Director of Alumni Engagement

Holy Innocents' Episcopal School; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Holy Innocents' Episcopal School seeks a Director of Alumni Engagement, a visionary leader responsible for the strategic oversight of all alumni initiatives at Holy Innocents'. This role emphasizes data-driven decisions, high-impact programming, and cross-campus collaboration, serving a 2,000+ member alumni body.

The Director partners with the Alumni Advisory Board and the Advancement Office to design signature events such as Homecoming and reunions, implement young alumni programs, and grow the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Minimum 4-6 years of experience in alumni relations, engagement, volunteer management, or development.
• Broad experience working with a wide spectrum of volunteers and donors in an outward-facing capacity.
• Represent the School and the Advancement Office with the highest level of professionalism.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Demonstrates strong management and leadership skills; creative thinking and eagerness to learn.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to interact with a variety of people and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute short- and long-term strategic plans for alumni engagement and lead the Alumni Advisory Board.
• Oversee board governance, in alignment with bylaws and volunteer structure of committees and class representatives.
• Lead high-impact signature events such as Homecoming and reunions to grow participation.
• Design programming for the Senior Class and Young Alumni focusing on networking and mentorship.
• Direct regional outreach and affinity networks for 2,000+ alumni.
• Maintain a communications strategy with the Office of Communications and manage newsletters and social channels.
• Create a Measurement Framework and dashboards to monitor KPIs and provide reports to School Leadership.
• Collaborate with Advancement Services to improve data breadth and accuracy.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Data-informed decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Web content management

Job description

Holy Innocents' Episcopal School is seeking a Director of Alumni Engagement. The Director of Alumni Engagement is a visionary leader responsible for the strategic oversight of all alumni-related initiatives at Holy Innocents'. This role focuses on deepening the breadth and depth of alumni engagement through data-driven decision-making, high-impact programming, and cross-campus collaboration. The Director serves as a primary strategist for the Alumni Advisory Board, ensuring all activities align with the school's mission.

Primary Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Governance

• Develop and execute short- and long-term strategic plans for alumni engagement, and leadership of the Alumni Advisory Board.
• Oversee board governance, in alignment with bylaws, and volunteer structure of committees, effective working groups, and class representatives.

Engagement, Programming, and Communications

• Strategic Programming: Lead the vision for high-impact signature events, such as Homecoming, and reunions, aimed at achieving significant year-over-year participation growth and delivering outstanding alumni experiences.
• Student & Young Alumni Initiatives: Design and implement programming for the Senior Class to facilitate a seamless transition into the alumni body and develop distinct engagement strategies for Young Alumni (0–10 years post-graduation) centered on professional networking and mentorship.
• Regional & Affinity Outreach: Determine strategy and direct out-of-town gatherings and regional events and identify opportunities to launch networks to support a diverse, 2,000+ member alumni body.
• Special Initiatives & Milestone Leadership: Institutional Milestone Management: Lead the strategic alumni engagement efforts for major institutional milestones including Wall of Fame Induction and Distinguished Alumni Award.
• Communications: Maintain a communication strategy in collaboration with the communications office to ensure that alumni are informed and connected. This includes management of the alumni e-newsletter, Alumni related pages of the TorchBearer Magazine, Alumni Social Media pages (LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram) and the alumni website.
• Develop engagement opportunities and communications strategies that support alumni giving and long-term donor pipeline development.
• Work collaboratively with the Director of Annual Giving to identify, recruit and train alumni.

Data Strategy & Measurement

• Create a Measurement Framework: Establish and lead the overall vision for defining and measuring "meaningful engagement" across the alumni body, shifting the department toward a data-informed decision-making model.
• Dashboard Design & Performance Monitoring: Design and maintain a comprehensive Alumni Engagement Dashboard to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), such as event attendance, social media growth, and directory updates, providing regular reports to School Leadership.
• Scalability & Growth Analytics: Utilize data trends to identify untapped opportunities for growth, ensuring that engagement initiatives are scalable and that resources are allocated to the highest-impact activities.
• Data Integrity Oversight: Collaborate with Advancement Services to improve the breadth and accuracy of alumni data.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required
• Minimum 4-6 years of experience in alumni relations, engagement, volunteer management, or development
• Broad experience working with a wide spectrum of volunteers and donors in an outward-facing capacity
• Represent the School and the Advancement Office with the highest level of professionalism
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrates strong management and leadership skillsCreative thinking and eager to learn and seek new ways to engage with the School community and beyond
• Strong organizational skills
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks appropriately
• Ability to interact well with a variety of people, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, be self-motivated, and work well in a team environment
• Results-oriented commitment to departmental goals, with a high degree of initiative
• Advanced interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Computer fluency (Raisers Edge, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, at a minimum, and strong familiarity with web content management)
• Ability to perform in a dynamic work environment, meeting multiple deadlines and successfully managing multiple projects at a time
• Collaborative work style and comfort working with the advancement team, board members, parents, alumni, faculty and staff, and students