Strategic Alumni Engagement Director

Wheaton College; Norton (MA); In loco; USD 70.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Wheaton College in Norton, MA seeks a Senior Associate Director of Alumni Engagement to lead strategic alumni experiences and oversee volunteer structures that extend the College’s reach and foster ongoing involvement. You will manage major on-campus events like Reunion and Homecoming, and coordinate across Advancement to align priorities and giving opportunities.

The role emphasizes data-driven evaluation, cross-campus collaboration, and creating meaningful pathways for alumni to deepen

Competenze

• Five to seven years of progressively responsible experience in alumni relations, advancement, higher education, volunteer engagement, constituent engagement, event/program management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex programs, cultivating relationships with volunteers or constituents, and collaborating across departments or functional areas.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Mansioni

• Lead the strategy, planning, development, and execution of Wheaton’s major on-campus alumni experiences, including Reunion and Homecoming.
• Develop programs that create meaningful alumni experiences while supporting broader engagement and relationship-building goals.
• Manage all aspects of signature alumni programs, including program development, logistics, volunteer involvement, communications coordination, and evaluation.
• Partner with colleagues across Advancement and the College to integrate institutional priorities, giving opportunities, faculty and student participation, and other strategic engagement opportunities into alumni programming.
• Use participation, engagement, feedback, and other relevant data to evaluate program effectiveness and identify opportunities for continued alumni involvement.
• Identify opportunities to engage alumni beyond individual events and strengthen their ongoing connection to Wheaton.
• Develop and strengthen alumni volunteer structures that extend Wheaton’s reach and create opportunities for sustained alumni involvement.
• Recruit, onboard, support, steward, and retain alumni volunteers, including reunion committees, class officers and ambassadors, event volunteers, alumni connectors, and other emerging volunteer roles.
• Build intentional pathways that encourage alumni to move from participation to repeat participation, volunteer leadership, and deeper engagement with the College.
• Cultivate relationships with alumni volunteers and engaged alumni, identifying interests and opportunities for continued involvement.
• Partner with Individual Giving, Major Gifts, and other Advancement colleagues to connect alumni engagement and volunteer activity with broader relationship-building and philanthropic opportunities.
• Develop resources, communications, and engagement opportunities that equip alumni volunteers to serve as effective ambassadors for Wheaton.
• Track volunteer participation and engagement to evaluate effectiveness and identify opportunities for increased involvement.
• Identify opportunities to connect alumni around shared interests and experiences when they support broader engagement goals, including professional and industry interests, athletics, academics, clubs, and other affinities.
• Develop select opportunities to connect current students with alumni and the Alumni Association, helping students become familiar with the alumni community and understand the value of staying connected to Wheaton beyond graduation.
• Collaborate with the Life and Career Design Institute and other campus partners where natural opportunities exist to bring students and alumni together.
• Explore emerging engagement opportunities based on alumni interests, institutional priorities, participation trends, and feedback.
• Ensure affinity and student engagement initiatives are strategic and opportunity-driven and complement the broader alumni engagement program.

Conoscenze

Relationship-building

Program management

Volunteer management

Event planning

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree

Strumenti

CRM systems

Alumni databases

Descrizione del lavoro

Wheaton College in Norton, MA seeks a Senior Associate Director of Alumni Engagement to lead strategic alumni experiences and oversee volunteer structures that extend the College’s reach and foster ongoing involvement. You will manage major on-campus events like Reunion and Homecoming, and coordinate across Advancement to align priorities and giving opportunities.

The role emphasizes data-driven evaluation, cross-campus collaboration, and creating meaningful pathways for alumni to deepen