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Director, Alumni Engagement at the Leeds School of Business

Requisition Number: 57651

Location: Boulder Colorado

Employment Type: University Staff

Schedule: Full Time

Posting Close Date: 14-Jul-2024

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Job Summary

Advancement at CU Boulder encourages applications for a Director of Alumni Engagement! This role plays a significant role in strategizing, leading and driving alumni engagement efforts for the Leeds School of Business. This position supervises a team of three to five full-time employees to engage alumni and other constituents, promote the reputation of the Leeds School, and increase philanthropy for CU Boulder.

This position and its team are tasked with engaging alumni and other constituents, promoting the reputation of the Leeds School of Business, and increasing overall philanthropic support for CU Boulder. This position must successfully navigate the substantial complexity of working with various internal and external constituents and balancing the needs of separate entities while still fulfilling the strategic needs of the unit and the Office of Advancement.

The Director will focus on:

• Leading a strategic plan for the alumni program with best-in-class business school initiatives and managing a team to drive execution plans.

• Aligning the Leeds School of Business annual giving efforts with the campus and collaborate on operations with a goal of driving Leeds to have the best-in-class alumni and annual giving programs.

• Enabling substantial engagement for alumni and the business community through many platforms; facilitating a culture of engagement and philanthropy for current students.

• Collaborating with internal constituents (the dean's office/cabinet; the directors and chairs of programs, centers, and departments; the CU Boulder Alumni Association; Leeds Career Development, etc.) and external constituents (board members, alumni volunteers, donors, vendors, etc.) to ensure professional opportunities and beneficial partnerships between the school and our current and future alumni and business community.

Our team thrives on the energy, passion and school pride that comes from daily interactions with students, alumni, and corporate partners at Leeds and across campus. You will lead the strategy to significantly engage our constituents in innovative ways, across a variety of platforms.

The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

CU Boulder Advancement is committed to a culture of joy, motivated by collaboration, passionate about excellence and driven by impact. These four values define our culture and drive our engagement and fundraising success.

At CU Boulder Advancement, we allocate time and resources to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Our efforts contribute directly to our divisions core values and to advancing CU Boulders mission through impactful fundraising and engagement results. As a team and as individuals, we commit to learning about and challenging systems, policies, and practices that enable oppressive ideologies to recur in our community. (Oppressive ideologies include racism, sexism, ableism, heterosexism, and other "isms" that cause harm. This list is not exhaustive and may evolve in our pursuit of collective liberation.) Embracing our responsibility to lead and model helps promote the culture we desire while supporting our internal and external constituents. Accountability for our commitment to DEI is established through specific individual and team goals that evaluate our progress and growth.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Alumni Engagement Strategy and Execution

• Lead and manage implementation of strategy to engage, cultivate and involve constituents, especially alumni, in ways that support the schools vision and strategic direction.

• Supervise and assess engagement metrics to advise decisions and adapt for improvements.

• Collaborate with the Leeds Marketing and Communications team to deliver marketing and communication campaigns, messaging, etc. in support of alumni engagement goals; liaisons and partners with Marketing and Communications on communication projects including the schools annual alumni magazine, newsletters, podcasts, events, etc.

• Supervise Leeds advancement events to ensure they are consistently representing the schools standards of excellence, and providing an important platform for engaging our alumni and constituents.

• Guide online engagement, communications and annual giving efforts as well as 10+ high-impact annual events.

• Be responsible for the GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) and MBA Board volunteers ensuring their work aligns with the strategic direction of the School; provide communications support.

• Partner with and involve deans, directors, faculty, and students, both locally and across the globe as part of outreach efforts.

• Identify, promote, and support alumni and volunteer recognition opportunities. Examples include alumni awards, alumni publications, community and business awards, etc.

• Work closely with Advancement leadership to source and engage alumni in fundraising opportunities and create a culture of philanthropy.

• Identify and implement new alumni engagement opportunities to reach different constituents, including educational, service, family, etc.

Team Management and Leadership

• Implement all aspects of managing and leading a team of employees responsible for alumni engagement, events, board engagement. Examples include:

• Provide coaching and mentorship, especially to new team members.

• Carry out administrative personnel actions (performance management, hiring, training, onboarding, offboarding, etc.).

• Serve as a member of the Advancement Management Team. Attend scheduled meetings and collaborate with colleagues regularly.

• Manage budget and align to developed strategy.

• Set the overall direction for the team engagement activities annually. This includes defining success metrics, setting goals and developing processes for metrics reporting. Keys to success include leading the team to develop priorities and schedules prior to the beginning of the new fiscal year, being clear on roles, responsibilities and expectations, setting overall timelines and providing the needed processes to support the staff work.

• Develop a team culture which encourages innovative ideas for engagement and cultivates a sense of confidence in trying new activities without the fear of consequences from failure.

Other Duties as Assigned

• Attend and be an influential member of the campus community of alumni directors across campus to share information, discuss standard methodologies and identify potential partnerships and joint initiatives.

• Work with CU system, CU Foundation and CU Boulder Advancement staff to assist with the effective identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donors to the Leeds School of Business.

What You Should Know

• This position will occasionally be required to work evenings/weekends.

• This position has the ability to work a hybrid schedule with some days on campus and some days remote.

• This position may require local, regional, and out-of-state travel to engage with university constituents.

What We Can Offer

• $95,000-$114,000. Relocation assistance is available within department guidelines.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits (https://www.colorado.edu/jobs/benefits) , including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder (https://www.colorado.edu/about) .

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Be engaged. Be impactful. Be Boulder.

What We Require

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience or combination of education and experience may substitute.

• Program and event management experience.

• Experience developing, planning and rolling out strategy.

• Experience: 5+ years of professional, job related experience including 1+ years of team lead or supervision experience.

What You Will Need

• Ability to strategize plans for employee retention and satisfaction.

• Ability to practice situational leadership and discover what motivates individual team members to achieve goals.

• Ability to establish and enhance interpersonal relationships, including ability to coordinate and manage volunteers.

• Solid knowledge of fundraising, donor relations, and alumni relations standard processes.

• Expert communication skills including the ability to participate in public events and represent Advancement and the university in a professional manner.

• Solid ability to analyze information/situations and solve problems.

• Ability to exercise a high degree of tact, discretion, and collaboration in working with a diverse range of constituents including employees, students, volunteers, alumni, donors, and campus colleagues.

• Solid ability to organize and manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously; must have ability to work independently and collaboratively and adapt to changing priorities.

• Solid knowledge of current issues facing public universities and interests of assigned school, students, faculty, and alumni.

• Solid knowledge of annual giving standard methodologies.

• Strong attention to detail and to visual appeal of presentation materials.

• Growth mindset, resilience and perseverance.

• Ability to embrace the shared values of the Office of Advancement.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

1. A current resume.

2. A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.

We may request references at a later time.

Please apply by July 14th, 2024 for consideration.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs (http://colorado.edu/jobs) .

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

To apply, visit https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Director-Alumni-Engagement-at-the-Leeds-School-of-Business/57651 (https://apptrkr.com/5372747)

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