Christian Brothers Academy seeks a seasoned professional to serve as its next Alumni Relations Coordinator.
The Alumni Relations Coordinator is responsible for the overall vision, strategic planning, management, and execution of an alumni engagement program that is focused on developing and strengthening relationships with alumni. Reporting to the Director of Advancement, this individual will develop and implement outreach to all alumni constituencies and maintain ongoing alumni communications.
The Coordinator will be expected to work as a member of the Advancement team, and to collaborate with communications, special events, faculty, and other key internal partners to contribute to the success of the school and the program.
This is a 12-month, full-time Monday through Friday staff position. Normal hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm.
Job Duties include:
- Plan, promote and implement all alumni initiatives such as the Class Rep program that support the Academy’s strategic plan.
- Identify, cultivate and recruit alumni volunteers.
- Encourage alumni engagement in all alumni networking events as volunteers, contributors and participants.
- Oversee the budget for Alumni Relations.
- Lead oversight and growth of Alumni Association and its committees.
- Maintain regular communication with alumni through a multi-platform approach using social media, direct mail, email blasts, alumni website, and other avenues.
- Work with key internal partners to further the school’s strategic objectives, including: Academic Affairs, Student Activities, Admission Office, and Athletics.
- Engage students with alumni programming to foster stronger student and alumni relationships, and grow young alumni affinity.
- Ensure accurate and complete alumni database records; capture contact, biographical and career information of alumni through surveys, projects (e.g. alumni directory), correspondence, website, postal returns, etc.
Qualifications:
- This position requires a bachelor’s degree
- A minimum four years’ experience in alumni relations or transferable experience is required
- Experience in planning events and managing volunteers
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as well as independently
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience with social media and other communications channels
- Demonstrably strong writing, planning and organizational skills
- Raiser’s Edge experience is a plus
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to Bill Attardi, Director of Advancement, at wattardi@cbalincroftnj.org.
