Director, Alumni Engagement

Queen's University; Kingston; Sur place; CAD 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Queen’s University in Kingston seeks a Director of Alumni Engagement to provide leadership for developing, implementing and evaluating alumni programs that strengthen ties to the university and foster meaningful connections among alumni.

The role demands strategic translation of campus priorities into integrated programming across audiences and markets, frequent collaboration with Annual Giving, travel within Canada and beyond, and occasional evening/weekend work.

Qualifications

• Experience leading alumni engagement programs and teams.
• Strong track record translating strategy into actionable programming.
• Ability to collaborate across university departments and with donors.

Responsabilités

• Provide leadership for the development, implementation, and evaluation of alumni programs.
• Translate broader alumni engagement strategy into integrated programming responsive to diverse alumni communities.
• Collaborate with Annual Giving and university partners to align alumni activity with institutional priorities.
• Travel as required, including evenings and weekends, to advance programs.

Description du poste

Reporting to the Executive Director, Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving, the Director, Alumni Engagement provides leadership for the development, implementation, and evaluation of alumni programs that strengthen alumni relationships with Queen’s and create meaningful opportunities for alumni to connect with the university and one another.

An experienced alumni engagement professional, the Director translates broader alumni engagement strategy and priorities into an integrated alumni programming approach responsive to the interests, needs, and experiences of Queen’s diverse alumni community. Using alumni insights, demographic and lifestyle trends, regional considerations, and engagement data, the Director develops relevant and compelling programming across audiences, key markets, and stages of the alumni lifecycle beginning from the transition from student to alumnus and continuing through subsequent life and career stages.

The Director of Alumni Engagement works collaboratively with Annual Giving and Volunteer Programs to create complementary pathways for alumni involvement including branch engagement. The Director also works collaboratively with university partners to connect alumni programming with broader engagement, philanthropic, campaign, and institutional priorities. The Director provides expertise and advice on alumni programming and audience needs to advancement colleagues, senior university administrators, faculties, schools, and campus partners. The incumbent ensures an inclusive lens, that reflects a commitment to I-EDIAA, in providing expertise and direction in the development and implementation of alumni engagement strategy and execution for mutual benefit.

This position requires extensive travel within and outside Canada and requires the incumbent to travel and work evenings and weekends according to program or area needs.