Senior Director of Alumni Relations
The Senior Director of Alumni Relations will serve as a senior level leader and administrator for the Alumni Relations team. The Senior Director will be responsible for the oversight, vision, and to provide a plan for strategic growth of the program to be executed by the staff. The Senior Director will be responsible for developing new programming opportunities for engagement of all alumni, family, and friends. The position will collaborate with, manage, and supervise an Engagement Coordinator in carrying out these efforts.
The Senior Director will oversee and execute specific events for the Office of Alumni Relations. They will manage a portfolio of high-level engagement prospects for the purpose of future philanthropic support. Lastly, the Senior Director will assist the Executive Director of Alumni Relations with the management of the Alumni Board.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Management and supervisory abilities.
- Critical thinking, strategic planning, and ability to execute tasks at a high level.
- Experience with fundraising or advancement.
- Excellent time management and the ability to prioritize multiple competing priorities.
- Experience in volunteer management and event planning.
- Exemplary communications skills (both written and verbal).
- Commitment to outstanding customer service.
- Ability to motivate, coach, and lead groups and individuals.
- Ability to establish the trust of colleagues and build strong relationships with key faculty/staff.
- Collaborative style combined with the ability and desire to work in a team-based environment
- Creative thinker with ability to receive constructive feedback on ideas.
- Demonstrated computer competency and knowledgeable of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and social media outlets.
- Quick learner, self-starter, and can adapt to a fast paced, multi-faceted, and dynamic organization.
- Ability to articulate a proposal clearly and concisely for a new strategy or solution to a problem so that others can quickly and easily understand.
- Ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality and responsibility regarding information related to university business and confidential donor and prospect information.
- Communicates and employs interpersonal actions that model high standards of professional, responsible, accountable, and ethical conduct.
- Exhibits behavior that supports the mission, vision, and values of the University of Georgia.
Additional Division Expectations:
- Through open, honest, and respectful communication, all staff, supervisors, and colleagues of the Division of Development & Alumni Relations are expected to interact with fairness, compassion, and decency. All employees will be held accountable for meeting the expectation of promoting a stable, productive, and healthy work environment.
- Adherence to CASE standards and commonly accepted industry standards relating to fundraising and engagement reporting are expected of all professionals. All professionals will be held accountable for meeting this expectation.
Minimum Qualifications:
Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least eight (8) years of work in development, advancement, engagement, alumni relations, sales, service, or other experience in a philanthropic setting
- Supervisory and management experience related to holding teams accountable to goals
- Budget management experience
- Volunteer management experience
- Sales and marketing experience
- Communications experience
- Development/Advancement and Alumni Relations/Engagement experience
- Program Development experience
- Program management experience
- Event planning experience
- Fluent experience creating and working with spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel)
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