Director of Alumni Engagement

Director of Alumni Engagement Job Description

REPORTS TO:  

Assistant Head of School for Strategic Advancement

FLSA JOB CLASSIFICATION:

Exempt, 12 Month Position, Part-time, 25 hours per week

JOB PURPOSE:

In collaboration with the Philanthropy & Alumni Office staff, the Director of Alumni Engagement is responsible for implementing a strategic and innovative alumni engagement plan including communications, events, and programming. The Director leads the GDS Alumni Center, connecting alumni to current GDS students.

This is a 12-month, part-time (25 hours per week), on-campus position, five days per week, Monday through Friday, and requires regular evening and weekend work for advancement related events. Regular work hours are generally 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. or 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., with flexibility available to establish a schedule that works well for both the employee and the school. 

The Director of Alumni Engagement models the GDS Community Cornerstones of Respect, Kindness, Integrity, and Responsibility.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Cultivates alumni relationships and facilitates regular connections between alumni and GDS faculty and students

• Designs and implements a monthly alumni e-newsletter in collaboration with the Director of Strategic Communications

• Proactively creates networking opportunities for GDS students and young alumni college students with working alumni professionals, through the GDS Alumni Center

• Proactively maintains an alumni database with up-to-date contact and demographic information

• In collaboration with the Marketing & Communications Team, manages the GDS Alumni  social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)

• Integrates the alumni program with other constituent advancement efforts

• Proactively designs, plans, and executes annual in-town and out-of-town alumni events and effectively engages alumni in the planning and hosting process

• Designs, plans and executes on-campus alumni special events including Reunion Weekend

• Serves as the staff liaison to the Alumni Board, alumni class agents, and secretaries to establish annual Alumni Board goals and meeting agendas

• Identifies and recruits prospective alumni board members to increase alumni engagement in GDS activities and participation in the Impact Fund 

• Writes news and updates for the GDS Magazine and works with the Director of Strategic Communications to solicit articles from alumni for the magazine

• Assists in recruitment of alumni volunteers for the annual giving day (#1DayforGDS)

• Supports the enrollment and growth of the school by connecting alumni parents with the Office of Admission & Enrollment

• Designs and publishes a visual alumni map that allows seniors to connect with alumni for senior internship opportunities and future alumni living in matriculating college towns

• Connects alumni with current students to serve as mentors for our entrepreneurial program

• Facilities the Young Alumni Connections program, connecting young alumni to established alumni in targeted cities.

• Facilitates a rotating alumni temporary art exhibit in the Art Gallery.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates actively in advancement and other school related events

• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned by the Head of School