Alumni Relations Manager
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Alumni Relations Manager
The Alumni Relations Manager is responsible for assisting the Associate Director of Development for Alumni & Community Engagement with the strategic and tactical execution of the schools goals toward maintaining an engaged and loyal base of alumni parents of alumni and grandparents. This is a full-time 12-month non-exempt hourly position reporting directly to the Associate Director of Development for Alumni & Community Engagement and works collaboratively with the Development and Alumni Relations team under the general supervision of the Director of Development. This role is expected to participate in many local alumni events as well as some school-wide events and professional development opportunities. This position may be eligible for travel and overtime compensation.
We are seeking applicants who represent the full diversity of our community in the Bay Area. Our ideal candidate will possess a deep appreciation for the diverse socioeconomic racial cultural disability gender identity sexual orientation academic and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. In joining our team at Nueva you will become a part of an inclusive iterative and equity-minded community that recognizes that equity and social justice is a lens with which we examine all aspects of our school community in order to ensure an educational experience where all students and colleagues can thrive.
In deciding whether to apply for a position at Nueva you are strongly encouraged to consider whether your values align with Nuevas Mission Vision and Values.
Primary Responsibilities
Alumni & Community Engagement
- Collaborate with and assist the Associate Director in managing and advancing Nuevas alumni parents of alumni and grandparent relations program
- Identify strategies to strengthen the alumni communitys connection to Nueva through events volunteering and participation in school-sponsored activities
- Create volunteer manual and annual calendar overseeing quarterly volunteer check-in
Platform and Database Management
- Oversee the health and growth of MavNet Nuevas dedicated alumni networking directory hosted by Almabase
- Manage platform operations including data and records management in partnership with the Manager of Database and Reporting
- Build annual calendar and event forms update news and photo portals
- Oversee job and internship board actively recruiting opportunities from alumni community
- Build alumni class and regional groups
- Manage alumni metrics dashboard following CASE Alumni Engagement Metrics standards
Event Planning and Execution
- Lead Nuevas upcoming 60th anniversary planning and events calendar
- Support planning and execution of 15 local regional and reunion events
- Travel to several events as required
- Manage Nueva Nosh program overseeing alumni submissions and reimbursement
Communications and Content
- Draft monthly alumni newsletter and web news stories
- Assist with biannual Nueva Magazine alumni section
- Manage alumni archives and develop a long-term system for archived material
Additional Duties
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Associate Director of Development for Alumni & Community Engagement
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of development alumni relations and/or community engagement experience
- Experience with development CRM databases required; Almasbase Blackbaud Raisers Edge and NXT preferred
- Interest in independent school communities and culture
- Excellent understanding of Google Suite Canva Doodle Calendly and other calendaring tracking and design software tool
- Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple responsibilities simultaneously
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
- Genuine interest and comfort interacting with diverse stakeholders including trustees colleagues parents students alumni donors partners vendors and volunteers
- Willingness to engage in professional development and remain current on best practices
- Personable positive helpful personality with a customer service mindset
- Good judgment with ability to be discreet and maintain confidentiality
Compensation and Benefits
The hourly wage range for this position is $40.00/hour - $50.00/hour. The starting hourly rate is based upon but not limited to several factors that include type and years of experience education level and expertise.
We offer a compensation and benefits package that includes fully paid medical dental vision life insurance for employees employer contribution toward dependent insurance premium a generous match on our retirement plan long-term disability insurance flexible spending account and free lunch. Eligibility rules must be met.
To Apply
Please submit your application information - cover letter describing your interest and preparedness for the position writing sample a resume documenting your relevant experience and expertise and contact information for three professional references including an explanation of your relationship - to the Nueva Employment Website. To address specific questions please email Diana Chamorro at
The Nueva School is an Equal Opportunity Employer we do not discriminate against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race color gender national origin age religion creed disability or sex. We welcome applications from people of color and those with experience outside the education field.
About The Nueva School
The Nueva School an internationally-recognized nonprofit independent day school has served gifted and talented students since 1967. Today Nueva serves nearly 1000 students PK-12. Nueva is located in the neighboring towns of Hillsborough and San Mateo equidistant between San Francisco and Silicon Valley serving six different counties throughout the Bay Area of Northern California.
A constructivist school Nueva is known for its distinctive inquiry-based interdisciplinary studies project-based learning and pioneering work in social-emotional learning and design thinking. The Nueva community instills a passion for lifelong learning fosters social and emotional acuity and develops the imaginative mind. Our school has received the US Department of Education National Blue Ribbon Award the US Department of Education National Green Ribbon Award and the American Institute of Architects Award for School Design and Sustainability; has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished Program and appointed an Ashoka Changemaker School; co-founded the Common Ground Speaker Series; hosts the biennial Innovative Learning Conference and was highlighted by the Pulitzer Prizewinning and New York Times best-selling author Thomas Friedman in his book That Used to Be Us in the chapter Average Is Over.
For more information about The Nueva School visit our website:
About Development and Alumni Relations Department
Nueva is an independent PreK12 school where gifted learners discover and develop their passions and learn to make choices that positively and profoundly impact the world. Serving over 3500 alumni worldwide the alumni program has experienced substantial growth and engagement over the past five years. The Nueva Development and Alumni Relations Department relies on data-driven programming to build authentic lifelong connections.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
