Director for Alumni Engagement

This Job Posting is open for Michigan Tech University employees (Internal).

Michigan Technological University is an R1 technological research university founded in 1885 in Houghton. Our rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's scenic Upper Peninsula and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan’s flagship technological university offers more than 185 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Research focus areas include defense, health, energy, automotive, environment, and aerospace.

The area’s waters, forests, and snowfall support year-round recreation, including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and paddling. The University is an integral part of the region, supported by a friendly and welcoming community that takes pride in being a true college town. We embrace our size, climate, sense of adventure, and originality.

The Director for Alumni Engagement at Michigan Technological University works collaboratively with the Vice President and the alumni and the advancement senior leadership team to support the and maintain a comprehensive program designed to provide meaningful opportunities for alumni and friends. This position serves as an on-campus spokesperson for over 80,000 living alumni, leads efforts to create and sustain strong value connections for alumni and friends across the state, country, and around the world.

The Director will also collaborate with university units, such as Admissions, Career Services, Parent and Family Programs, Athletics, Student Affairs, and academic colleges and departments.

• 1. Implement and support a variety of programs to increase alumni engagement on campus, across the country, and around the world.
• 2. Serve as the university liaison between the Alumni Board and the University. Coordinate the Alumni Board of Directors programs, support board committees and special project teams, including all revenue-generating programs.
• 3. Works collaboratively with all Advancement and Alumni Engagement staff to ensure the office is equipped to serve alumni and other stakeholders who visit or contact the office, as well as support programs and services and positively represent the University.
• 4. Direct strategies for alumni outreach programs (both on- and off-campus) including reunions, university programs, regional programming, affinity groups and others, as needed.
• 5. Coordinate alumni activities and volunteer opportunities with university departments.
• 6. Travel is required to represent Michigan Tech at functions, both on- and off-campus to maintain and foster relationships with alumni, friends, board members and alumni volunteers.
• 7. Assist campus advisory and volunteer boards to fulfill their advisory function by working closely with Deans, Center Directors, and other university leadership to ensure they have access to a wide array of expert alumni and donors in support of our mission.
• 8. Make policy and programmatic recommendations to the Vice President of Advancement and the Alumni Board of Directors and implement as necessary.
• 9. Work collaboratively with colleagues across the university to identify and cultivate a pipeline of volunteers and implement best practices across the volunteer continuum and to connect those groups to our alumni engagement strategy.
• 10. Work collaboratively with the Assistant to the VP for A&AE on finances and budgets of the Alumni Engagement office and the Alumni Board of Directors.
• 11. Oversee all aspects of the Presidential Council of Alumnae - including but not limited to the nomination, selection, induction, and service /event…