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Director of Alumni Engagement, College of Humanities and Sciences

Employer
Virginia Commonwealth University
Location
Virginia, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Aug 24, 2022


At Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), we Make it Real through learning, research, creativity, service and discovery — the hallmarks of the VCU experience. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers for diversity, VCU is a great place to work. It’s a place of opportunity, where your success is supported and your career can thrive. VCU offers employees work flexibility, a generous leave package, career paths for advancement, competitive pay, and an opportunity to do mission-driven work. To explore our benefits further, please visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/university-and-academic-professional-benefits/.

Reporting to the Executive Director for Alumni Relations, the Director of Alumni Engagement for the College of Humanities and Sciences will lead and manage alumni engagement for the College. This position is situated within the central Office of Alumni Relations and works in close collaboration and communication with the Development team within the College of Humanities and Sciences to elevate the caliber of the alumni engagement opportunities within and outside of Richmond, Virginia. The Director of Alumni Engagement will develop and execute a strategy to increase alumni engagement for the College of Humanities and Sciences through alumni engagement programming and meaningful volunteer opportunities. The position will also support College of Humanities and Sciences alumni constituent organizations (if applicable) to incorporate the goals and priorities of the College.

Some duties of the position include:
- Serve as the primary liaison between the VCU Office of Alumni Relations and the College of Humanities and Sciences, and the volunteer leadership of the unit’s alumni academic chapters (if applicable) to ensure mutual understanding and achievement of goals and priorities
- Host intellectually stimulating and relevant academic webinars/in-person programs with faculty/alumni experts on current and timely topics
- Create and lead in-person and virtual lifelong learning, industry and affinity programming for alumni; provide suggestions and content for alumni communications; lead event logistics; and recommend marketing messages and communication channels to promote
- Identify stories and individuals for alumni profiles and alumni newsletter highlights, and work with the College’s communications team to share and create content
- Create programming to support the transition from student to alumni, working to educate students and recent graduates about the power and importance of lifelong engagement with the College of Humanities and Sciences
- Provide metrics and evaluation around all alumni initiatives to guide programming decisions and track all alumni interactions in the constituent database, including areas such as: ROI, attendance lists, number of active volunteers recruited. Provide quarterly alumni engagement metric reporting to the VCU Office of Alumni Relations
- Serve as strategic leader for the College of Humanities and Sciences regional alumni presence; support alumni volunteers who aim to connect the College community in a region; and source alumni leaders for the VCU Alumni Council
- Oversee and expand faculty involvement in programs, including recruiting faculty volunteers, stewardship of past faculty leaders, and collaborating with advancement colleagues to make best use of faculty resources for the College of Humanities and Sciences
- Implement new programmatic initiatives and/or leverage existing activities within the college to grow alumni participation for the College of Humanities and Sciences
- Executes events from inception through implementation

Required qualifications/skills:
- Degree in related field, or equivalent experience in higher education, corporate, or non-profit environment
- Professional experience in a higher education setting, including experience in development, institutional advancement, or a related field such as event planning/management, communications, marketing, or public relations
- Demonstrated ability to strategize, implement, and build constituency programs and activities, along with a talent for motivating volunteers
- Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills required; significant administrative experience in detail-oriented office with high level of interaction with diverse populations in the community, and University academic and medical communities
- Ability to interact personably within a complex administrative organization, as well as with external groups
- Maintain confidentiality – ability to work in a confidential environment with all levels of internal and external customers
- Ability to use sound judgment
- Ability to prioritize, focus, work independently and be a self-starter
- Ability to travel both locally and regionally, as determined necessary
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so at VCU
- Ability to work frequent evenings and occasional weekend events

Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in working with volunteers is desired
- Experience and/or expertise and interest in the related academic field
- Ability to organize and complete numerous tasks simultaneously with close attention to detail and prioritization to meet deadlines
- Personal commitment to the fundraising and alumni engagement field as evidenced through a strong work ethic and high standards

Position Details:
Department: Office of Development and Alumni Relations
VCU Job Title: Administrator 1, Development (15911)
Salary Range: Commensurate with experience up to $72,500
Employment Type: University and Academic Professional
Restricted Status: Not Restricted
Exemption Status: Exempt
Hybrid Work Available: Yes
FTE: 1.0
ORP Eligible: Yes

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Carolyn Lee
Contact Email: clee23@vcu.edu


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