Alumni Manager

The Alumni Manager will have a strong commitment to the mission and vision of Dominican High School and will serve as the primary liaison between Dominican and its alumni. Responsible for relationship building with alumni and strengthening their participation and commitment to Dominican.

• Primary School Contact  for Alumni and Alumni-based
  
  Events.
• Create opportunities for alumni to engage with the Dominican community.
• Serve as the point person for alumni reunions; workwith reunion chairs toassistwith planning, coordinate invitation mailing, track RSVPs, payment,and donations as part of a class gift, attend reunions,and complete follow-up communication. Provide follow-up data on prospective donors from all reunions forthe
  
  Director of Advancement andthe
  
  President.
• Direct and coordinate annual
  
  Alumni
  
  Career Day, a school day event that matches students’ career interests with alumni in the business community.
• Coordinate and attendthe annual Young Alum Auction Benefit Party.
• Research potential alumni and write updates and articles on alumni for the summer and fall magazines (publications) for Dominican.
• Implement the Expansion of theAlumni
  
  Database.
• Become efficient in Blackbaud RENXT and Power School database systems to update and expand alumni contact and profile information.
• Share relevant information with the Director of Advancement and the President for outreach purposes. Collaborate withthe
  
  Communications Manager to create alumni updates for
  
  Dominican publications, monthly eblasts, and social media.
• Partner withthe
  
  Admissions Department andfeederschool liaisons toidentifylegacy students.
• Execute strategic outreach to alumni and nurture relationshipsthroughphone calls, emails, individual visits,andsmall and large group gatherings.
• Work with Advancement and Academic department members toidentifyand shape effective alumni communication and messaging through a variety of channels, including social media, monthly alumni email newsletters, the Dominican website, magazines, appeals, etc.
• Planning and Execution of the Alumni Advancement Program.
• Increase alumni attendance for Advancement events.
• Assistwiththeexecution of Advancement events such as:auction, golf outing,Knight Walk,Alumni Reunion Weekend,Benefit Parties, etc.

• Commitment and passion for the Dominican High School mission.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Willingness and ability to be a relationship leader – a person who proactively reaches out to stakeholders and builds positive relationships every day.
• Ability to work and collaborate as part of a team.
• Strong writing, editing,and proofreading skills.
• Basic Excel and database entry skills.
• Ability to prioritize, organize,and manage details with flexibility.
• Knowledge of Dominican High School communityisa plus.