Alumni Engagement Officer

University of Dayton, Ohio • Dayton, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Alumni Engagement Officer, working with the Alumni Relations and Events team, will play a key role in advancing relationships with alumni and constituents that strengthen UD’s brand and advances its engagement within our full alumni community, with a specific focus on inclusivity in our alumni communities. The Alumni Engagement Officer supports the office of Alumni Relations in building relationships with 37 alumni communities across the country. The Engagement Officer has primary responsibility for recruiting, training and stewarding volunteers that support overall engagement work that creates connections with alumni and constituents in specific geographic regions. Work will focus on building relationships with volunteers who will create opportunities for alumni to connect with each other and with UD through communication, programming, leadership development and events in support of overall volunteer engagement and pipeline building for future involvement in UD. They will work to develop diverse programs in alumni communities to reach a broader audience, harness volunteer peer to peer networks to support UD and manage budgets related directly to UD alumni community programs. This role also supports the Alumni Relations and Events team with other programming including Reunion Weekend, Senior Sendoff, and alumni volunteer weekends. Additionally, the Engagement Officer will conduct discovery/qualification meetings to assess constituent interests and any giving potential. Evening and weekend work is required for recruiting, training and stewarding volunteers and for specific community programs and events, as well as occasional travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree OR two years of experience in marketing, communication or related field.
• Proven skills in relationship building, recruiting, training and stewarding volunteer leaders.
• Successful experience working with people from various social and cultural communities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in software applications (i.e. MS Office and CRM database).
• Willingness and ability to travel and work evenings and weekends with some frequency.
• Valid driver’s license, with a low risk driving record and be insurable by the University.
• Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate of the University of Dayton.
• Two+ years' experience working in higher education, specifically alumni relations, or not for profit.
• Direct volunteer management work within a comprehensive fundraising effort or relatable experience.
• Event management experience.
• High degree of energy and initiative to complete tasks on own.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills and ability to work as a team.
• Ability to handle multiple, concurrent tasks.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills to support work with diverse alumni, volunteers and university staff.
• Commitment to the University’s Catholic/Marianist character, personal integrity and a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Recruiting, training and stewarding volunteers that support overall engagement work that creates connections with alumni and constituents in specific geographic regions.
• Building relationships with volunteers who will create opportunities for alumni to connect with each other and with UD through communication, programming, leadership development and events.
• Developing diverse programs in alumni communities to reach a broader audience.
• Harnessing volunteer peer to peer networks to support UD.
• Managing budgets related directly to UD alumni community programs.
• Supporting the Alumni Relations and Events team with other programming including Reunion Weekend, Senior Sendoff, and alumni volunteer weekends.
• Conducting discovery/qualification meetings to assess constituent interests and any giving potential.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level