Careers Job Description
General Description
The Alumni Engagement Manager promotes communication between the College and its network of alumni through social media, the alumni webpage and other strategic methods of communication. Plans and implements programs that increase alumni participation and engagement while budling positive relationships with the College. The position reports to the Senior Director of Alumni Relations.
Other Duties
1. Manage programming, budgets and registration process for alumni activities and events (i.e. reunions, young alumni, commencement and homecoming).
2. Recruit, train and support alumni volunteer leaders and class representatives.
3. Develop communication strategies including e-newsletters to reach young alumni, reunion classes and alumni affinity groups.
4. Oversee and maintain the alumni website and social media accounts with current content presented in a visually appealing and professional manner.
5. Collaborate with the Annual Fund team on philanthropic strategies to increase alumni giving rates and identify and qualify alumni prospects (i.e., peer-to-peer; senior class gift).
6. Responsible for Raiser's Edge reporting, queries and updates to the alumni database.
7. Re-launch the young alumni council.
8. Educate QC club president's and graduating students about alumni services and benefits.
Qualifications
1. Knowledge of marketing, social media and event planning in a higher education setting.
2. Excellent organizational skills, presentation skills and communication skills (both oral and written)
3. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community.
4. Strong leadership skills with the ability to be persuasive and influential.
5. Ability to prepare and manage budgets.
6. Willingness to travel; some evening and weekend hours required.
7. Ability to maintain a high level of poise and professionalism in all circumstances.
8. Minimum of 5 years of experience.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Development
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Jul 14, 2021 (Or Until Filled)