Director of Alumni Engagement

Part Time Professional Greensboro, NC, US

4 days ago Requisition

Director of Alumni Engagement Job Description

Assistant Head of School for Strategic Advancement

Exempt, 12 Month Position, Part-time, 25 hours per week

In collaboration with the Philanthropy & Alumni Office staff, the Director of Alumni Engagement is responsible for implementing a strategic and innovative alumni engagement plan including communications, events, and programming . The Director leads the GDS Alumni Center, connecting alumni to current GDS students.

This is a 12-month, part-time (25 hours per week), on-campus position, five days per week, Monday through Friday, and requires regular evening and weekend work for advancement related events. Regular work hours are generally 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. or 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., with flexibility available to establish a schedule that works well for both the employee and the school.

The Director of Alumni Engagement models the GDS Community Cornerstones of Respect, Kindness, Integrity, and Responsibility.

• Cultivates alumni relationships and facilitates regular connections between alumni and GDS faculty and students
• Designs and implements a monthly alumni e-newsletter in collaboration with the Director of Strategic Communications
• Proactively creates networking opportunities for GDS students and young alumni college students with working alumni professionals, through the GDS Alumni Center
• Proactively maintains an alumni database with up-to-date contact and demographic information
• In collaboration with the Marketing & Communications Team, manages the GDS Alumni social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
• Integrates the alumni program with other constituent advancement efforts
• Proactively designs, plans, and executes annual in-town and out-of-town alumni events and effectively engages alumni in the planning and hosting process
• Designs, plans and executes on-campus alumni special events including Reunion Weekend
• Serves as the staff liaison to the Alumni Board, alumni class agents, and secretaries to establish annual Alumni Board goals and meeting agendas
• Identifies and recruits prospective alumni board members to increase alumni engagement in GDS activities and participation in the Impact Fund
• Writes news and updates for the GDS Magazine and works with the Director of Strategic Communications to solicit articles from alumni for the magazine
• Assists in recruitment of alumni volunteers for the annual giving day (#1
  
  DayforGDS)
• Supports the enrollment and growth of the school by connecting alumni parents with the Office of Admission & Enrollment
• Designs and publishes a visual alumni map that allows seniors to connect with alumni for senior internship opportunities and future alumni living in matriculating college towns
• Connects alumni with current students to serve as mentors for our entrepreneurial program
• Facilities the Young Alumni Connections program, connecting young alumni to established alumni in targeted cities.
• Facilitates a rotating alumni temporary art exhibit in the Art Gallery.

• Participates actively in advancement and other school related events
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned by the Head of School

• Human-Centered
• Data-Informed
• Professionalism
• Technologically Fluent
• Adaptable & Growth Mindset
• Inclusive
• Integrity
• Welcoming
• Respectful
• Listens to Understand
• Relationship-Focused
• Student-Centered
• Field Expertise
• Coachable
• Lifelong Learner
• Kind
• Multi-constituent connection through communication & events
• Relationship cultivators

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Successful experience cultivating relationships with diverse constituencies
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Passion for education
• Thrives when multitasking and managing a variety of projects
• Superb oral and written communication skills
• Capacity to both work independently and thrive in a team environment
• Willingness and ability to travel and work outside normal business hours as needed
• Demonstrated eagerness and ability to effectively communicate and support the GDS mission
• Personal qualities of credibility and unwavering…