, merging the Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, an independent 501c3 organization. This innovative new center combines the expertise of highly respected gun violence researchers with the skills of deeply experienced advocates to advancing policies to reduce gun violence.

The vision of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions is a just and healthy country free from all gun violence. The mission of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions is to,

• Develop, advocate for, and defend evidence-informed solutions to reduce gun violence in all forms.

• Conduct and translate rigorous policy-driven research; and engage in educational opportunities that support gun violence solutions.

The Foundations Relations Office is responsible for managing, soliciting, documenting and stewarding the Center’s portfolio of foundation and corporate funders in conjunction with the Center’s Director of Development. The Foundation Relations Officer is also responsible for individually managing a portfolio of donors, which includes a subset of the Center’s foundation sponsors, family foundations, and individual donors.

This role also serves as the development team’s liaison with the Center’s Grants and Contracts Manager and supports the Center’s Director of Operations to coordinate to fulfill all financial requirements related to all of the Center’s subawards and primary awards, which includes external, internal and government funders.

This position will operate as a member of the school’s development and alumni relations (DAR) team and will work closely with School DAR colleagues to promote a culture of collaboration, creative innovation and rewarding outcomes between the Center and the School.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Fundraising 63%

• Maintain foundation and corporate program development systems and procedures including maintaining the calendar of foundation deadlines (i.e., due dates for grant applications, reports, letters of inquiry, etc.).

• Attend training for all JHU and JHSPH development systems and stay abreast of enhancements to these systems.

• Maintain detailed and up to date knowledge of the Center’s programs to communicate priorities to current and prospective foundation and corporate funders and donors.

• Coordinate with Center Co-Directors, faculty and program team colleagues to develop accurate content for external foundation and corporate, internal JHU, and government grant proposals and applications.

• Manage the renewal of all current foundation grants, including writing grant proposals, and fulfilling all the JHURA grant applications procedures.

• Record and track all of the Center’s foundation activity and progress in the development database JHAS.

• Support the Center’s part-time faculty’s role as grant PI’s in producing grant applications and grant reports as needed.

• Collaborate with the Director of Development, the Bloomberg School’s Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations, and the Central Foundation Relations and Corporate Relations teams to discuss prospect strategy, solicitations, and various communications with Center-focused foundations, corporations, and other supporters.

• Research and vet possible new foundation and corporate funders to create prospect pipeline and create a cultivation strategy with the Center’s Director of Development.

• Manage and solicit a portfolio of foundations, family foundations and select major donor prospects of approximately 40 - 45 funders.

• Assist the Director of Development and the Center’s Co-Directors with developing/delivering presentations to foundation prospects and funders.

• Attend mandatory Bloomberg School development and Office of External Affairs meetings and trainings.

Finance & Grants Compliance Management 10%

• Coordinate the creation of grant application budgets in conjunction with the Center’s Co-Directors, the Director of Operations, the Director of Development, and the Center’s Grants and Contracts Manager.

• Provide Co-Directors, Director of Operations, and program colleagues with summaries of all upcoming grant deliverables to ensure timely compliance with grant agreements.

• Liaise with JHURA, the Center’s, and the HPM Department’s finance teams, and Sponsored Projects Shared Services Center to provide all grant financial information and track as needed, in addition to confirming and tracking grant payments and coordinating the grant modification process as needed.

• Coordinate between federal award sponsors, JHURA, the Center’s Grants and Contracts Manager, Center Co-Directors and the Center’s federal grant program leads to set up the Center’s federal grants, including,

• Coordinating with Sponsored Projects to submit quarterly financial reports.

• Supporting the Director of Operation to manage any grant award modification processes on both programmatic and financial sides by coordinating with JHURA, Grants Contracts Manager, and ORIS.

• Coordinating with the project leads on creating biannual programmatic reports.

• Documenting and tracking programmatic and financial reporting requirements.

Stewardship 25%

• Coordinate and complete all required foundation grant reporting, including narrative and financial reports, working with program, research, finance, and other staff to ensure timely submissions.

• Oversee the recognition and stewardship process in conjunction with the Director of Development and the Center’s communications team to ensure timely delivery of customized stewardship materials (e.g., Center’s reports, key announcements, events) to foundation and corporate supporters, and manage a listserv of foundation and corporate sponsors.

Content Creation & Writing Duties 2%

• Create and submit award applications for Center leadership and staff as needed.

• Assist with other external writing projects as needed such as website content, fact sheets, case studies and content monthly newsletters.

• Other duties as requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.

• Five years of related experience, with minimum two years foundation fundraising experience. Writing, foundation, and academic experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with grants management and knowledge of grant stewardship best practices.

• Experience with and knowledge of the basics of nonprofit finance/accounting.

• Experience with grant project management tools and donor databases.

• Experience with, and/or knowledge of, the institutional/foundation giving landscape.

• Exceptional grant writing skills, including a proven track record of success writing winning proposals.

• The ideal candidate will have the ability to thrive in an intellectually challenging, fast-paced, collegial environment. Political savvy, integrity, discretion, and pragmatic consensus building skills required; mature judgment in handling sensitive and confidential information required.

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills and a highly professional image with the ability to interact with faculty, staff, donors, and volunteers at all levels required.

• Ability to organize and establish objectives and priorities in a complex organizational environment required.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.

*This position requires someone with a strong commitment to and passion for the mission of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions and the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Classified Title: Foundation Relations Officer

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PE

Starting Salary Range: $72,600 - $127,000 Annually (Commensurate with experience)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday to Friday: 9 am – 5 pm

Exempt Status: Exempt

Location: Remote

Department name: HPM-Center for Gun Violence

Personnel area: School of Public Health

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.