Director Alumni External Relations

Salary/Position Classification

• $60000 annual Exempt
• 40 hours per week
• This position will work onsite the Grand Forks ND campus.

Purpose of Position

Outreach marketing communication and events are critical to the success of the Colleges fundraising efforts recruitment and retention efforts and increasing the visibility of the Colleges programs and accomplishments. Reporting to the Dean this position serves all members of the College community including faculty staff and students as well as alumni donors and the broader community to meet the goals of the College and University strategic plans. This position requires professional working relationships with colleagues from various departments throughout campus and beyond including the UNDAAF UNDs Marketing & Communications Division the offices of the Provost and the President and the Empire Arts Center to name a few.

The duties of this position require that the employee occasionally work in the field and may need immediate access and/or need to be immediately accessible to online resources including email text messages and social media.

Duties & Responsibilities

Alumni and Donor Relations Development Support

• Serve as the colleges liaison with the UND Alumni Association & Foundation (UNDAAF) and support fundraising efforts on behalf of the college and its departments/programs.
• In collaboration with the dean craft messages for use in UNDAAF materials such as annual endowment reports and fund reporting (e.g. Carlson Fund annual report).
• Meet regularly with the UNDAAF development team and campus colleagues to develop and coordinate activities related to stewardship and alumni/donor engagement including monthly Campus Partners meetings coordinated by UNDAAF.
• Together with the dean and UNDAAF directors of development lead College Advisory Board engagement and activities including communication record keeping scheduling meeting coordination and preparing materials for board meetings. Manage and facilitate the boards annual Gift Allocation Exercise.
• Create and direct communication with college departments regarding alumni relations activities gift reporting and stewardship as necessary.
• Create plan market and/or facilitate events that promote the college to alumni and other external stakeholders throughout the year including social engagement and fundraising events (e.g. Alumni & Friends Gatherings Hockey Suite Night etc.

Marketing & Communications

• Lead the colleges marketing and communication efforts associated with college events activities outreach and special initiatives related to faculty research student recruitment and retention alumni and donor relations and fundraising.
• Professionally manage relationships projects marketing communication outreach events and activities with a wide variety of constituents including college departments.
• Gather news and updates of interest for use in college marketing. Share relevant information from college and university activities with chairs at monthly Chairs Council.
• Design marketing collateral pieces for college and department promotion recruiting and communication purposes.
• Create content for A&S online blog and aggregate into a semiannual college newsletter for distribution to alumni donors and the college community.
• Serve as the colleges liaison to the universitys and the UNDAAFs Marketing & Communication teams.
• Ensure appropriate of the University College and UNDAAFs brand standards.
• Serve as an active member of UNDs Marketing Council attending monthly meetings and coordinating university efforts projects and directives for the college.
• Create contribute to and/or edit communications from the College Dean and Office of the Dean.
• Use OmniUpdate (or other CMS) to update website content as necessary and serve as the colleges liaison and representative with regard to the college and department websites and Program Finder pages.
• Produce and direct highquality relevant and appropriate social media content for the Colleges social media accounts and serve as the Colleges liaison and representative with regard to social media.
• Select order and manage inventory of promotional items and materials in accordance with institutional policies and needs of the college.

Event Planning

• Develop and direct all aspects of highquality special events and activities for the college including but not limited to visiting scholars or speakers (e.g. Eye of the Hawk Lecture Hagerty Lecture) alumni gatherings (e.g. socials) donor stewardship events (e.g. Burgum Scholar Dinner) fundraising events (e.g. Winter Wunderland) college gatherings (e.g. staff breakfast all college back to school social).
• Encourage and facilitate college participation in university events such as Founders Day Feast of Nations Wake Up to UND Commencement etc.
• Create plan facilitate and market events that promote the college to prospective students and current students (e.g. Fall Open House Welcome Weekend honor society inductions Undergraduate Showcase career expos etc.
• Serve as a resource for college departments planning events and outreach activities and effectively communicate institutional policies and in some cases directing planning.

Other Duties as assigned

• Duties as assigned by the dean that align with college goals and initiatives.
• At the direction of the dean craft nomination materials for Honorary Degree Alumni Honors and other awards.
• Serve as the colleges representative on campuswide committees when needed/appropriate and communicate applicable information to the Deans Office team and to the college broadly when appropriate.

Required Competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively build relationships
• Ability to compose effective written communications for a variety of projects and audiences
• Initiative to independently prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines problemsolve and think critically
• Detailoriented work habits with strong organizational abilities
• Ability to successfully collaborate when needed as well as to work independently
• Flexibility to participate in some nonstandard work hours to include overnight travel as well as evening and weekend events and activities

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree
• Two years work experience directly related to marketing and communications
• Proficiency with use of Microsoft Office including Word Outlook and Excel
• Successful completion of a Criminal History Background Check

In compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identityand eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree earned in an A&S discipline
• Five or more years of experience working in higher education
• Social media and web site management and content creation
• Proficiency with Adobe software applications (InDesign Acrobat Photoshop Premiere Pro) Qualtrics Modern Campus (Omni Update) and Blackboard
• Three or more years of work experience in marketing and communications in an academic setting
• Experience with or understanding of alumni relations and fundraising particularly related to higher education
• Proven history of working successfully with diverse populations

To Apply

Please submit cover letter resume and any samples of graphic and written work.