Assistant Vice President, Alumni Engagement
Assistant Vice President, Alumni Engagement
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Assistant Vice President Alumni Engagement
USC University Advancement is seeking a strategic collaborative and missiondriven Assistant Vice President Alumni Engagement to lead and evolve our alumni engagement efforts across the Trojan Family. This senior leader will oversee a comprehensive portfolio and team who creates meaningful opportunities for alumni to connect through volunteerism service personal and professional development and signature events.
With a focus on regional generational and career engagement as well as reunions and milestone programming the AVP will provide vision and direction to a dynamic team of alumni engagement professionals. Reporting to the Senior Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations this role will shape the universitys strategy for deepening alumni relationships fostering lifelong connections and advancing philanthropic pathways.
This is a unique opportunity for a relationshipbuilder and strategic thinker to lead one of the most vibrant alumni communities in higher education working to strengthen the legacy and impact of the Trojan Family around the world.
This is a hybridfixed position under our current work arrangement plan with the expectation of an onsite presence for 3 days/week on the University Park Campus. Late nights weekends and travel are required for this position.
University Advancement is committed to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all where all advancement staff and our stakeholders have the opportunity to connect belong and grow while supporting the University of Southern Californias mission values and goals.
Responsibilities
Strategic Direction (70%)
Provide strategic direction for the teams within their portfolio to include generational programs reunions career and regional engagement and events that deepen engagement with each life stage of our alumni base and strive towards achieving uninterrupted engagement from student to alumni
Ensure each programmatic area of their portfolio has clearly outlined goals operating plans and measures of success that are tracked in a way that shows growth and depth of engagement.
Manage the budgets for each area of responsibility
Demonstrate mature judgement impeccable integrity and excellent skills to establish an environment of confidentiality and handle sensitive matters in a discreet manner.
Represent the university and the alumni association professionally both internally and externally.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Leadership & Program Management (30%)
Create protocol and procedures that ensure the continuity of service delivery to our alumni across our team
Establish policies standard operating procedures goals metrics and other key performance indicators to measure the ongoing effectiveness of the programs under their leadership.
In partnership with the leadership team establish and maintain new and current alumni traditions
Create and lead an innovative outreach effort that accelerates growth in alumni volunteerism and engagement within their scope of responsibility.
Collaborates across all areas of the USCAA team to provide leadership and opportunities for shared growth in programs and engagement.
Ensures that volunteers and their respective leadership structures are representative of the breath of the Trojan Family have strong succession planning and are aligned with the strategic direction of the USC Alumni Association.
Develop and maintain relationships with key volunteer leadership support the Board of Governors committees and identify opportunities to grow the USCAA volunteer and engagement pipeline
Lead mentor and inspire new and existing staff members through a combination of transparency effective communication and modeling of collaborative behavior.
Minimum Qualifications
Masters degree or combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education.
Minimum of twelve years of professional experience in alumni engagement and program management or related function/field with progressive management and leadership responsibilities.
Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to prepare clear and concise reports and deliver formal presentations to senior management and other audiences.
Possess a strong track record of working with teams to envision and execute strategic initiatives that will increase engagement and philanthropic support.
Ability to juggle a vast quantity of incoming information interruptions and inquiries with a high level of professionalism and tolerance for ambiguity.
Demonstrated ability to serve different audiences and to work to build consensus among team members; excellent skills to advise and consult management on all aspects of communications including dealing effectively with sensitive or complex issues of information.
Proficiency with Salesforce and the Microsoft suite of applications as well as other applications programs and databases; demonstrated experience with web and new media technology.
Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree
Advanced knowledge of current affairs and issues in higher education with ability to quickly and thoroughly understand the changing higher education landscape
Strong analytical and problemsolving skills. Strong project/program management skills with demonstrated effectiveness in data analysis critical thinking creative problem solving consulting facilitation negotiating influencing people leadership and strategic decisionmaking skills.
Thorough knowledge of market research and of current/emerging marketing trends and best practices including digital strategies/technologies.
In addition the successful candidate must also demonstrate through ideas words and actions a strong commitment toUSCs Unifying Valuesof integrity excellence community wellbeing open communication and accountability.
Required Documents
Resume and cover letter required (may be uploaded as one file). Please do not submit your application without these documents.
Compensation and Benefits
The budgeted salary range for this position is $210015 $250000. When extending an offer of employment the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position the candidates work experience education/training key skills internal peer alignment federal state and local laws contractual stipulations grant funding as well as external market and organizational considerations.
To support faculty and staff wellbeing USC provides benefitseligible employees with a broad range of benefits and perks to help protect their and their dependents health wealth and future. These benefits are available as part of the overall compensation and total rewards package. You can learn more about USCs comprehensive benefitshere.
Minimum Education: Masters degreeAdditional Education Requirements: Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
Minimum Experience: 12 years
Minimum Skills: Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to prepare clear and concise reports and deliver formal presentations to senior management and other audiences. Strong track record of working with teams to envision and execute strategic initiatives that will increase engagement and philanthropic support. Ability to process a vast quantity of incoming information interruptions and inquiries with a high level of professionalism and tolerance for ambiguity. Demonstrated ability to serve different audiences and to work to build consensus among team members. Excellent advisory and consultative skills. Experience advising senior management on all aspects of communications including dealing effectively with sensitive or complex issues of information. Proficiency with Salesforce and the Microsoft suite of applications as well as other appropriate applications programs and databases. Demonstrated experience with web and new media technology.
Preferred Education: Masters degree
Preferred Experience: 15 years
USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to theBackground Screening Policy Appendix Dfor specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213)or by email at. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.
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