Assistant Director, College Reunions - JR28534-3800 - The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
About the Job
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information, please see:
https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12420067 Department
ARD Annual Giving Programs
About the Department
Alumni Relations & Development (ARD) engages alumni (~220k), current
students, parents and friends of the University through intellectual,
professional and social activities on campus, around the world and
online. ARD raises $600 Million annually to support faculty and
researchers, practitioners and patients, and students and programs
across the University. Our work supports priorities in every division,
school, department, and institute.
Department Summary:
Within ARD, the College Development team advances philanthropic
partnerships with key alumni, parents, and friends of the College to
support the educational goals of its undergraduates. This includes
support for financial aid and the Odyssey Scholarship Program, teaching
and research, career development, housing, athletics, and international
study. The reunion program raises, on average, over $15M annually in
support of the College's fundraising efforts.
Job Summary
This role plans and executes the institution's campaign for annual gift
support from all constituents, including alumni, and solves
straightforward problems as they arise.
The Assistant Director, College Reunions offers the exciting opportunity
to engage with a wide range of alumni from those newly graduated to
those celebrating their 50th Class Reunion. This role will design
strategies to meet fundraising goals for specific reunion cohorts
through personal solicitation and peer-to-peer solicitations for the
volunteers this role manages. The Assistant Director will build
relationships with alumni and other stakeholders to curate a superior
reunion experience with a moderate level of guidance and direction.
Responsibilities
- Serves as a class manager for assigned milestone Reunion classes.
- Identifies, recruits, trains, and motivates volunteers to engage and
solicit their peers.
- Approaches alumni interactions and committee work with a "yes,
and" attitude, working to find solutions that meet both the
College's and alumni's goals.
- Partners across ARD with University Relationship Managers to engage
trustees and top donors in advancing and meeting class giving goals.
- Manages a portfolio of assigned Reunion prospects and identifies new
prospects to cultivate, solicit, and close gifts. Speaks
persuasively about the case for Reunion fundraising initiatives,
maintaining a knowledge of and educating alumni about College and
University fundraising priorities.
- Completes 75 alumni visits per year.
- Coordinates Alumni Weekend Reunion dinners and advises on Reunion
wide programming, in collaboration with ARD partners to create a
highly specialized College Reunion experience.
- Serves as the primary point of contact for volunteers and alumni in
assigned Reunion classes, responding to all phone, email, and mail
inquiries in a timely manner.
- Collaborates with internal and external teams to provide
best-in-class Reunion experiences.
- Facilitates proactive and quality data management and analysis.
Pulls and updates data reports and lists as necessary.
- Contributes to the formation and implementation of class specific
Reunion fundraising goals and leads the class to meet these goals
through personal solicitation, collaboration with University
fundraising partners, and peer-to-peer solicitations from Reunion
volunteers.
- Seeks opportunities for professional development that will enhance
job performance, including building networks within the University
and with colleagues at peer institutions, and with an eye towards
broadly diversifying the advancement profession.
- Contributes to the planning an implementation of programs to
identify, visit, and solicit alumni, parents, and other
constituencies within an assigned geographical region for gifts to
meet fundraising goal. Does this with a moderate level of guidance
and direction.
- Contributes to the development of plans to solicit prospective
donors and meet campaign goals. This includes speaking to new
prospects persuasively about the case for annual giving support.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related
field.
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5
years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's degree.
Experience:
A minimum of two years of professional work experience in nonprofit
management, development, alumni relations, marketing, public relations,
sales or similar professional work experience.
Minimum one year of experience managing volunteers, alumni, or similar
constituents.
information, please see:
https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12420067 Department
ARD Annual Giving Programs
About the Department
Alumni Relations & Development (ARD) engages alumni (~220k), current
students, parents and friends of the University through intellectual,
professional and social activities on campus, around the world and
online. ARD raises $600 Million annually to support faculty and
researchers, practitioners and patients, and students and programs
across the University. Our work supports priorities in every division,
school, department, and institute.
Department Summary:
Within ARD, the College Development team advances philanthropic
partnerships with key alumni, parents, and friends of the College to
support the educational goals of its undergraduates. This includes
support for financial aid and the Odyssey Scholarship Program, teaching
and research, career development, housing, athletics, and international
study. The reunion program raises, on average, over $15M annually in
support of the College's fundraising efforts.
Job Summary
This role plans and executes the institution's campaign for annual gift
support from all constituents, including alumni, and solves
straightforward problems as they arise.
The Assistant Director, College Reunions offers the exciting opportunity
to engage with a wide range of alumni from those newly graduated to
those celebrating their 50th Class Reunion. This role will design
strategies to meet fundraising goals for specific reunion cohorts
through personal solicitation and peer-to-peer solicitations for the
volunteers this role manages. The Assistant Director will build
relationships with alumni and other stakeholders to curate a superior
reunion experience with a moderate level of guidance and direction.
Responsibilities
- Serves as a class manager for assigned milestone Reunion classes.
- Identifies, recruits, trains, and motivates volunteers to engage and
solicit their peers.
- Approaches alumni interactions and committee work with a "yes,
and" attitude, working to find solutions that meet both the
College's and alumni's goals.
- Partners across ARD with University Relationship Managers to engage
trustees and top donors in advancing and meeting class giving goals.
- Manages a portfolio of assigned Reunion prospects and identifies new
prospects to cultivate, solicit, and close gifts. Speaks
persuasively about the case for Reunion fundraising initiatives,
maintaining a knowledge of and educating alumni about College and
University fundraising priorities.
- Completes 75 alumni visits per year.
- Coordinates Alumni Weekend Reunion dinners and advises on Reunion
wide programming, in collaboration with ARD partners to create a
highly specialized College Reunion experience.
- Serves as the primary point of contact for volunteers and alumni in
assigned Reunion classes, responding to all phone, email, and mail
inquiries in a timely manner.
- Collaborates with internal and external teams to provide
best-in-class Reunion experiences.
- Facilitates proactive and quality data management and analysis.
Pulls and updates data reports and lists as necessary.
- Contributes to the formation and implementation of class specific
Reunion fundraising goals and leads the class to meet these goals
through personal solicitation, collaboration with University
fundraising partners, and peer-to-peer solicitations from Reunion
volunteers.
- Seeks opportunities for professional development that will enhance
job performance, including building networks within the University
and with colleagues at peer institutions, and with an eye towards
broadly diversifying the advancement profession.
- Contributes to the planning an implementation of programs to
identify, visit, and solicit alumni, parents, and other
constituencies within an assigned geographical region for gifts to
meet fundraising goal. Does this with a moderate level of guidance
and direction.
- Contributes to the development of plans to solicit prospective
donors and meet campaign goals. This includes speaking to new
prospects persuasively about the case for annual giving support.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related
field.
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5
years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Certifications:
---
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's degree.
Experience:
A minimum of two years of professional work experience in nonprofit
management, development, alumni relations, marketing, public relations,
sales or similar professional work experience.
Minimum one year of experience managing volunteers, alumni, or similar
constituents.
Source : The University of Chicago