Director of Alumni Engagement

Holy Innocents' Episcopal School•Sandy Springs, GA

15h

About The Position

Holy Innocents' Episcopal School is seeking a Director of Alumni Engagement. The Director of Alumni Engagement is a visionary leader responsible for the strategic oversight of all alumni-related initiatives at Holy Innocents'. This role focuses on deepening the breadth and depth of alumni engagement through data-driven decision-making, high-impact programming, and cross-campus collaboration. The Director serves as a primary strategist for the Alumni Advisory Board, ensuring all activities align with the school's mission.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree is required
Minimum 4-6 years of experience in alumni relations, engagement, volunteer management, or development
Broad experience working with a wide spectrum of volunteers and donors in an outward-facing capacity
Represent the School and the Advancement Office with the highest level of professionalism
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Demonstrates strong management and leadership skills
Creative thinking and eager to learn and seek new ways to engage with the School community and beyond
Strong organizational skills
Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks appropriately
Ability to interact well with a variety of people, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, be self-motivated, and work well in a team environment
Results-oriented commitment to departmental goals, with a high degree of initiative
Advanced interpersonal and relationship building skills
Computer fluency (Raisers Edge, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, at a minimum, and strong familiarity with web content management)
Ability to perform in a dynamic work environment, meeting multiple deadlines and successfully managing multiple projects at a time
Collaborative work style and comfort working with the advancement team, board members, parents, alumni, faculty and staff, and students

Responsibilities

Develop and execute short- and long-term strategic plans for alumni engagement, and leadership of the Alumni Advisory Board.
Oversee board governance, in alignment with bylaws, and volunteer structure of committees, effective working groups, and class representatives.
Lead the vision for high-impact signature events, such as Homecoming, and reunions, aimed at achieving significant year-over-year participation growth and delivering outstanding alumni experiences.
Design and implement programming for the Senior Class to facilitate a seamless transition into the alumni body and develop distinct engagement strategies for Young Alumni (0-10 years post-graduation) centered on professional networking and mentorship.
Determine strategy and direct out-of-town gatherings and regional events and identify opportunities to launch networks to support a diverse, 2,000+ member alumni body.
Lead the strategic alumni engagement efforts for major institutional milestones including Wall of Fame Induction and Distinguished Alumni Award.
Maintain a communication strategy in collaboration with the communications office to ensure that alumni are informed and connected. This includes management of the alumni e-newsletter, Alumni related pages of the TorchBearer Magazine , Alumni Social Media pages (LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram) and the alumni website.
Establish and lead the overall vision for defining and measuring "meaningful engagement" across the alumni body, shifting the department toward a data-informed decision-making model.
Design and maintain a comprehensive Alumni Engagement Dashboard to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), such as event attendance, social media growth, and directory updates, providing regular reports to School Leadership.
Utilize data trends to identify untapped opportunities for growth, ensuring that engagement initiatives are scalable and that resources are are allocated to the highest-impact activities.
Collaborate with Advancement Services to improve the breadth and accuracy of alumni data.