Alumni Manager

Dominican High School; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Dominican High School in Milwaukee seeks an Alumni Manager committed to our mission to strengthen lifelong engagement with alumni. You will serve as the primary liaison between Dominican and its alumni, building relationships and creating opportunities for ongoing participation and support.

You will lead reunion planning, career days, and fund-raising events, manage data in Blackbaud RENXT and PowerSchool, and collaborate with the Advancement and Communications teams to keep alumni informed

Qualifications

• Commitment to the Dominican High School mission.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to lead relationships with alumni and stakeholders.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading abilities.
• Basic Excel and database entry skills.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage details.
• Knowledge of Dominican High School community is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary liaison with Alumni and Alumni-based events.
• Create opportunities for alumni to engage with the Dominican community.
• Coordinate reunions: plan, invite, track RSVPs, payments, and donations.
• Direct and coordinate Alumni Career Day.
• Coordinate the Young Alumni Auction Benefit Party.
• Research alumni and write updates/articles for Dominican publications.
• Expand the Alumni Database expansion and accuracy.
• Become proficient in Blackbaud RENXT and PowerSchool databases.
• Share information with the Director of Advancement and President for outreach.
• Collaborate with Communications Manager for alumni updates and social media.
• Partner with Admissions and feeder schools to identify legacy students.
• Outreach to alumni via calls, emails, visits and events.
• Shape alumni communications through newsletters, website, and mags.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship leadership

Team player

Writing/editing/proofreading

Excel and database entry

Prioritization and organization

Community knowledge

Tools

Excel

Blackbaud RENXT

PowerSchool

Job description

The Alumni Manager will have a strong commitment to the mission and vision of Dominican High School and will serve as the primary liaison between Dominican and its alumni. Responsible for relationship building with alumni and strengthening their participation and commitment to Dominican.

KeyResponsibilities

• PrimarySchoolContact forAlumni andAlumni-basedEvents.
• Create opportunities for alumni to engage with the Dominican community.
• Serve as the point person for alumni reunions; workwith reunion chairs toassistwith planning, coordinate invitation mailing, track RSVPs, payment,and donations as part of a class gift, attend reunions,and complete follow-up communication. Provide follow-up data on prospective donors from all reunions fortheDirector of Advancement andthePresident.
• Direct and coordinate annualAlumniCareer Day, a school day event that matches students’ career interests with alumni in the business community.
• Coordinateand attendthe annual Young Alum Auction Benefit Party.
• Researchpotential alumni and write updates and articles on alumni for the summer and fall magazines (publications) for Dominican.
• Implement theExpansion of theAlumniDatabase.
• Become efficientin Blackbaud RENXT and PowerSchool database systems to update and expand alumni contact and profile information.
• Share relevant information with the Director of Advancement and the President for outreach purposes. Collaborate withtheCommunications Manager to create alumni updatesforDominican publications, monthly eblasts, and social media.
• Partner withtheAdmissions Department andfeederschool liaisons toidentifylegacy students.
• Execute strategic outreach to alumni and nurture relationshipsthroughphone calls, emails, individual visits,andsmall and large group gatherings.
• Work withAdvancement andAcademic department members toidentifyand shape effective alumni communication and messaging through a variety ofchannels, including social media, monthly alumni email newsletters, the Dominican website, magazines, appeals, etc.
• PlanningandExecution of theAlumni Advancement Program.
• Increase alumni attendance for Advancement events.
• Assistwiththeexecution of Advancement eventssuch as:auction, golf outing,KnightWalk,Alumni Reunion Weekend,Benefit Parties, etc.

Qualifications:

• Commitment and passion for the Dominican High School mission.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Willingness and ability to be a relationship leader – a person who proactively reaches out to stakeholders and builds positive relationships every day.
• Ability to work and collaborate as part of a team.
• Strong writing, editing,and proofreading skills.
• Basic Excel and database entry skills.
• Ability to prioritize, organize,and manage details with flexibility.
• Knowledge of Dominican High School communityisa plus.