Engagement and Alumni Relations Senior Associate

Engagement and Alumni Relations Senior Associate

Department: EHE | Development and Alumni

The Engagement and Alumni Relations Senior Associate broadens and deepens alumni and constituent engagement with the College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE) by developing purposeful, meaningful, impactful, and mutually beneficial relationships with alumni, corporate partners, supporters and internal colleagues of the college. The Senior Associate is an official liaison between EHE’s Office of Advancement and the college’s volunteer advisory boards and the faculty who manage them.

The role develops, implements, and evaluates new or existing activities, programs, services, and communication within the assigned areas. Under the direction of the Senior Director, the Senior Associate serves as the direct connection and lead engagement strategist for the college’s volunteer industry and advisory boards, as well as the alumni society. The position is responsible for identifying, recruiting and training volunteers to support the college’s strategic plans, as well as the Office of Advancement’s philanthropic goals.

Responsibilities include overseeing support for board volunteers related to invoices, gift-in-kind requests, board member identification and recruitment, membership roster maintenance, training and the creation, revision and maintenance of constitutions. The Senior Associate assists the Senior Director with managing annual giving campaigns and works closely with partners in the Central Office of Advancement, the Alumni Association, and the EHE Office of Advancement to connect volunteers with resources related to annual giving and develop annual giving opportunities for the broader EHE constituency.

The Senior Associate will also work directly with EHE faculty to share information on recent giving and prospective board member lists. The Senior Associate will ensure that all relevant data is captured in the Advancement database. They will also create and share resources to support board volunteers and faculty. The Senior Associate reports to the Senior Director of Engagement and Stewardship and assists with engagement activities, including event planning and programming.

The role will work closely with other members of the Office of Advancement’s development team to cultivate, engage and steward the relationships of key board partners with the goal of increasing philanthropic support to the college. Relationship-building and collaboration are critical to success in this role. The Senior Associate works closely with faculty and staff to identify potential philanthropic and/or engagement opportunities with alumni and constituents and to coordinate appropriate engagement-focused events.

The Senior Associate operates with a high degree of independence, decision making capabilities, judgment, consistency, discretion, and fiscal responsibility. This position requires a flexible schedule and occasional evening and weekend work. All members of External Affairs are part of creating a culture that inspires an exceptionally multifaceted and talented team and are expected to exhibit The Ohio State University’s Shared Values.

The Office of External Affairs is committed to acting with kindness, respect, and integrity at all times and welcoming our colleagues’ ideas, voices, and perspectives, acknowledging that we are better together.

The College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE) seeks to be a preeminent scholarly community. By recruiting and retaining the best faculty and staff, and through an innovative and challenging curriculum, we will offer the students in our college an unparalleled academic experience that equips them to…