at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Work Week
29 Hours | Flexible schedule to meet department needs to include possible evenings and weekends.
Position Summary
Engaging college alumni is critical to building successful community connections, industry collaboration, and growing funds to support students and programming. The Alumni Engagement Specialist creates engaged community advocates, volunteers, and donors. A high-performing member of the Advancement and Development team, the Alumni Engagement Specialist works to develop relationship management plans and events that identify and cultivate alumni in meaningful ways. This energetic and organized individual ultimately identifies activities and programs/events to specifically increase alumni engagement. This position also serves as a key liaison with the Friends of MCC Foundation and the MCC Alumni Association. Reports to the Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Development.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities
Recruit, steward, and engage MCC alumni in support of student success
Develop programs, events, and activities that meet goals for alumni engagement
Create and execute a communication plan for alumni
Create and execute an event and program engagement plan for alumni
Identify, update, and maintain CRM database and repository to house and grow an alumni network of data and contact information
Grow and engage alumni committee in execution of activities and events
Collaborate with internal MCC partners to identify and align resources
Work collaboratively with others (e.g. colleagues, stakeholders, vendors) to accomplish functions and responsibilities
Assume additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
At least 3 years of professional experience in a related field of communications, event management, advancement, development, and/or marketing and recruitment
Event planning and volunteer management experience
Relationship management experience
Strong project management experience
Experience working with database management systems
Outstanding communication skills, an ability to balance multiple priorities and deadlines, strong decision-making skills, along with a collaborative attitude and flexible team-oriented approach to working with others
Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including active listening
Familiarity with project management software tools
Highly creative
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See Nondiscrimination Statement for details. http://www.mchenry.edu/nondiscrimination
