Assistant Director of Student Engagement

Job Description

Under direction from the Director of Student Engagement and Philanthropy oversee a variety of Student and Young Alumni Engagement programs including the Class System to strategically engage and build a philanthropic pipeline and culture of engagement; work with students to plan implement and evaluate projects activities events that promote Advancement student programming; develop and create marketing and publication content for Advancement student programs and serve as the primary advisor to the Class System in building class affinity and lifelong engagement with Virginia Tech.

Required Qualifications

Masters degree or Bachelors degree and experience equating to an advanced degree.

Demonstrated experience in advising undergraduate students in a university setting.

Demonstrated experience in event planning fundraising educational programming and/or alumni activities; admissions and/or student recruitment activities.

Excellent communication organizational and interpersonal skills with strong group presentation skills.

Demonstrated experience working closely and effectively with alumni university administrators and faculty members.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated experience in training and motivating volunteers.

Demonstrated experience in organizing and completing multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.

Demonstrated experience developing effective strategies for planning events to enhance philanthropic support.

Working knowledge of social media and experience using it to engage target populations with segmentation and tailoring of messages.

Demonstrated experience working with vendors and arranging contracted services.

Demonstrated Experience in publication and promotional activities including writing designing and preparing material for marketing including brochures newsletters social media and websites.

Knowledge of Virginia Tech and its programs desirable.

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

$52000-$56000

Hours per week

40

Review Date

April 28th 2026

Additional Information

Unable to Sponsor Work Visas
Safe Driving Record
Must be willing to work evenings/weekends and travel as needed.
Ability to work nights and weekends and participation in college or university programs when possible.
Must have the ability and willingness to travel utilizing standard commercial and/or personal modes of transportation.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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