Director, Alumni Engagement & Stewardship

Harvard University; Massachusetts; Hybride; USD 110 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Parental leave

Health insurance starting day one

Retirement plans with university

Wellbeing resources

Tuition assistance and reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Résumé du poste

Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School seeks a Director, Engagement and Stewardship for the Center for Public Leadership (CPL).

This role leads alumni engagement, stewardship strategy, and development initiatives, coordinating with ARRD and CPL leadership to deepen donor connections and program impact. The director will oversee CPL councils, manage events and field experiences, and partner with communications to craft storytelling resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 7 years’ relevant professional experience in development and alumni relations.
• Supervisory or team lead experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in a matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated experience with decision making based on sound judgment.
• Proven track record with building and leading teams.
• Experience building strong operations and systems.
• Entrepreneurial and creative, with a track record of piloting and testing new initiatives quickly.
• Experience developing, deepening, and stewarding relationships with donors and external stakeholders.
• Experience with proposal writing, including grants.
• Experience engaging with senior government officials, diplomats, and major donors.
• Demonstrated skill in strategic planning, agenda setting, and aligning resources with priorities.
• Compelling writing skills with the ability to identify target audiences and tailor messages to be effective.

Responsabilités

• Design and support an engagement, development, and stewardship strategy to support priorities of the Center for Public Leadership, in close coordination with ARRD.
• Direct CPL’s alumni engagement and relationship building, including designing and building a first-rate alumni engagement program, including establishing ongoing connections with current students, engaged alumni and re-establishing contact and loyalty with disengaged alumni.
• Plan development and alumni engagement events and field experiences, working with ARRD and CPL leadership on goals and metrics.
• Oversee stewardship of CPL councils, which currently include the Leadership Council and Alumni Council.
• In coordination with ARRD, support Faculty Director and Executive Director with development and engagement responsibilities, including joining meetings and events, preparing briefings (in conjunction with ARRD), follow-up correspondence, and reports.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of donor and alumni events and activities, using data to recommend and implement improvements. Create processes to track and share data with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with CPL, HKS’, and ARRD’s communications teams to prioritize and create marketing and storytelling resources.
• Provide strategic direction for flagship CPL programs including Hauser Leaders, the Gleitsman Award, the Gergen Summer Fellows Program, and related practitioner engagement activities.
• Oversee CPL events, including panels, guest speakers, and conferences.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders including ARRD, University development teams, and OCPA. Communicate CPL’s goals and priorities and collaborate on projects and shared priorities.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and internal stakeholders, including managing to budget.
• Operate the Center’s engagement and stewardship work within approved budgets.
• Directly manage a team, providing leadership, support, and guidance.
• Perform other responsibilities and serve in additional capacities as needed.
• Some work on nights, weekends, and travel required.

Connaissances

Alumni engagement

Donor relations

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Formation

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Description du poste

Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School seeks a Director, Engagement and Stewardship for the Center for Public Leadership (CPL).

This role leads alumni engagement, stewardship strategy, and development initiatives, coordinating with ARRD and CPL leadership to deepen donor connections and program impact. The director will oversee CPL councils, manage events and field experiences, and partner with communications to craft storytelling resources.