Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

14d • $65,000 - $75,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Chicago Law School occupies a unique niche among this country's premier law schools. Located on a residential campus in one of America's great cities, UChicago Law offers a rigorous and interdisciplinary professional education that blends the study of law with the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. Students, faculty, and staff form a small, tightly knit community devoted to the life of the mind. Reporting to the Senior Director of Alumni Relations, the Assistant Director of Alumni Relations will collaborate with team members and other departments to build alumni relationships and increase engagement through alumni relations functions. This individual will contribute to the design and implementation of a comprehensive alumni, recent graduate and student engagement program to strengthen and foster meaningful lifelong relationships with alumni from graduation forward.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or higher strongly preferred.
• A minimum of two years of professional work experience in nonprofit management, development, alumni relations, higher education, marketing, public relations, sales or similar field strongly preferred.
• Planning and executing events and working with volunteers strongly preferred.
• Planning and managing programs.
• Working with graduate students and/or recent professional school graduates.
• Demonstrated skill and knowledge of, or ability to learn quickly, the internal work of the Law School and University, as well as the technology tools available through the University Office of Alumni Relations and Development, including Phoenix, the University's Donor Relationship Management Salesforce System.
• Proficient in a Microsoft Windows computer environment, especially Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
• Exceptional verbal and written skills, high attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills.
• Manage confidential information with discretion and tact.
• Work collegially and collaboratively in a team setting.
• An exceptional work ethic and track record of personal initiative.
• Understanding of the University of Chicago, its history, organization, and culture.

Responsibilities

• Plans events and programming, including in-person and virtual events over Zoom, and digital communities platform.
• Oversees project timelines and develops appropriate infrastructures, systems, and materials.
• Staffs events, including evenings and weekends as necessary.
• Serves as project lead for a suite of alumni engagement events, including the Dean’s Dialogues Zoom webinar series.
• Leads planning, management, and implementation of recent graduate-focused events and programs to encourage greater connection to other alumni and to the Law School.
• Drives the development of a strategic plan for the student to recent graduate transition.
• Develops and executes professional development programming to enhance engagement with recent graduates.
• Plans and implements a variety of programs to increase student engagement, including maintaining connectivity with student organization leaders on events and programs involving alumni.
• Creates and executes class-based engagement opportunities with attention to philanthropy education efforts.
• Manages and executes the Law School mentoring program to connect current students with alumni.
• Leads committee and volunteer meetings and calls for alumni, recent graduate, and student committees.
• Prepares materials for and leads conference calls and in-person meetings, develops and distributes reports, and cultivates relationships with individual volunteers and particularly committee and program leaders.
• Engages in annual review of alumni and student engagement programs and makes strategic changes to drive continually increasing goals for engagement.
• Cultivates relationships and serves as key resource for alumni and student leaders and other volunteers, advising on best practices in terms of mission, group structure, and outreach.
• Advances relationships that result in alumni engagement and philanthropic contributions by conducting individual alumni visits.
• Develops and maintains relationships with donors, volunteer leadership, faculty and administrators to advance efforts.
• Collaborates with University-Advancement, Law School Office of the Dean of Students, Law School Office of Admissions, Law School Office of Career Services, and Law School Office of Events to develop strategic planning for the engagement of alumni and students, as well as the cultivation of new alumni.
• Serves as the staff liaison to the University-wide Alumni Board Law Representative.
• Gathers, records, and properly inputs information about alumni and donors utilizing Phoenix, the University's donor and alumni tracking database.
• Develops, plans, implements and maintains alumni programs and volunteer activities that connect students and alumni in any existing or new alumni clubs and formed committees.
• Establishes and maintains metrics of success and makes sure those are present in departmental strategic plans, goals setting, and the annual budget.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Benefits

• The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees