Director, Alumni Affinity Program, Advancement

Boston University•Boston, MA

2d•$120,000 - $135,000

About The Position

The Director of Alumni Affinity Programs develops, implements, and maintains comprehensive engagement programs that build lifelong connections with Boston University alumni and students. Reporting to the Managing Director for Alumni Engagement, the Director executes strategy aligned with University priorities. The role builds alumni community through engagement opportunities organized around shared interests, identity, and life stage, from acceptance through lifetime affiliation. It leads cultivation, stewardship, and volunteer management for high-profile Alumni Affinity Councils and initiatives, supervises a team of alumni engagement officers, and develops consistent messaging and strategy across the global alumni community. The Director manages staff and program operations, recruits and stewards alumni volunteers, develops affinity programming, and works collaboratively with Advancement colleagues and campus stakeholders. Programs and initiatives include the Boston University Alumni Council, Young Alumni Council, Black Alumni Leadership Council, Women's Leadership Council, First Generation programming, Scarlet Key programming, and Golden Terriers reunion programming.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of Alumni Affinity Programs staff, providing daily oversight, advice, and operational support.
Work with the Managing Director to prioritize Council goals, assess competing priorities, and determine the viability and strategy of potential new affinity programs.
Hire and train engagement officers in volunteer management, programming strategy and content creation, and budgeting.
Coordinate with Communications and Strategic Events teams to align goals and resources for Alumni Affinity Programs.
Work with the Managing Director to develop team goals with measurable outcomes.
Work with Annual Giving to encourage individual giving and pipeline development through identification, engagement, and cultivation of annual gifts, and through targeted constituent giving programs, including Giving Day.
Build and maintain relationships with campus stakeholders, including Student Life, the Center for Career Development, Athletics, the Newbury Center, and other student-facing offices and programs.
Coordinate programming and outreach with Advancement prospect managers to increase alumni participation, engagement, and communication, and provide them with front-line information.
Initiate and maintain relationships with leading alumni volunteers, donors, and students.
Recruit alumni volunteers for leadership positions in affinity and life-stage programs.
Assess volunteer needs and capacity with the Managing Director and identify meaningful volunteer opportunities for alumni and students.
Identify and develop volunteers and leaders who represent the full spectrum of the alumni body.
Work with Alumni Networks and Career Programs teams to cultivate alumni interests regionally and offer digital-first engagement through platforms managed by Career Programs.
Partner with Advancement Communications to create a volunteer communication strategy that includes regular updates and impact reports.
Ensure volunteers receive appropriate stewardship and thanks consistent with their level of service and Advancement practices; conduct annual program evaluations, including volunteer surveys.
Ensure volunteers and members are coded in the CRM, with periodic contact reports, updates, and event activity, in partnership with database administrators and staff.
Collaborate with the Managing Director to develop a comprehensive program for continued alumni engagement throughout a graduate’s lifetime.
Establish clear criteria for requests to create alumni affinity programs.
Create and define annual goals and objectives for each alumni affinity program.
Work with the Managing Director to review and re-envision reunion offerings during Alumni Weekend.
Oversee the annual programming roster and plan and execute regular meetings for affinity-program volunteers.
Evaluate each alumni affinity program annually.