Associate Director, Student & Young Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy

Job Description

The Associate Director, Student & Young Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy plays a critical role in advancing Trinity College’salumni engagement and annual giving priorities by building alifelong culture of connection and philanthropy among students andyoung alumni (graduates of the last 10 years).

This position executes and contributes to a comprehensive student engagement and philanthropy strategy aligned with Advancement and institutional priorities. In addition, the Associate Directormanages a portfolio of young alumni leadership annual giving prospects, cultivating and soliciting donors to support Trinity’sannual priorities while building a strong pipeline for future majorgiving.

• Implement and execute a strategic plan for young alumniengagement, including regional events, digital programming, and volunteer opportunities.
• Create intentional pathways that connect student philanthropyexperiences to post-graduate giving and future leadership donorpotential.
• Manage reunion committees for the 5th and 10th reunion cycles,including thoughtful engagement between the first year out and upto the 10th reunion class.
• Build a culture of giving among students through education,storytelling, and meaningful engagement opportunities leading allstudent-facing fundraising initiatives, including senior class giftcampaigns and class-based philanthropy efforts.
• Manage a portfolio of young alumni leadership annual giving prospects (typically within the last 10 years), with a focus onqualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Plan and execute student- and young alumni-focused events,including on-campus programs, milestone celebrations, and regionalgatherings.
• Collaborate with Director, Advancement Communications, and the central Marketing and Communications department on a communicationsstrategy, including social media, email campaigns, and storytellingefforts targeting students and young alumni.
• Perform other related duties as assigned and based on departmental need.

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 10 years of relevant work experience or specialized training that can be used in lieu of education requirement
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred:

• Experience with student philanthropy programs or young alumniengagement strategies
• Demonstrated success in volunteer management and/orpeer-to-peer fundraising
• Familiarity with CRM systems (Slate preferred) and data analysis
• Experience creating engaging content for digital platforms(social media, email, etc.)
• Creative, entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for building new programs

Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Hartford,Connecticut. The college maintains a rigorous academic profilecomplemented by a vibrant co-curricular program. With more than2,100 full-time undergraduate students, representing forty-threestates and ninety-one countries, we consider our location in aculturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among

Trinity’s most distinctive assets; and we cultivate strong connections with our surrounding neighbors and with institution sand organizations throughout Hartford and the region. As apreeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who leadtransformative lives.

Trinity College is an independent, nonsectarian liberal arts college for men and women, with approximately 2,200 undergraduatestudents and 200 faculty members, located in Hartford, Connecticut.

Our Mission is “Engage. Connect. Transform.” As the preeminentliberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College preparesstudents to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformativelives. Trinity is an actively engaged community of students,faculty and staff who work together to develop and sustain theintellectual and creative opportunities central to a first-classliberal arts education. Hartford, the state capital, provides manyopportunities for cultural and social engagement.

The College is committed to building a representative and diversefaculty, administrative staff, and student body.

Trinity is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Women and minoritiesare encouraged to apply.

Applicants with disabilities shouldrequest, in advance, any needed accommodation in order to participate in the application process.

For all faculty positions, completion of the Ph.D. or appropriateequivalent is expected. Candidates should have a strong commitment to undergraduate and interdisciplinary teaching in a liberal artscontext, and a well-articulated plan for sustained research.

Trinity is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and service.