Associate Director, Alumni Engagement

Position Summary

• Manage all regional alumni groups by providing support in planning, promoting, and implementing a variety of events and strategic alumni engagement programming. Help to establish affinity-based alumni groups, to strengthen the overall student and alumni support network.
• Recruit, train, and support volunteer leadership for alumni regional groups. Manage and update Regional Alumni Leader Guide and website, including guidelines, roles, and resources for current and prospective regional alum leaders.
• Create opportunities for meaningful engagement for alums with current and prospective students, and develop programming to engage alums through volunteer efforts in partnership with Parent & Family Philanthropy, Career and Professional Experience (CAPX), Student Life, and Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions, among others.
• Partner with Advancement team members and campus partners to develop and promote alumni engagement programming (e.g. panel discussions, practical skills workshops, distinguished alumni lectures)
• Establish greater alignment and enthusiasm with student groups, such as student government and affinity groups, to integrate and connect alumni and students; creating a culture of alumni engagement during the student experience and visibility to ensure successful transition from student to active alumni.

• Manage a portfolio of 50-75 alumni leaders and prospects to build a pipeline of experiential, volunteer, and philanthropic engagement.
• Evaluate engagement opportunities and target populations that directly support School priorities for enrollment, career outcomes and development in order to meet/exceed annual alumni engagement metrics. Monitor engagement metrics and maintain accurate data and projections.
• Create awareness for School philanthropic priorities and how alumni engagement intersects with potential giving. Partner with Advancement colleagues to identify and cultivate potential alumni prospects through volunteer leadership and engagement opportunities.
• Produce the quarterly alumni newsletter, and partner with colleagues in Advancement and Marketing & Communications to draft event invitations and other communications throughout the academic year.

• Manage one or more student workers, who assist with daily communications, social media, and project-based alumni engagement work.
• Manage the central alumni engagement email account, responding to inquiries by alumni, internal stakeholders, and advancement colleagues.
• Manage the SAIC Alumni social media presence (e.g. Instagram and Facebook).
• Use the donor and alumni database, Raiser’s Edge, to account for alumni visit and contact activity, as well as event attendee data tracking.
• This position requires occasional evening and weekend work to support alumni programming and events, and has the potential for limited travel to strengthen alumni engagement nationally and globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum three years of professional work experience in higher education or other non-profit fundraising, alumni relations, volunteer management, board management and/or engagement events.
• Minimum of two years of experience managing volunteers, alumni or similar constituent group is preferred.
• Demonstrated skill and knowledge of, or ability to learn quickly, the internal workings of the School as well as the technology tools available to the Office of Advancement, including Raiser’s Edge (the School’s Donor Relationship Management System), Microsoft Office, and Google Suite.
• Strong writing and project management skills required.