Director of Alumni Engagement, Regional Chapter Development

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

Job Summary:

Provide strategic direction for the regional chapter program. Plan and execute initiatives to cultivate, recruit, and engage alumni, parents and friends throughout the country.

Education: Bachelor’s degree required.

Experience: At least 4-6 years experience in volunteer management, sales, special events or related experience. Excellent written, oral, interpersonal and communications skills required. Strong organizational skills with proven ability to work well under pressure, with multiple deadlines. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, familiarity with Raiser’s Edge, Work Day and Anthology a plus. High level of attention to detail, ability to make independent decisions while also working in a team environment. Proficient with social media.

Work Conditions: Solo travel to achieve goals is required, which involves local and regional overnight travel and driving at night. Attendance at evening and weekend events required. A valid U.S. driver’s license is required and the ability to lift a minimum of 25 pounds is required.

Essential Functions:

• Plan, execute and attend regional events that foster networking, lifelong learning, service projects, etc. that benefit alumni and the University.
  
  
• Recruit, train and manage regional volunteers/leadership teams who will work to represent Fairfield and advance regional engagement and the University mission. Work collaboratively with volunteers to develop, plan and execute programs/events/initiatives in their regional areas. Maintain chapter volunteer handbook.
  
  
• Make discovery visits in regional areas, submit meaningful contact reports following visits for the purpose of volunteer and/or giving pipeline.
  
  
• Build and maintain strong relationships with volunteers through personal visits, conference calls, zoom meetings, etc.
  
  
• Attendance at local and regional advancement special events (Presidential Receptions, etc.) as Alumni Relations/Regional Chapter representative.
  
  
• Manage the overall regional chapter budget, individual event budgets/costs and individual event registration fees and APR gifts.
  
  
• Determine ROI for all regional initiatives.
  
  
• Reconcile all event attendee post-event guests lists, code in Raiser’s Edge, submit contact reports .
  
  
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications teams in creation of all event marketing materials and communications – print, web, email, social
  
  
• Oversee management/creation of regional chapter related social media accounts/posts.
  
  
• Obtain training in Cascade platform to maintain regional chapter webpages. Collaborate as needed with marketing team in creation of additional web pages.
  
  
• Oversee alumni calendar for weekly News@ (Fairfield Newsletter).
  
  
• Use the Online Community (Anthology) to manage event registration submissions, attendance lists, etc. for all regional events. Work with Alumni Relations colleagues to ensure registration forms are created/updated as needed for all events.
  
  
• Maintain all calendars (Advancement Master Calendar, Alumni Relations, Anthology, etc.).
  
  
• Collaborate with the directors of development on regional expansion and engaging their prospects.
  
  
• Collaborate with campus partners on events and outreach.
  
  
• Liaison to the President’s office to recruit alumni delegates for regional University inaugurations.
  
  
• Make a business case for adding and/or discontinuing regional chapter locations
  
  

Marginal Functions:

• Daily/as-needed assistance with Office of Alumni Relations day-to-day functions (phones, visitors, mailings, etc.) as needed. Staff support to fellow Alumni Relations staff on/before/after events/as necessary.
  
  
• Participate in all required advancement organizational meetings, retreats, annual planning, goals setting and reporting.
  
  
• Assist and staff signature alumni relations events such as 50th Reunion, June Reunion, Alumni and Family Weekend, affinity group reunions, etc. as well as meetings of Alumni Association Board of Directors.
  
  
• Assist and staff signature Advancement special events such as STAGiving Day, Fairfield Awards, etc.
  
  
• Serve on University Committees as requested.
  
  
• Be a good steward of the Alumni House, indoors and outdoors, to maintain as a premiere space on campus.
  
  

Pay Range: $65,500 to $72,762

This position is based at Fairfield University’s Fairfield, CT campus.

Disclaimer: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Duties may be changed and/or be added at any time.

Category:

Advancement - Admin

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

Fairfield University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, Veterans, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability.

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