Associate Director, Alumni Clubs and Associations

Overview

Harvard Business School (HBS), located in Boston, is part of Harvard University. The School advances a world-changing mission, inspires innovation and collaboration, and seeks to create a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.

Why join Harvard Business School? HBS is among the world’s trusted sources of management education and thought leadership, with a floor of programs that includes MBA, Doctoral, Executive Education, Online programs, centers, institutes, and labs, fostering bold ideas and collaborative learning networks that shape the future of business.

Reporting to the Director of Alumni Clubs & Associations, the Associate Director is a key member of the HBS External Relations (ER), MBA, and Doctoral (EMD) team. The role supports a global network of 100+ Alumni Clubs and Shared Interest Groups led by more than 800 volunteer leaders. The team partners with internal stakeholders and club leaders to provide guidance on club operations, volunteer management, event and program execution, and strategies to strengthen alumni engagement.

HBS s regional, identity-based, and interest-driven clubs offer programs, networking, and connection opportunities to a global community of more than 93,000 alumni. Through its commitment to lifelong learning and engagement, the Alumni Relations team plays a central role in cultivating and stewarding alumni affinity and their ongoing connection to HBS.

Job-Specific Responsibilities:

This role is responsible for supporting the volunteer management, infrastructure guidance, and scalable programming for HBS Alumni Clubs & Associations with the goal of maximizing their engagement and cultivating a connection to the school:

• Partner with the Director of Clubs & Associations to execute the Clubs Team strategic plan that aligns with overall alumni engagement and EMD priorities. This includes strategic planning, content development, support, and execution to enhance the strategy for the global Clubs & Associations network.
• Collaborate with Director of Clubs & Associations on relationship management with club presidents and board chairs in the School s top 40 markets. This includes consulting and advising on governance, succession planning, risk assessment, and volunteer management, using qualitative and quantitative data to drive analysis, recommendations, and decisions.
• Strategize and operationalize new ways to improve club governance, operations and management, with a focus simplifying processes for clubs, in collaboration with the Director.
• Work with team to support existing technology platform; assess future technology landscape for Clubs & Associations operations in collaboration with the Director.
• Execute individual portfolio of high-level engagement opportunities for enhanced alumni connections and overall ER goals through strong internal partnerships with Development, Donor Relations, Alumni Marketing & Communications, Global Initiatives, HBS Initiatives, MBA, Career & Professional Development, HBS Marketing & Communications, Dean s Office, and the Harvard Alumni Association in support of External Relations  goals.
• Develop and oversee engagement metrics and data to measure ROI of the Clubs Team portfolio, as well as the global clubs network, in collaboration with the Clubs & Associations Manager.
• Develop and oversee internal and external communications in collaboration with Alumni, Marketing & Communications (AM&C) and the Clubs Team.
• Manage senior leadership relationships regarding activities related to the Clubs & Associations, for the Dean, Senior Associate Dean, Executive Director, and others with Director oversight; build and maintain relationships with senior colleagues at the Harvard Alumni Association and with peer business schools.
• Manage the Assistant Director. May supervise additional staff, students, and/or interns as assigned for specific events, programs, or projects and collaborate with the Director to distribute team workload and responsibilities.
• Build trust and collaboration by being present on-site and engaging directly with colleagues and various constituents.
• This role is responsible for other duties as…