Strategic Alumni & Development Partnerships Lead

Chenega Agile Real Time Solutions, LLC; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

C2 ALASKA, LLC in Bethesda, Maryland is seeking an Institutional Advancement Specialist to coordinate institutional advancement, alumni engagement, strategic partnerships, and development initiatives for USU.

The role serves as a key liaison among internal and external stakeholders, maintains alumni records and dashboards, monitors milestones, prepares executive reports, and supports governance and compliance with DoD and university policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Administration, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, Healthcare Administration, Marketing, or a related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in alumni relations, institutional advancement, fundraising support, development operations, external affairs, strategic partnerships, or related program management.
• Minimum three (3) years within the last five (5) years experience coordinating multiple projects and stakeholders in a deadline-driven environment.
• Successfully pass background and drug screening

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities for institutional advancement and development programs.
• Serve as liaison among the VP External Affairs, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, USU Alumni Association, development consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Support alumni engagement initiatives, communications campaigns, meetings, special events, and outreach.
• Maintain alumni records, engagement metrics, constituent information, and related databases to support relationship management and reporting activities.
• Monitor project schedules, milestones, performance measures, and contract deliverables.
• Identify potential risks and issues requiring Government attention.
• Prepare executive reports, dashboards, briefings, presentations, and analytical products to support leadership decision-making.
• Coordinate stakeholder meetings, working groups, and communication activities associated with alumni affairs, institutional advancement, and strategic partnerships.
• Assist in developing and documenting business processes, standard operating procedures, program guidance, and operational workflows.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Federal, Department of Defense (DoD), USU, privacy, records management, and institutional policies.
• Track action items and follow-up activities to ensure timely completion of program objectives.
• Support data collection, analysis, benchmarking, and reporting efforts related to advancement and engagement activities.
• Perform additional duties within the scope of the contract as assigned by the Government.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Alumni relations

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

C2 ALASKA, LLC in Bethesda, Maryland is seeking an Institutional Advancement Specialist to coordinate institutional advancement, alumni engagement, strategic partnerships, and development initiatives for USU.

The role serves as a key liaison among internal and external stakeholders, maintains alumni records and dashboards, monitors milestones, prepares executive reports, and supports governance and compliance with DoD and university policies.