Assistant Director of Alumni and Volunteer Engagement

At The New School, we redefine the boundaries of education, creativity, and innovation.

Founded in 1919 and located in the heart of New York City, we are home to over 9,000 students from over 100 countries, offering more than 135 degree and diploma programs across our renowned colleges, including Parsons School of Design, The New School for Social Research, Eugene Lang college of Liberal Arts, Parsons Paris, and the College of Performing Arts. Our progressive, interdisciplinary approach has earned us recognition as one of the most forward-thinking institutions in the world.

The Assistant Director of Alumni and Volunteer Engagement creates, strengthens, and manages volunteer initiatives that cultivate dynamic, supportive alumni networks and meaningful opportunities for engagement in support of Development and Alumni Engagement efforts at The New School.

Reporting to the Director of Alumni and Volunteer Engagement, the Assistant Director develops opportunities for alumni at every career and life stage—from recent graduates to established alumni—to contribute their time, expertise, networks, and resources in support of students, fellow alumni, and the university.

The position leads university-wide alumni volunteer programs, with particular emphasis on alumni-to-student mentorship, career engagement, reunion host committees, admissions volunteer opportunities, regional and affinity engagement, and online alumni communities. The Assistant Director is responsible for recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers while building programs that foster lifelong connection. The role combines relationship management, communications, data analysis, and hands-on program execution. The Assistant Director works closely with both external constituents and internal colleagues across The New School.

• Manage university-wide alumni volunteer programs, including annual goals, strategies, timelines, participation targets, and measures of success, that advance institutional priorities and strengthen lifelong alumni connection.
• Create inclusive opportunities for alumni at all career and life stages to contribute their time, expertise, and professional networks and engage with students, recent graduates, fellow alumni, and the University.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive volunteer-management framework covering role development, recruitment, screening, onboarding, training, communication, support, recognition, stewardship, retention, and participation tracking.
• Support the annual Alumni Reunion by designing and managing reunion volunteer operations, including committee recruitment, onboarding, training, role development, outreach plans, participation goals, communications, and ongoing support.
• Assist the Director of Alumni and Volunteer Engagement with developing and managing the Alumni Council of The New School, including member recruitment, onboarding, communications, meeting preparation, and ongoing engagement.
• Act as lead coordinator for the Alumni and Student Engagement Committee of the Alumni Council by setting annual priorities, developing agendas, facilitating meetings, coordinating follow-up, and reporting outcomes to leadership.

• Design and manage alumni-to-student mentoring, career networking, and professional-development initiatives in partnership with Career Services, the schools, faculty, and campus offices.
• Support the Director of Alumni and Volunteer Engagement in developing a comprehensive regional and local engagement strategy by developing priority alumni lists, segmented engagement strategies, and industry-based communities based on expertise, affiliation, career stage, volunteer history, and engagement interests.
• Build and support mentoring, career, industry, regional, affinity, and interest-based communities across The New School Network and other approved digital platforms.
• Represent Alumni Engagement at university programs, volunteer activities, alumni events, and institutional gatherings.

• Manage alumni digital platforms, including Linked In and Graduway, and develop digital strategies…