Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement (Regional Programming)

Job Title:

Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement (Regional Programming)

Job Summary:

University of San Francisco (USF) is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading Jesuit Catholic, urban university with a tremendously diverse student, faculty, and alumni population. Established as San Francisco’s first institution of higher education in 1855, the University is deeply embedded in the intellectual, spiritual, and cultural life of one of the most innovative, diverse, and dynamic cities in the world. The University of San Francisco is in the second year of its most ambitious fundraising campaign. The Elevate USF Campaign has a $500M goal that will vastly enhance the University’s presence and scholarship in the arts, health and life sciences, and entrepreneurism, as well as continue to provide access and opportunity for our highly diverse population of students.

Job Summary:
The Assistant Director, Alumni Regional Engagement will be charged with expanding engagement opportunities with a special focus on regional volunteers and programming. This includes, but is not limited to; overseeing the engagement strategy for alumni regional groups including volunteer recruitment, training and management, creating and implementing programs and events, and conducting and reporting alumni market research. This position is critical to advance the current capital campaign by engaging alumni where they are and building the donor pipeline.

Full Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Support regional events, specifically larger events such as the semi-annual New York and Los Angeles regional events, including communication efforts and event page management, social media management, and follow up.
• Support the larger international event strategy where university leadership attends. 
• Manage the East Bay, Peninsula Silicon Valley  and Sacramento alumni networks. 
• Ownership over any one-off regional "event in a box" events or other non-chapter events.
• Serve as the primary representative for Day of the Dons, managing all DOTD regional events. 
• Other alumni programming as needed to support the goals of the unit and the Development Division, including but not limited to, Alumni & Family Weekend, Reunions, and Day of the Dons.
• Produce reports for management that benchmarks alumni engagement metrics on a quarterly and yearly basis; analyze and make recommendations for improvement. Establish project timelines and oversee budgets; report key milestones and communicate across university.
• Identify and anticipate new areas for growth around  regional programming to support the work of the university.
• Develop and execute an annual micro-fundraising goal for each group and garner 100% giving participation from all board members.

• Other duties as required.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in a relative area of study
• Three years of experience in event planning, volunteer management, and/or project management. 

• Additional Qualifications:
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with a diverse group of 
alumni, faculty and staff. 

• Track record in marketing/outreach to diverse demographic groups including generational and cultural constituents. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to demonstrate 
discretion, diplomacy and maintain enthusiasm. 

• Project management expertise and the ability to prioritize and manage overlapping and 
competing deadlines 

• Team orientated and comfortable with change; a strong habit of collaborating but also capable of working independently on projects with minimal supervision 

• Professional demeanor that establishes credibility quickly and inspires positive relationships. 
• Ability to travel, and work evenings and weekends. 


     

Additional Skills, Knowledge & Abilities needed for position

• An understanding of and appreciation for a Jesuit education is preferred      

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full time

Pay Rate:

Salary

Salary Range :

The salary range for this position is $75,000/yr - $80,000/yr. Offers will be based on candidate experience and education, as well as equity within the University of San Francisco.