Assistant Director, Alumni Relations
Assistant Director, Alumni Relations
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$ 55000 - 65000
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Position Title: Assistant Director Alumni Relations
Position Summary: This position reports to the Director of Alumni Relations and assists the Director in developing and implementing programs events benefits and resources designed to inform and engage Manhattan University Alumni by involving them with the University. In addition the Assistant Director of Alumni Relations assists with planning reunions and regional and affinity group activities for alumni locally and nationwide.
Salary: $55000 $65000
Responsibilities:
- Oversees the planning organization marketing coordination and evaluation of engagement strategies and events particularly related to reunion young alumni students and Alumni Society programs.
- Collaborates with the Director of Alumni Relations to enhance alumni engagement and strengthen relationships with the University Community.
Duties:
- Assist the Director of Alumni Relations in planning and executing University and alumni events; support the planning and coordination of various regional professional cultural and athletic events.
- Coordinate the involvement of alumni in the planning implementation and management of comprehensive chapter and affinity programs.
- Enlist motivate and train a corps of volunteers committed to successful alumni programming; provide leadership for communication programs in particular the design and production of marketing materials (invitations programs briefing documents) social media posts monthly enewsletters website maintenance and other regular correspondence.
- Preparing planning and executing events and providing followup reports and correspondence for staff and volunteers.
- The Assistant Director will make arrangements for Alumni Society meetings; gather information for entry into the alumni database; create databases; create and maintain multiple calendars; design e newsletter emails and Web pages; update content regularly; design and monitor online registration and community activities; assist in the production of online offline marketing materials social media posts and event programs.
- Assist with the preparation and organization of the onsite registration process and provide budget support.
- Applicants must be detailoriented with a devotion to accuracy an aptitude for numbers and analysis and approaching problems proactively with a sense of urgency creativity and resourcefulness.
- The ability to multitask and strong customer service skills are essential.
- The candidate must possess outstanding planning organizational and management skills.
- Must prioritize and successfully manage several projects while communicating regularly with the Director and colleagues in college advancement.
- Must thrive in a fastpaced environment and work efficiently with a varying amount of direction.
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and confidently engage highlevel alumni with poise and selfconfidence.
- The successful candidate will assist the director in establishing the annual operating budget and strategies hiring student workers and working collaboratively with other campus offices and with the Alumni Society Board for programs involving alumni.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
- Three years experience working in alumni relations advancement volunteer engagement special events meeting planning
- Flexibility to work outside of regular business hours peak event periods require additional hours including evenings weekends and some travel
- Ability to interact comfortably tactfully and effectively with donors volunteers internal constituencies
- Excellent oral written interpersonal and administrative skills and the ability to speak in public
- Superior writing editing and proofreading skills
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a dynamic team
- Experience working in alumni relations and (or) event planning
- A selfstarter committed to followthrough
- Strong computer skills including proficiency in MS Office Raisers Edge/NXT constituency database Banner NetCommunites and all social media platforms. Dreamweaver HTML Photoshop Canva and Publisher; a plus
- The ability to develop knowledge of respect for and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds
Requirements and Education:
- Bachelors degree in communications marketing public relations or a related field. At least three years of experience in event planning or demonstrated experience in professional alumni relationsrelated work.
- Some travel and occasional weekends/evenings are required.
- A valid drivers license and access to a reliable automobile are required.
- Hours: Monday Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (evenings and weekends and some travel required)
Founded in 1853 Manhattan University is an independent Catholic Lasallian institution located in Riverdale NY that embraces students of all faiths cultures and traditions. The mission of the University is to provide a dynamic studentcentered educational experience that prepares graduates for lives of personal development professional success civic engagement and service to their fellow human beings. We expect our faculty administration and staff to be knowledgeable about our mission and to make a positive contribution to the mission. Applicants from historically underrepresented segments of the population are encouraged to apply as well as those attracted to a
university with a Catholic identity. We are committed to a diverse campus community. AA/EO Employer M/F/D/V
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Employment Type
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