Director, Alumni Alliance Engagement - Office of Advancement

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Georgetown University’s Office of Advancement is committed to cultivating a safe, equitable, diverse, and inclusive work environment that honors the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of our broader colleagues and broader Georgetown community. Consistent with our Jesuit values, we aim to foster a culture that accepts and cares for each individual, and we believe this is central to achieving our goals in support of Georgetown’s mission. The University has seen tremendous value in its alumni alliance and affinity groups and is committed to the engagement of current alliance groups: Wall Street Alliance, Georgetown Entrepreneurship Alliance, Georgetown Entertainment and Media Alliance, Georgetown Tech Alliance, and Georgetown Angel Investor Network. Given an already strong regional and class structure, alliance engagement provides an additional opportunity for alumni to engage with Georgetown. The current alliances, and those that will follow, greatly enhance the engagement of alumni who may not be inclined or able to engage through their class or local club.

The Director, Alumni Alliance Engagement is a key member of the Georgetown University Alumni Relations team within the Office of Advancement. They are responsible for managing the implementation of an industry-based alumni engagement strategy, supporting multiple industry-based alumni organizations, and helping drive Georgetown’s alumni engagement efforts. This position works closely with volunteer leadership and the University to develop, manage, and build unique programs and resources for the alumni alliance organizations at Georgetown.

By growing engagement with Alliances, the University hopes to: Connect alumni with each other for the purposes of networking, thereby connecting them more closely to Georgetown; Grow the University brand in industries of strategic importance; And grow the mentorship and job/internship/informational resources for students. Additional duties include, but are not limited to:

Volunteer Management and Fundraising

• Work with leadership groups and the Associate Director of Alliance Engagement to drive each alliance group’s strategy, programs and events.

• Provide guidance, governance support, and direction for volunteer organizations.

• Liaise with on-campus, Advancement, and Alumni Association centers and departments to ensure the best level of collaboration and engagement of volunteers, major gift prospects, and alumni.

• Assist in all activities that are fundraising in nature that are tied to the alliance groups, existing and future from sponsorships, annual giving campaigns and major gift opportunity collaborations with development.

• Collaborate with the Associate Director in the development and implementation of the event sponsorship opportunities for all alliance signature events.

Communications

• Execute the communication efforts of the alliance groups via email, social media, websites, and e-newsletters.

• Develop, share, evaluate, promote, and build out the alliance groups’ social media presence and networking groups within Hoya Gateway, Georgetown’s premier networking platform.

• Utilize all existing social media platforms to their fullest potential to magnify the Alliance groups’ presence, impact and showcase of alumni.

• Partner with Advancement to leverage the technology (iModules, GU360/Salesforce, Marketing Cloud) and resources for seamless data synergies and optimization of process and resource.

• Liaise with internal teams and cross campus partners in order to cross-promote and cross program – Regional Engagement, Alumni Career Services, various Career Centers, Hoya Gateway, Class Programs & Reunion Campaigns, Development & Donor Relations.

Team & Budget Management

• Manage the Associate Director of Alumni Alliance Engagement and Programs.

• Oversee the management of the alliance budgets (2-4 overall).

• Communicate closely with each alliance group to guide them through University policies and procedures, inform them of best practices and help reduce the need to duplicate efforts in terms of the execution of events.

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