Senior Assistant Dean External Relations

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Senior Assistant Dean, External Relations
Duties: Provide leadership and strategic guidance to professional staff responsible for Law School advancement, including major gifts, annual giving, stewardship, capital projects, scholarships, curricular initiatives and Law School/University capital campaigns. Ensure close collaboration with University Relations on all aspects of Law School advancement efforts. Manage a limited portfolio of major gift prospects and implement a highly-focused program to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward prospects for gifts between $100k-$2M. Cultivate and manage Law Advisory Board, coordinate meetings, assist committees, provide strategic direction and support to Executive Committee. Supervise Senior Director of Development and Director of Development. Alumni Relations Oversee Alumni Relations activities: provide leadership and strategic guidance to professional staff responsible for developing and implementing alumni engagement and external relations programs. Create and implement a plan for enhanced collaboration between Career Management and Alumni Relations, in order to increase alumni participation in events, mentoring and student professional development. Supervise Director of External Relations. Marketing/Communications Oversee Digital Media team: provide leadership and strategic guidance on a comprehensive web, social media and branding strategy. Conceptualize and prepare principal print and online publications, including admissions viewbook, program brochures, and special event materials. Write and edit outgoing communications on behalf of the Dean’s Office and Law School. Work closely with University Marketing and Communications to leverage design resources and media relations. Work with Student Services Office to coordinate event master calendar. Supervise Web Designer and Webmaster (to be hired). Provide strategic guidance to professional staff responsible for carrying out career counseling to coordinate and leverage development and related activities to the benefit of potential law school job seekers. Participate in alumni employer outreach. Other Duties as Assigned Provide strategic direction for the Law School, working closely with the Dean, faculty and senior leadership group. Serve on Law School committees such as the Dean’s Staff Advisory Council, Committee on Diversity & Inclusion, Alexander Prize Committee. Manage department budgets. Assist with board development (Law Advisory Board, Alumni Ambassadors, Kasner Symposium Planning Committee, etc.). Represent the Law School locally, regionally and nationally through active involvement in professional and legal associations. Oversee special projects as needed, occasionally involving external consultants such as writers, editors, designers, photographers and IT staff.

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