Director of Alumni Engagement & Impact (Immediate Opening)

IDEA Public Schools•Weslaco, TX

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Director of Alumni Engagement & Impact will build, test, and codify IDEA Public Schools’ strategy for lifelong, reciprocal alumni engagement. The role focuses on Legacy alumni seven or more years beyond high school and bachelor’s degree earners, mobilizing them to contribute time, service, and financial support to current K–12 students and undergraduate alumni. The Director will develop an engagement model intended to serve 70,000 alumni by 2035 and demonstrate alumni impact on one another, their communities, and the world. This is a full-time remote position based in Texas, with preference for candidates in specified Texas communities or those willing to relocate. Travel is up to 30 percent, primarily within Texas, for alumni events, council meetings, school and regional partnerships, college partner sites, and quarterly in-person meetings. Evening and weekend events are part of the role. The Director leads the Alumni Success Coordinators (ARC) team and serves on the Alumni Success Senior Team, reporting to the MD of Alumni Success. This position has no Year 1–6 coaching caseload; it owns engagement strategy and the alumni network, and recommends rather than decides on uses of coaching-team resources. The role sets engagement goals and reports results, develops alumni participation pathways, builds the Alumni Council, and creates partnerships that support alumni and current students. The Director collaborates across IDEA and with external organizations, maintains alumni records in Salesforce, and contributes to senior-team planning and scorecard reviews.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least five years of experience in alumni engagement, community or volunteer mobilization, development, postsecondary success, private-sector business development and/or partnerships, or a related field, with measurable results.
At least three years of people leadership, including setting goals, coaching, and giving direct feedback.
Proven record of building a network or program from the ground up, including partnerships with external organizations.
Working fluency with a CRM; Salesforce is preferred.
Experience using data to set targets and report progress.
Relationship-building and storytelling skills that motivate people to contribute time, service, and money.
Event and campaign design skills, from concept through follow-up.
Project management skills across partners, volunteers, and deadlines.
Clear writing and presentation skills for audiences ranging from alumni to executives.
Ability to work at a computer for extended periods, travel by car, and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds for event setup.
Ability to participate in evening and weekend events.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
IDEA alumnus, or experience in a charter network, K–12 school system, or college access organization.
Experience in fundraising, military or workforce partnerships, or two-year-to-four-year transfer pathways.
Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Own the engagement strategy for Legacy 7+ alumni and bachelor’s degree earners; set annual targets for engagement in time, service, and dollars, and report results on the Alumni Success Scorecard and Monthly Impact Report.
Lead the Alumni Success Coordinators (ARC) team, setting goals and weekly routines, coaching coordinators through observation and feedback, and maintaining the quality of alumni interactions.
Build and operate the Alumni Council, including its charter, recruitment, meeting cadence, and member expectations, so alumni input informs decisions and action.
Design ways for alumni to support K–12 learning through storytelling, mentoring, career and college panels, and school and regional partnerships, strengthening college-going culture and Year 1 and 2 persistence.
Create repeatable pathways for Legacy 7+ alumni and bachelor’s degree earners to volunteer, mentor, open career and network opportunities, give, and receive recognition.
Develop partnerships for AA-to-BA transfer, certificates, military pathways, and adult learner re-enrollment with universities, employers, and community organizations; refer sourced alumni to the Alumni Success coaching team, which owns coaching and confirmed outcome counts.
Coordinate with Alumni Success colleagues, including the Director of Alumni UX Product Development and Directors of Alumni Success, on outreach and support for alumni served by multiple teams.
Maintain accurate alumni records in Salesforce and contribute to Senior Team Strategy, Tactical, and Quarterly Scorecard Reviews.
Partner across IDEA with the IDEA Promise Foundation, Enrollment, Marketing, Student Support Services, Communications & Creative, and regional and school teams.
Develop external relationships with community-based organizations and other partners to expand alumni opportunities and deepen alumni connections to IDEA.
Recommend, rather than decide, on uses of coaching-team people, time, or priorities.