Director of Alumni Relations
Atlanta, GA, United States
Job Description Job Description Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School is committed to support the School’s culture of philanthropy, and the Director of Alumni Relations plays a vital role in fulfilling this commitment. The Director is charged with meeting annual goals for fundraising, alumni engagement, and managing related events and fundraising programs. The Director of Alumni Relations reports to the Director of Institutional Advancement and works closely with Development staff in supporting school-wide development initiatives and special events.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Engagement and Stewardship:
Plan, assist, attend, and support regional, local, and on-site alumni engagement events (e.g., homecoming, reunions, etc.)
Ability to travel 15% of the time to visit alumni and host regional alumni events
Develop and expand affinity and young alumni programming
Engage and coordinate faculty and staff participation in alumni events (reunions, regional travel, etc.)
Assist with effective stewardship and recognition of individual donors, including print and electronic recognition, events, and personalized stewardship
Oversee and execute a robust reunion engagement program; manage a reunion-giving program
Oversee and manage alumni recognition awards (i.e., athletic, art, and distinguished alumni awards), ceremonies, and events
Fundraising:
Plan, strategize, and organize annual alumni giving programs and campaigns
Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual alumni donors
Maintain an active portfolio of alumni and alumni family donors for personal solicitations
Create and execute all digital annual giving appeals using multi-media platforms
Recruit, train, and manage volunteers to assist with alumni giving programs and campaigns
Grow alumni giving participation and increase loyalty giving
Oversee, manage, and execute the senior class-giving program
Communications:
Maintain a communication strategy in collaboration with the communication office to ensure that alumni are informed and connected
Curate and manage the Alumni e-newsletter, alumni pages of the TorchBearer Magazine (i.e., class notes and profiles), and the School’s website
Database and reporting:
Update and manage all alumni dashboards; ability to run reports, manage data, and ensure data accuracy
Work collaboratively with the Director of Advancement Services to update alumni records on the database and the portal, and to track all volunteer activities and attendance
Use outside databases (e.g., GiveCampus, LinkedIn) to gather data and support engagement and annual giving efforts.
Ensure constituent records are up to date and have all the correct biographical and gift information
Staff Support:
Staff the Alumni Board by providing exceptional and timely materials, resources, and support
Attend all Advancement events; help to ensure successful execution of events and engagement activities
Attend select School-wide events to meet and interact with community members
Will be required to work evenings, weekends, and holiday weekends as needed
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree is required
Minimum 4-6 years of experience in non-profit fundraising and volunteer management
The breadth of knowledge of annual giving programs and strategies
Proven track record cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding prospects of 4- and 5-figure gifts
Broad experience working with a wide spectrum of volunteers and donors in an outward-facing capacity
Represent the School and the Advancement Office with the highest level of professionalism
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Demonstrates strong management and leadership skills
Creative thinking and eager to learn and seek new ways to engage with the School community and beyond
Strong organizational skills
Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks appropriately
Ability to interact well with a variety of people, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, be self-motivated, and work well in a team environment
Exemplify the highest level of understanding, knowledge, and confidentiality of donors’ commitments and involvement with the School
Results-oriented commitment to departmental goals, with a high degree of initiative to motivate high-level donors and volunteers
Advanced interpersonal and relationship building skills
Energy, curiosity, creativity, willingness to take initiative, and a strong enthusiasm for Annual Funds and advancement events
Computer fluency (Raisers Edge, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, at a minimum, and strong familiarity with web content management)
Ability to perform in a dynamic work environment, meeting multiple deadlines and successfully managing multiple projects at a time
Collaborative work style and comfort working with the advancement team, board members, parents, alumni, faculty and staff, and students
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