Specialist - Alumni Engagement
About The Position
The Specialist, Alumni Engagement helps bring Covista's alumni strategy to life. The role centers on two connected priorities: deepening alumni engagement — the sense of belonging and lifelong connection every graduate holds with their alma mater — and growing Champion Engagement — mobilizing alumni as volunteers, ambassadors, and advocates who support student success, brand reputation, and enrollment growth. Positioned within the Corporate Affairs department, the Specialist coordinates programs and activities that move alumni along this continuum, ensuring every touchpoint strengthens affinity and unlocks alumni as champions for the institutions and Covista.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required; coursework in business management, marketing, or communications preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in higher education, volunteer management and/or alumni engagement.
- Demonstrated experience writing, editing, and designing content for multiple mediums and audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, direct and coordinate multiple programs and initiatives simultaneously.
- Strong, natural ability to engage with people — building relationships with both alumni members and alumni champions, virtually and in person.
- Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.
Nice To Haves
- CRM experience preferred (e.g., HubSpot, Raiser's Edge).
Responsibilities
- Recruit, train, and steward alumni volunteers, ensuring a rewarding and impactful experience that sustains long-term involvement.
- Conduct volunteer intake calls with alumni who submit interest, assessing fit and directing them to the right activation point (mentorship, storytelling, events, student success initiatives, etc.).
- Develop and distribute volunteer communications — briefing materials, talking points, and program updates — that set alumni volunteers up for success and reinforce their role as institutional advocates.
- Facilitate alumni engagement in the student experience, including recruiting and supporting alumni mentors, managing mentorship platforms, growing involvement, and reporting on program impact.
- Support alumni storytelling, spotlights, and subject-matter-expert sourcing that showcase champions' experiences and amplify institutional brand and reputation.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and institutional partners to identify, develop, and execute volunteer opportunities that grow the alumni volunteer pipeline and connect champion efforts to student success, enrollment initiatives, and reputation management.
- Track alumni engagement and ROI across volunteer programs in the alumni CRM; compile metrics and prepare progress reports.
- Plan, organize, and help execute in-person and virtual alumni events — receptions, reunions, campus visits, conferences, and commencements — that build community.
- Manage the alumni inbox with a customer-service mindset, serving as a responsive, personal point of contact for all alumni.
- Support efforts to maintain an accurate, up-to-date alumni database that underpins personalized outreach.
- Represent team at virtual and in-person events, ensuring alumni feel connected to their alma mater and see a clear path to engagement.
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
- 15 Days of Paid Vacation Days each Calendar Year
- 12 Paid Holidays + 2 floating holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
