Director of Alumni Relations & Community Affairs

Heritage University; Toppenish (WA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits - medical, dental, and

Paid Time Off

21 Paid Holidays

Matching 403(b) Contribution after a y

Tuition Waiver Program

Additional plans available

Many other employee engagement

Job summary

Heritage University in Washington seeks a Director of Alumni Relations and Community Affairs to lead alumni programming and veteran advocacy. Reporting to the President, you will build partnerships with local business, nonprofits, and government to align programs with workforce needs and student opportunities.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least three years serving veterans or alumni, with strong communication, organizational, and project-management skills.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in communications, criminal justice, pre-law, psychology, business, or a related field.
• At least three years of work experience serving veterans, alumni, or similar constituencies.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for veteran students and eliminate barriers with relevant offices.
• Serve as primary outreach to current and future alumni; lead workforce development partnerships.
• Create/update a alumni database; develop programming and events for diverse alumni communities.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, criminal justice, pre-law, psychology, business, or related field

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Director of Alumni Relations and Community Affairs

DEPARTMENT: President’s Office

REPORTS TO: Reporting to the President

FLSA: EXEMPT

SALARY: $82,400 - $90,000

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the President, the Director of Alumni Relations and Community Affairs takes a leadership and partnership role in overseeing both alumni relations and community affairs. This position will also be an on-campus and community advocate for veterans. Collaborating with other key stakeholders such as the Office of the Registrar (Veterans Affairs School Certifying Official), Office of Financial Aid, Office of Advancement, Office of Enrollment Management, and others, this person will have primary responsibility for developing and maintaining alumni database, locating and engaging alumni who are not currently involved with the university and creating programming to increase alumni involvement. Additionally, this person will take primary responsibility for ensuring a welcoming environment for veterans, helping to facilitate and resolve any challenges veterans face in registration, retention, or other barriers. This person will work alongside the President and others on partnership development with local business, industry, nonprofit, government, and other partners and will work with the Office of Academic Affairs to generate information from business and industry about academic program alignment with area workforce needs. This person will work with the Offices of Academic and Student Affairs and others to help facilitate internships and service opportunities for students.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Serve as an advocate for veteran students and facilitator to eliminate barriers faced by veteran students, collaborating with other offices as needed, including certifying official and compliance personnel;Serve as the primary outreach person to current and future alumni;Lead alongside President and others certain workforce development and internship partnerships;Create and maintain a pre-alumni program for currently enrolled students;Create and/or maintain/update a database of existing alumni;

Reach out to alumni with regularity;Create programming/events that appeal to alumni, recognizing and attending to the wide diversity in age, location, and other defining characteristics;Partner closely with Office of Advancement to support university communications to alumni that originate in that office;Partner closely with the Office of the Registrar (and Veterans Affairs School Certifying Official) and other relevant offices to facilitate compliance with issues specific to veterans;Become trained and stay current on training related to said compliance issues;Partner closely with the Office of Enrollment Management to recruit veteran students;Plan and implement appropriate events to celebrate and support veterans, on and off campus;Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, and comfort/proficiency speaking to groups.Basic computer proficiency is required.Excellent organizational and time management skills.Able to work independently, use initiative, and make substantive decisions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in communications, criminal justice, pre-law, psychology, business, or a related field, or comparable work experience to substitute for the degree requirement;A minimum of three years related work experience in positions either serving veterans, alumni, or similar constituencies.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

Current or past service as an enrolled member of any branch of the military that constitutes classification as a “veteran” and/or experience working with and advocating for veterans and knowledge of the issues/barriers that are specific to this population.Preference for an alumnus of Heritage University or someone with deep knowledge of the university and its culture.

BENEFIT PACKAGE (benefit eligible is at least .75 FTE):

• Health Benefits - medical, dental, and vision
• Paid Time Off
• 21 Paid Holidays
• Matching 403(b) Contribution after a year of service.
• Tuition Waiver Program
• Additional plans are available for purchase. This includes AFLAC and additional life & ADD insurance.
• Many other employee engagement programs.

Heritage University is an equal opportunity/ equal access/ affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and State laws, regulations, and executive order regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action.