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) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Development
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Jul 14, 2021 (Or Until Filled)