Strategic Lead: Alumni Giving & Volunteer Engagement

The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy; Medford (MA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts University in Medford is seeking an Associate Director of Annual Giving and Volunteer Engagement to lead a large alumni volunteer network and drive fundraising initiatives. You will recruit, train, and steward volunteers across reunion and class programs, guiding communications, data management, and campaign execution with senior Alumni Engagement and Development colleagues.

The role focuses on engaging volunteers to boost annual philanthropy, including TuftsGivingTuesday and year-end

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in volunteer management, fundraising, alumni relations or a related field.
• Experience with donor data systems (Access, Advance, Raiser's Edge) and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment, training, engagement, and stewardship of alumni volunteers.
• Develop and implement volunteer engagement and fundraising strategies.
• Coordinate Class Volunteer programs and coordinate communication and reporting.
• Manage GiveCampus platform operations and data quality for volunteers.
• Oversee Reunions and annual giving volunteer activities and events.
• Monitor results and adjust strategies to strengthen fundraising outcomes.

Skills

Volunteer management

Fundraising / development

Alumni relations

Social media engagement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree BA/BS

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Access

Advance / Raiser's Edge

Job description

Tufts University in Medford is seeking an Associate Director of Annual Giving and Volunteer Engagement to lead a large alumni volunteer network and drive fundraising initiatives. You will recruit, train, and steward volunteers across reunion and class programs, guiding communications, data management, and campaign execution with senior Alumni Engagement and Development colleagues.

The role focuses on engaging volunteers to boost annual philanthropy, including TuftsGivingTuesday and year-end