Director, Strategic Alumni Engagement
About The Position
DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT , Sloan Office of External Relations , will lead and manage team: sets team and program metrics, develops new initiatives, manages overall strategy/vision of alumni engagement, manages budget deployment; develop internal and external messaging around the MIT Sloan network, volunteer activities, and engagement opportunities for alumni; strategize with the MIT Sloan Career Development Office, Global Programs, MIT Sloan Executive Education, Action Learning, Admissions, Student Life, and the MIT Sloan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; develop comprehensive volunteer strategy that fully capitalizes on alumni as informed ambassadors and advocates for the top priorities of the school; provide oversight and strategic direction for the MIT Sloan Alumni Board; partner with the Engagement Events and Annual Giving teams on programming/strategy to align volunteer strategy and increase immediate use, flexible funding to the school; create and execute on cohesive regional volunteer strategy; as a visible leader on campus, oversee student/alumni engagement, including relationships with student clubs, conferences, treks, and the Student Senate; and oversee/develop MIT Sloan alumni virtual programming and shared interest communities. A full job description is available at https://web.mit.edu/sloan-hr/jobs/Mgmt4DirStrategicAlumni.pdf
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- A minimum of seven years of experience in alumni relations, preferably in an academic setting, or equivalent experience
- Experience working closely with volunteers
- A minimum of three years of experience supervising staff, setting goals, and managing performance and budgets
- Creative and strategic thinker, collaborator, and problem solver
- Ability to recognize and resolve complex situations
- Top level project management expertise with a proven track record
- Outstanding interpersonal and organizational skills
- Experience supervising staff at varying levels of experience
- Ability to deal with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and judgment
Nice To Haves
- Experience with alumni/student outreach and knowledge of schools of management
- Travel, night, and weekend work required
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage team: sets team and program metrics
- Develop new initiatives
- Manage overall strategy/vision of alumni engagement
- Manage budget deployment
- Develop internal and external messaging around the MIT Sloan network, volunteer activities, and engagement opportunities for alumni
- Strategize with the MIT Sloan Career Development Office, Global Programs, MIT Sloan Executive Education, Action Learning, Admissions, Student Life, and the MIT Sloan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Develop comprehensive volunteer strategy that fully capitalizes on alumni as informed ambassadors and advocates for the top priorities of the school
- Provide oversight and strategic direction for the MIT Sloan Alumni Board
- Partner with the Engagement Events and Annual Giving teams on programming/strategy to align volunteer strategy and increase immediate use, flexible funding to the school
- Create and execute on cohesive regional volunteer strategy
- Oversee student/alumni engagement, including relationships with student clubs, conferences, treks, and the Student Senate
- Oversee/develop MIT Sloan alumni virtual programming and shared interest communities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
