Senior Director for Engagement, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement [R0148903]

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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for Senior Director for Engagement, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement [R0148903]

ROLE of the POSITION

The Senior Director of Engagement will have a deep understanding of constituent engagement and philanthropy used to manage the comprehensive alumni engagement efforts on behalf of the Office of Alumni Engagement. This position is designed to be the link between the University, the Division, and the UNLV Alumni Association to our nearly 155,000-plus Alumni worldwide and over 33,000 students.  

The Senior Director will report directly to the Associate Vice President (AVP) for Alumni Engagement and Executive Director of the UNLV Alumni Association. In this role, the Senior Director will supervise the Director for Alumni Career Engagement, along with other staff positions as determined by departmental needs. This position will serve as the number two to the AVP for Alumni Engagement and will represent the AVP in their absence at divisional and campus events and programs, as well as community events when necessary.  

The Senior Director of Engagement will also support the VP of PAE and the Associate Vice President (AVP) for Alumni Engagement in university-wide and presidential goals -- including, most prominently for the coming years, the development and execution of a major fundraising campaign. In particular, this individual will strategize on and be accountable to metrics that reflect the ways in which alumni engagement feeds annual giving -- which is a crucial outcome for alumni engagement.

The Sr. Director will be responsible for making data-informed recommendations to the AVP, data management, and metrics tracking in the Salesforce CRM related to the CASE Alumni Engagement Metrics, which include Volunteer, Communications, Experiential, and Philanthropic.  These metrics are the foundation of the Office of A