Alum Relations Manager

Mission Connect; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

College Preparatory School is seeking an Alum Relations Manager in San Jose, CA, to cultivate and steward alum donors and drive giving programs. You will serve as the lead liaison to the alum community and report on program performance to inform strategy.

You will develop data-driven communications, nurture engagement through events and outreach, and partner with leadership to expand the alum network into ambassadors for the school’s initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google apps; CMS software familiarity.
• Donor database knowledge.
• 2 years of development experience with fundraising.
• Proven ability to solicit and secure financial support.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Identify, cultivate, and steward major alum donors and prospects.
• Serve as lead staff liaison to the alum community (classes 1980–present).
• Monitor program performance with annual reports.
• Collaborate with Executive Director to set strategy for alum giving.
• Develop data-driven communications to target alum engagement and giving.
• Plan and execute alum events with the events team.
• Grow the alum network to create ambassador pipeline.

Skills

Donor relations

Fundraising

Communication

Event planning

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google apps

CMS software

Job description

Job Title:Alum Relations Manager

Location: San Jose, CA

Company:College Preparatory School

Job Type:Full-time, Permanent

Salary Range: $90,000-$105,000

About the Organization:

The school is the center for women’s leadership in Silicon Valley and has provided an exceptional Catholic college preparatory education for young women since 1851. The school has a strong focus on social justice to create lifelong learners, spiritual seekers, justice advocates and community leaders.

About the Role:

The Alum Relations Manager cultivates, stewards, solicits, and builds community and relationships with alums to help achieve revenue goals through alum giving.

Key Responsibilities:

++Alum Giving++

• Identifies, cultivates, and stewards a portfolio of major alum donors and prospects to solicit for campaigns and scholarship giving programs.
• Serves as the lead staff liaison to the alum community; focuses on classes of 1980 to present.
• Monitors program performance by conducting regular audits and high-level analysis, and providing an annual performance report on alum giving year-over-year.
• Works with the Executive Director of Advancement to determine strategy to target and increase alum giving.

++Alum Community Engagement++

• Builds and enhances the alum program to promote engagement through volunteering, attending events, giving, or serving as a speaker.
• Determines strategy to identify and engage different alum audiences and develops programs for engagement
• Develops and executes a data-driven communications plan to target alum engagement and giving, including but not limited to newsletters, emails, appeals, outreach, and social media.
• Strategizes how to grow the alum network — including, but not limited to, reunions, career programs, events, and volunteer opportunities — to create a pipeline of ambassadors to support the school’s inititaves.
• Partners with the events team to plan and execute alum events
• Works with the Executive Director of Advancement to drive program efforts up to larger alum engagement strategy

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office as well as comfortable using other office applications such as Google apps and CMS software
• Donor database knowledge
• 2 years of development experience, including fundraising or related experience with a successful record of solicitation
• Proven willingness to fundraise and make direct solicitations and/or requests for financial support
• Demonstrated ability to achieve measurable goals
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with diverse groups of people
• Flexible with a high tolerance for change in a fast-paced environment
• Firm commitment to customer service and stewardship
• Proven experience planning and executing events
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, motivate, and work well with donors, alum, faculty, staff, Board of Directors, and others while developing and maintaining positive and productive relationships
• Ability to handle confidential information and situations with discretion and tact
• High degree of integrity, ethics, and passionate commitment to the mission of Notre Dame High School
• Must be willing to work some weekends and evenings
• Familiarity with fundraising in an education environment
• Excellent planning and organizational experience with the ability to anticipate tasks, set priorities, meet deadlines, and function smoothly under pressure with shifting and often competing priorities simultaneously
• High level of ability in reasoning, analyzing, prioritizing, conceptualizing, making judgments, and solving problems
• Experience with community relations and event planning

Contact Information: For more information about this position, please contact Nick Carney at [e-mail].