Associate Vice Chancellor Alumni Engagement

Job Description For over 160 years, the University of Washington has been a hub for learning, innovation, problem solving and community building. Supporting this legacy and important public mission—with the goal of making the UW the world’s greatest public university, as measured by positive impact—guides everything we do in University Advancement . Bringing together development; alumni and stakeholder engagement; marketing and communications;

and advancement operations, we advance the UW’s impact by developing meaningful connections that foster pride, advocacy and philanthropic support.

UW Bothell has an exciting opening for an Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Engagement. This is a full-time permanent position.

The Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Engagement (AVC) provides executive leadership for broad-based engagement efforts that build and maintain relationships with key constituencies, including UW Bothell alumni, parents and family members, retirees, community and civic organizations, and local residents. Reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Advancement and serving on the Advancement leadership team and Chancellor's Cabinet, the AVC is responsible for establishing long-range goals, objectives, and strategies;

developing and implementing engagement initiatives that advance University; cultivating and strengthening relationships with internal and external partners; and identifying opportunities to raise awareness, inspire engagement, and support the mission and goals of UW Bothell through meaningful stakeholder engagement and collaboration.

What You Will Do Leadership and Team management (continuously overlaid in all duties)
Provide leadership and manage the Alumni Engagement team. Also, provide leadership to the UW Bothell Advancement team in collaboration with the Vice Chancellor for Advancement.

Manage the day-to-day operations of the Alumni Engagement team.

Create and manage the budget of the Alumni Engagement team with discretionary authority

Manage a team of professionals who will plan and execute programming in support of engagement initiatives and priorities.

Hire and oversee contract vendors as appropriate. Oversee and approve specification for bids and cost estimates as provided by the production managers

Lead UW Bothell Advancement’s Alumni Engagement team, including guidance and oversight of projects and workflow and general project timelines

Responsible for management, staff development and career enrichment for the Alumni Engagement team..Alumni Engagement Program Development and Management (40%)Build and strengthen mutually beneficial relationships between UW Bothell (its leadership, faculty, and staff) and its alumni.

Work in close partnership with UWAA to leverage and expand existing and new alumni events, experiences, and opportunities for UWB and throughout tri-campus.

Develop appropriate engagement metrics to guide and track effective and meaningful projects and activities.

Explore opportunities to strengthen affinity for UW Bothel from UW alumni from all campuses who live within close geographic proximity to UWB campus.

Evaluate the opportunities for (and subsequently, if appropriate, build and activate) volunteer committees and boards, including school-specific groups.

Supervise the planning and execution of multiple alumni events per year, including the UWB 5K (1,000+ people). Work collaboratively with academic schools to mutually plan and align alumni engagement activities to provide alumni with a cohesive experience that offers both UW Bothell and school-specific opportunities for engagement.

Oversee the production of alumni communications, including editorial content, informational materials, marketing collateral, web content, e-newsletters, and social media…