Director of Alumni Relations and Strategic Engagement

Director of Alumni Relations and Strategic Engagement

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.

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Posting Number:

Posting Number: 0601311

Position Title:

Position Title:

Director of Alumni Relations and Strategic Engagement

FLSA:

FLSA:
Exempt

Job Type:

Job Type: Full-Time

Staff Term:

Staff Term: 12 Months

Staff Work Schedule (hours/dates):

Staff Work Schedule (hours/dates): 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday

Academic Year Schedule (dates):

Faculty Term:

Position Type:

Position Type:
Staff

Department:

Department:
Alumnae/I Relations

Job Summary/Basic Function:

Strategic Planning and Implementation, Governance, and Advancement Integration

The Director of Alumni Relations and Strategic Engagement is responsible for creating and sustaining lifelong relationships between alumni and their alma mater through planning and implementing programs that strategically engage alumni in strengthening their connection to Wheaton College. The Director provides strategic leadership for alumni programs, events, and volunteers that complement and support the mission of the College and the Advancement Division’s goals and objectives.

The Director is responsible for overall management and administration of programs including strategic, planning, fiscal management, staffing, and program development. The position strengthens relationships between alumni and the programs for which they have an affinity.
KEY RESPONSIBLITIES :

• Set and drive the overall alumni engagement strategy aligned with institutional and advancement priorities including defining priorities across:
  • Fall Fest/Reunion
  • Regional engagement (5 top markets)
  • Alumni leadership pathways
• Manage top-tier alumni volunteers and key institutional relationships
• Act as the bridge to Annual Fund and Major Gifts:
  • Align engagement activity with donor pipeline development
  • Partner on leadership annual giving and volunteer solicitation strategy
• Serve as primary staff lead for the Alumni Board of Directors (in partnership with support staff for logistics)

• Provides leadership for the Alumni Relations and Strategic Engagement staff, establishing performance goals, measures of success, and standards of excellence to ensure optimal programming and engagement results as well as quality service to alumni and volunteers.
• Serves as a strategic and thought partner to the Vice President for Advancement in matters pertaining to friend-raising, fundraising, engagement, stewardship, and events; leads key departments responsible for helping division achieve short- and long-term goals and objectives.
• Oversees the Alumni Board of Directors
• Serves as one of the key leadership liaisons between alumni leadership and major donors and the college
• Oversees ongoing assessment of all alumni programs and seeks to be innovative, introducing new concepts and program features; leverages program metrics to develop engagement strategies to appeal to diverse audience segments and increase engagement overall.
• Assists Advancement Marketing and Communications to develop and implement an alumni communications strategy, to include social media applications, the design and development of consistent branding to be reflected in marketing, promotional materials, and alumni web pages.
• Collaborates with college leadership including the President, Vice President for Advancement, Vice President of Admissions, Vice…