Associate Director, Graduate Alumni Engagement

MIT Alumni Association; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MIT Alumni Association is seeking an Associate Director, Graduate Alumni Engagement to design programs connecting MIT's graduate alumni with one another and with MIT across on-campus, global, virtual, and online channels.

This role leads career and professional development initiatives, cultivates volunteers, builds digital communities, and collaborates with campus partners to advance lifelong engagement, data-informed programming, and MIT's spirit of discovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; minimum of three years' experience in alumni relations, advancement, volunteer management, or related nonprofit/higher education environment.
• Experience managing engagement programs, volunteer communities, or online platforms in a complex organization.

Responsibilities

• Design innovative programs and experiences that connect graduate alumni with one another and with MIT through on-campus, global, virtual, and online engagement opportunities.
• Cultivate and steward alumni volunteers; lead career and professional development initiatives.
• Build and grow digital communities and engagement platforms; collaborate with alumni leaders and campus partners to advance lifelong engagement.
• Use data and feedback to inform programming and increase graduate alumni engagement.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ellucian Advance Web

Job description

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, GRADUATE ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

Alumni Relations, helps shape and strengthen MIT's graduate alumni community by designing innovative programs and experiences that connect graduate alumni with one another and with MIT through on-campus, global, virtual, and online engagement opportunities; cultivates and stewards alumni volunteers; leads career and professional development initiatives; builds and grows digital communities and engagement platforms; collaborates with alumni leaders, academic departments, campus partners, and colleagues to advance lifelong engagement that reflects MIT's spirit of discovery, innovation, and learning; and uses data, alumni feedback, and technology to continuously inform programming, community participation, and graduate alumni engagement.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree; a minimum of three years' experience in alumni relations, advancement, volunteer management, constituent engagement, career and professional development, or a related nonprofit, membership, healthcare, or higher education environment; experience managing engagement programs, volunteer communities, or online platforms in a complex organization; demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships, steward volunteers, manage multiple priorities, recommend improvements, and translate strategic goals into successful initiatives; excellent communication, project management, analytical, and organizational skills; and demonstrated ability to learn engagement technologies, manage digital platforms, collaborate with vendors, and leverage technology to strengthen constituent engagement.

PREFERRED: Knowledge of Ellucian Advance Web or other enterprise fundraising system.

This is a hybrid position with a combination of on-campus and remote work.

Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally on occasion and work evenings and weekends as required.

Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check.

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