Assistant Director of Advancement for Alumni Engagement

The Awty International School•Houston, TX

19h

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Advancement for Alumni Engagement is a critical member of The Awty International School’s Advancement Department. Reporting to the Director of Development - Corporate and Leadership Giving, the role is responsible for growing and implementing a comprehensive alumni engagement program that fosters lifelong connections, leverages alumni expertise, and cultivates philanthropic support for the school’s mission. Alumni engagement is a strategic-plan priority, and the position will build on an existing foundation with resources and support to develop a world-class program. The Awty International School serves more than 1,700 students from PK3 through 12th grade. Its diverse student body represents more than 50 countries. The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma and French Baccalauréat Diploma, and is fully accredited by the French Ministry of Education. Awty emphasizes diversity, social-emotional learning, and character development across its two adjacent Houston campuses.

Requirements

Passion for and dedication to Awty’s mission.
Bachelor’s degree.
At least three years of progressively responsible experience in alumni relations, advancement, development, membership, or a closely related field.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong editorial judgment.
Demonstrated intercultural competence and success building relationships across a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and cultures.
Proven event planning and project management experience from concept through execution and evaluation, including solo event execution.
Familiarity with a constituent relationship management or donor database, such as Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT, Veracross, or comparable, and ability to learn database skills including queries and reports.
Sound judgment and absolute discretion with confidential constituent and donor information.
Willingness to work evenings and weekends as the event calendar requires and to travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

Independent school or higher education experience is strongly preferred.
Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in alumni relations, advancement, development, membership, or a closely related field is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide vision, direction, and oversight for a comprehensive Alumni Program.
Create and execute a multi-year program growth plan in partnership with the Director of Development - Corporate and Leadership Giving and Alumni Board President.
Manage the Alumni Board, set meeting agendas, recruit and onboard members, and ensure succession planning.
Develop a full events program for local and regional alumni populations.
Partner with Advancement leadership to identify alumni with philanthropic capacity; cultivate and solicit alumni donors to grow participation in The Awty Annual Fund and identify major gift prospects.
Design and execute a comprehensive communications plan, including email updates and newsletters, invitations, social media, the website, and the alumni program platform.
Create and execute a differentiated social media strategy for Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn that builds consistent engagement, voice, cadence, and reach.
Lead efforts to maintain data integrity and collect and verify alumni contact, career, education, and family milestone information.
Serve as the school liaison to the Awty Alumni Association.
Engage a broader base of alumni volunteers to support programming and engagement.
Develop and manage a campus visit program.
Track metrics and regularly report on alumni engagement to the Director of Development - Corporate and Leadership Giving, Executive Director of Advancement, Head of School, and Board of Trustees.
Sustain and grow programs connecting current students with alumni and alumni with one another, including career panels coordinated with College Counseling, mentorships, internships, and networking.
Maintain a visible, welcoming presence in the life of the school.
Perform other duties as assigned by department leadership.