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Assistant Director of Alumni & Family Engagement
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Position Number: 5952113
Location: Wooster, OH
Position Type: Alumni Associations and Services

Assistant Director of Alumni & Family Engagement

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Location:Wooster, OH

Summary:

The Assistant Director will develop a comprehensive and strategic approach to identify, cultivate, recruit, and steward Wooster alumni and families as partners, advocates, and supporters. This position requires strong relationship management and volunteer engagement skills as well as the ability to make data driven decisions.

Essential Departmental Duties and Responsibilities:

Liaisons with campus partners including but not limited to Admissions, Career Planning, faculty, etc. with purpose of identifying and engaging alumni volunteers in strategic, campus priorities.
Implements targeted alumni and family programming based on career industries, both in-person and virtual.
Leads marketing of electronic platform(s) that promote alumni-to-alumni connections and student-to-alumni connections.
Oversees and implements class officer engagement.
Serves as member of reunion planning team and manage a small number of reunion committees.
Develops and implements a volunteer stewardship plan.
Revives and implements a robust class notes program.
Spearheads early engagement, including but not limited to, managing the Future Alumni Network.
Works with campus colleagues to ensure effective and accurate tracking of volunteers.
Analyzes engagement data to discover new volunteers, diversify Wooster's volunteer pipeline, increase participation in the Wooster Fund, and inform new engagement strategy and assess the effectiveness of our volunteer programs.
Assists with planning and execution of signature Advancement events.
Builds positive and productive relationships with colleagues, vendors, and community members.
Travels, as needed, for event, volunteer recruitment, and stewardship.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree required.
1-2 years of professional experience preferred or a combination of demonstrated student leadership opportunities.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Skills:

Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
Listens and gets clarification.
Responds well to questions.
Demonstrates group presentation skills.
Participates in meetings.
Writes clearly and informatively.
Edits work for spelling and grammar.
Presents numerical data effectively.
Able to read and interpret written information.

Knowledge:

Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.
Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
Develops alternative solutions.
Works well in group problem solving situations.
Uses reason even when dealing with complex topics.

Abilities:

Strong professional ethics and discretion with an attitude of respect for all employed at the College.
Commitment to the College's mission, vision, and values
Demonstrated ability to create and sustain an organizational climate based up on inclusion, social justice, and equity.?

Work Environment:

Standard office workplace with desk and private office.
Majority of time spent at desk.
Special events require out-of-office flexibility.
Occasional evenings and weekends are expected?.

Physical Demands:

Some lifting/moving of boxes and supplies.
Event set-up and clean-up?.

Additional Information:
The College of Wooster does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, political affiliation, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, disability, age, marital status, family responsibilities, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by institutional policy, or by state, local, or federal law. All offers of employment are subject to verification of the legal right to work in the United States as required by federal law. The College of Wooster is committed by policy and practice to diversity, equity and inclusion. For more information see our nondiscrimination policy.

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