Sr./Associate Director of Alumni and Family Engagement

Denison University
Sr./Associate Director of Alumni and Family Engagement

Denison University is an academically rigorous liberal arts college with an increasingly diverse campus community. It offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Denison, located in the village of Granville, 30 minutes from Columbus, Ohio, the state capital, which hosts a wide range of cultural and artistic opportunities. Granville also offers an excellent public school system and easy access to outdoor activities.

Denison is seeking an Sr./Associate Director of Alumni and Family Engagement to coordinate opportunities and services to members of the Denison family in order to broaden and deepen their relationship with the college, to increase public awareness of Denison’s mission, achievements and priorities, and to help maximize philanthropic support for institutional priorities. Direct, develop, coordinate, promote, maintain and evaluate constituent engagement strategies, focusing primarily on alumni volunteer activation and management, and alumni engagement experiences. This person will help develop and deliver professional focused programming and mentoring opportunities in partnership with the Knowlton Center. This position will also strategize and supervise regional volunteer leadership efforts and events, affinity-oriented reunions and mentoring programs, and large alumni events and virtual learning opportunities.

Minimum requirements include: Bachelor’s degree, five (5) years of professional experience in a higher education setting (alumni/parent relations, development, career center, admissions, student life), volunteer management role, or transferable work experience, demonstrated and successful experience in event planning and volunteer management, the ability to think strategically and to utilize metrics in analyzing programs and events.

To learn more about the position and to apply, please visit employment.denison.edu. Candidates applying by February 21, 2021 will be given full consideration. The position will be open until filled.

To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to attract and hire candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences and identities. Denison fosters a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our Diversity Guide (https://denison.edu/forms/diversity-guides Denison University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.