Associate Director of Student Experience Affinity Programs

GENERAL PURPOSE

The Associate Director of Student Experience Affinity Programs has primary and ultimate responsibility for the strategy, design, and implementation of successful programs and volunteer activities that meaningfully engage the University's School of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering undergraduate alumni and students around their campus experience, including (but not limited to) student organization milestone anniversary celebrations and advisory boards, fraternity and sorority programs, and our NROTC and veterans programs. They will work collaboratively with Advancement and campus partners to coordinate and communicate all program activity. They will work closely with the Director to develop a strategy and vision for a comprehensive program, including baseline metrics, desired outcomes, and goals for engagement, and will track, analyze, and report on program progress to enhance our pipeline of engaged alumni and donors.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Planning

• With the Director, develop a comprehensive strategy for building, managing, and supporting a robust student experience affinity program to complement our class reunion program and further increase engagement among undergraduate alumni and students.

• Create and maintain strategic plans including goals and desired outcomes. Track, analyze, and report program progress and key results.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key campus partners and Advancement colleagues and work to ensure positive interactions and outcomes across all stakeholders.

Volunteer Management

• Work closely with Advancement and campus partners to identify, recruit, manage, and steward dedicated committees of alumni and student members of student organizations, fraternities or sororities, or other campus groups celebrating milestone anniversaries.

• Manage each planning committee's activities including program development, peer-to-peer outreach, and event staffing.

• Coordinate committee communications and meetings, set goals and monitor activity, and develop outreach templates and staffing plans for events.

• Work in partnership with Annual Giving to establish fundraising campaigns tied to anniversary celebrations and encourage participation and peer-to-peer soliciting among committee members.

• Serve as Alumni Relations liaison to WRUR and Fraternity and Sorority Affairs alumni advisory groups and others as they are formed.

Event and Program Management

• Design, manage, and execute volunteer-led and Advancement-led milestone anniversary and student experience affinity-based events outside of and during Meliora Weekend.

• Collaborate with campus partners on opportunities to involve or invite alumni to existing student organization or other campus group programming and events.

• Represent the University and Office of Alumni Relations and Constituent Engagement at regional, local, and on-campus events and meetings as needed.

Marketing and Communications

• Contribute to and execute a strategic communication plan to better engage alumni and students around their shared student organization, fraternity/sorority, or other campus program experience.

• Work with Director to review and modify all marketing and educational materials to ensure web pages, printed communications and collateral, e-mail messages, and other promotional vehicles are relevant and effective.

• Develop and oversee a social media strategy to promote student organization milestone anniversary celebrations or other programs and events among undergraduate alumni and students.

Personal Outreach

• National travel and a consistent campus presence is required for meeting with alumni and current undergraduates for the purposes of volunteer recruitment and cultivation and sharing our alumni engagement and philanthropy message.

• A minimum of 50 purposeful in-person or virtual meetings in a fiscal year is required.

Goal Setting and Analysis

• Responsible for developing operating plans, engagement statistics reports, and analysis of program performance on a regular basis.

• Manage a budget for overall program.

• Continued training, professional development and gaining of overall University knowledge through regular meetings with unit-based colleagues, faculty, and staff; training on UR Advancement protocols and procedures; technical training on Advancement's prospect management system; and honing of professional skills through seminars, conferences, trainings, and individual mentoring.

Other tasks and duties as assigned by the Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree required.

Master's degree preferred.

Required:

• 5-7 years of related work experience, preferably in advancement or higher education, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Outstanding communication skills, including direct interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work with, motivate, and lead volunteers.

• Demonstrated experience in event planning and program development.

• Demonstrated ability to think creatively and develop innovative programs and solutions to problems.

• Ability to work as a member of a team to accomplish objectives.

• Ability to analyze, condense, and synthesize information.

• Excellent organization and project management skills, with an ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects with keen attention to detail.

• Experience with computer technologies and sophisticated software applications.

• A personal belief in mission, goals and objectives of private higher education and a desire to change the world.

• A general knowledge of institutional fundraising and willingness to promote philanthropy for the University.

• Some travel along with evening and weekend work.

The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion to advance the University's mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create - and Make the World Ever Better. In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. This commitment extends to the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates from underrepresented populations, veterans, and persons with disabilities consistent with these values and government contractor Affirmative Action obligations.

How To Apply

All applicants must apply online.

EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled

Pay Range

Pay Range: $54,808 - $76,752 Annually

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

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