Director of Alumni Equity & Inclusion Programs

Lewiston, ME - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 23 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Title:Director of Alumni Equity & Inclusion Programs

Position Purpose:

The Director of Alumni Equity and Inclusion Programs will foster meaningful connections and design strategic programs and experiences to increase engagement in the life of the College for MOSAIC alumni. The Bates MOSAIC program includes underrepresented racial ethnic LGBTQIA first-generation to college and international alumni. The Director will be accountable for the creation and implementation of programs events and volunteer opportunities on and off campus that will strengthen communication networks and the volunteer pipeline.

Job Duties:

Create and implement a strategic plan that will build on existing programs identify opportunities for innovative programming and establish achievable and measurable engagement goals.
Foster a sense of community among MOSAIC alumni through regional and on-campus programs and one-on-one meetings.
Develop and oversee implementation of communication and marketing strategy for MOSAIC programs.
Identify opportunities for increasing volunteerism for MOSAIC programming in major regional markets and/or with other priority affinity groups; travel regionally to support these activities.
Collaborate with advancement colleagues to ensure success of key initiatives and programs including signature MOSAIC programs during Back to Bates and Reunion Weekend.
Increase opportunities for meaningful connections between alumni and students with diverse identities and backgrounds.
Serve as the primary liaison to the Benjamin Mays Black Alumni Society.
Manage the Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement - Identity and Affinity Programs.

Other Responsibilities:

Develop a thorough knowledge of Bates history academic extracurricular and athletic programs and its faculty students and administration.
Maintain a thorough understanding of the colleges priorities and initiatives of the faculty and administration.
Participate in departmental and professional training programs to increase expertise in the profession when appropriate.
Collaborate with campus partners when appropriate.
Adhere to departmental standards policies and procedures with respect to all aspects of their work.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

Bachelors degree required.
Valid drivers license required.

Experience

Demonstrated experience in college advancement alumni engagement DEI programs and/or equivalent experience in related fields.
Demonstrated success in volunteer recruitment management and stewardship.
Understanding of data and how to analyze for application and results preferred.
Familiarity with the academic environment and higher education preferably the liberal arts.

Skills and Knowledge

Commitment to equity and inclusion and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
Ability to determine engagement programming needs based on best practices and develop plans strategy messaging as well as tactical execution of plans in coordination with colleagues and other college staff.
Excellent communication (written verbal listening and presentation) skills.
Demonstrated ability to cultivate an inclusive work culture.
Impeccable discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality.
Excellent customer service skills with the ability to remain composed friendly and demonstrate poise under stress while working in a deadline driven environment.
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills; high level of accuracy; ability to synthesize complex or diverse information.
Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision. Demonstrates initiative.
Impeccable organizational skills and ability to coordinate resources and staff within the college community.
Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain relationships with constituents from a variety of backgrounds sometimes with competing needs and goals.
Keen attention to detail necessary for successful documentation planning and execution.
Proficiency in data management systems mail merges statistics and basic computer applications (e.g. Word Excel PowerPoint) and a willingness and ability to learn additional applications as needed.
Creative flexible and a sense of humor.
Ability and willingness to travel (by car air train or bus) domestically as needed.
Ability and willingness to work some weekends evenings and other non-traditional schedules.
Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a top-tier small liberal arts college.

Benefits:

Bates College offers competitive salaries excellent benefits (health dental sick leave 24 days of vacation 2 personal days 13 paid holidays dependent care subsidy free parking access to library and athletic facilities & more) and a supportive collegial environment in a drug and smoke-free workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color national or ethnic origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression age disability genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students in the administration of its education policies and programs or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty staff students contractors visitors and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the colleges policies compliance with applicable laws statutes and regulations (such as Title VII Title IX and ADA/Section 504) and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow Title IX Officer or via email at .

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college attracting 2000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855 Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender race religion or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces intellectual trends demographic changes and technology that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions graduates over 90 percent of its entering students and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community Maines second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65000. Bates is located on a beautiful 133-acre traditional New England campus in Lewiston an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate a lively arts scene and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland 140 miles north of Boston and 350 miles north of New York City.

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Title:Director of Alumni Equity & Inclusion ProgramsPosition Purpose:The Director of Alumni Equity and Inclusion Programs will foster meaningful connections and design strategic programs and experiences to increase engagement in the life of the College for MOSAIC alumni. The Bates MOSAIC program inc...