Alumni Relations Specialist III
Alumni Relations Specialist III
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Position Title:
Alumni Relations Specialist IIIJob Group:
Professional & ScientificRequired Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors degree and 5 years of related experiencePreferred Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in English Communications Event Management Public Relations or a related fieldExperience managing relationships with alumni members donors volunteers or similar external stakeholders in a professional setting.
Demonstrated project management experience including leading cross-functional teams to achieve defined goals and outcomes.
Experience planning coordinating and executing events for external audiences such as members donors or community partners.
Supervisory experience or experience coordinating the work of others including staff volunteers or committee members.
Experience using CRM systems donor databases or other customer/member management tools to track engagement and manage relationships.
Experience developing engagement strategies for distributed networks groups or members.
Job Description:
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) is seeking an Alumni Relations Specialist III to strengthen connections between alumni and LAS students faculty and staff. This position will work closely with college and department leadership key faculty and staff the ISU Foundation and university partners to enhance alumni engagement across the colleges academic and administrative units.
The Alumni Relations Specialist will lead efforts to identify and cultivate relationships with distinguished alumni provide strategic consultation to departments on alumni engagement and facilitate alumni involvement in college initiatives. Responsibilities also include coordinating alumni award nominations and alumni events and serving as the colleges liaison to internal and external alumni organizations.
In addition this position provides strategic guidance to the Dean on alumni engagement initiatives and evaluates programming to ensure alignment with college and university goals. As a member of the LAS Marketing and Recruitment team the Alumni Relations Specialist will also contribute to storytelling by managing and creating content for digital platforms and the LAS alumni magazine.
Key Responsibilities include:
Build and maintain relationships with distinguished alumni to support engagement mentorship and advisory initiatives.
Serve as the college liaison for alumni relations and represent the college at key events.
Advise departments on alumni engagement strategies and advisory council development.
Plan execute and assess alumni events including the LAS Deans Advisory Council meetings and the college alumni awards ceremony.
Contribute content to and manage the production of the LAS alumni magazine.
Coordinate college participation in alumni awards programs and prepare award nominations.
Maintain alumni records and support alumni data requests.
Manage the alumni relations budget to ensure strategic and impactful use of resources.
Why Youll Love This Role:
This is a unique opportunity to connect with alumni celebrate their Iowa State experiences and help shape the colleges future by building meaningful ties between alumni and academic programs. With 21 departments and 60 majors the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers the chance to work across a broad range of people and disciplines. Youll join a supportive creative communications and marketing team and your work will make a real impacthelping departments highlight the value of their programs through alumni success stories. This is a strategic high-impact role that strengthens the value of every degree awarded by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Level Guidelines
Senior-level position possessing high-level professional and/or technical skills working independently under minimal supervision to support ISUs mission and department or work unit goals
Applies senior-level professional knowledge and expertise to work requiring greater latitude
Solves moderately complex problems and regularly exercises judgment to determine appropriate action
Regularly exercises judgment to resolve problems and determine appropriate action on a broad set of issue and problems. May provide recommendations regarding problems/issues outside the bounds of defined procedures and practices
Responds to complicated inquiries provides training and provides direction to lower-level staff
May provide supervision for one to two other staff (i.e. leads a small work team)
May lead projects for which well-defined practices and procedures may not exist
Provides guidance to students
Appointment Type:
RegularNumber of Months Employed Per Year:
12 Month Work PeriodTime Type:
Full timePay Grade:
PS808Application Instructions:
To apply for this position please click on Apply and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following: 1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae 2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter If you have questions regarding this application process please email or call or Toll Free: 1-.Why Choose ISUIowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits including medical and dental; as well as: Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans Generous vacation holiday and sick time and leave plans Onsite childcare (Ames Iowa) Life insurance and long-term disability Flexible Spending Accounts Various voluntary benefits and discounts Employee Assistance Program Wellbeing program Iowa State offers WorkFlex options for some positions. WorkFlex offers flexibility on when where and how you do your work. For more information please speak with the Hiring Manager.Original Posting Date:
August 6 2025Posting Close Date:
August 16 2025Job Requisition Number:
R17527Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
