at University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
DepartmentBooth Advancement: Alumni Relations 1.1
About the Department
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.
Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.
Chicago Booth is proud to claim:
-an unmatched faculty.
-degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.
-a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.
-strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.
As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment.
For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.
Job Summary
The Associate Director, Reunions, Student, and Alumni Engagement is primarily responsible for executing initiatives and programs that engage students from Chicago Booth's Full-Time, Evening, Weekend, and Executive MBA Programs with alumni in meaningful ways with a focus on providing opportunities for informal mentoring for students and cultivation for alumni. This position will create and execute initiatives and programs to engage the MiM and MiF students and then alumni. The Associate Director will also drive the day-to-day management of recent alumni engagement by creating and implementing initiatives to connect with recent alumni leading up to their one-year reunion; leading the Recent Alumni Guide series; leading the Recent Alumni Booth Family Dinners; going on 1:1 alumni visits; and managing volunteers.
Responsibilities
- Develops strategic vision for and execution of new and exciting programs that service prospective students, current students, and recent alumni.
- Liaise between the Office of Advancement and student groups for programming across the four MBA populations.
- Manages alumni vetting, list generation, alumni volunteer recruitment, and agenda creation for student and recent alumni engagement programs.
- Liaise with and advises student groups who work directly with alumni on best practices connecting with alumni, specifically the Student Advisory Council and Graduate Business Council.
- Prepares and executes a variety of communications for prospective students, current students, and recent alumni and specifically schedules and project manages the Recent Alumni Guide email series.
- Serves as one of the point people on Alumni Engagement communications, event support, payments, contracts, accounting, and ledger management.
- Tracks the budget and reconciles accounting transactions for student and recent alumni engagement programs.
- Maintains student and alumni engagement calendar and serves as lead liaison to Booth student services teams.
- Creates, designs, and executes initiatives and programs to engage the Master in Management and Master in Finance students.
- Oversees the one-year reunion, which includes recruiting committee members, volunteer management, and program execution. Additional potential to manage the five-year reunion.
- Engages in relationship and volunteer management activities, identifying interests, cultivating engagement, and connection alumni to Chicago Booth. Manage a portfolio of alumni volunteers.
- Maintains a visit goal of a minimum of 50 alumni visits per year.
- Inputs and assesses metrics and progress towards goals.
- Contributes to the general advancement of the department and alumni engagement at Chicago Booth.
- Develops, plans, implements, and maintains alumni programs and volunteer activities that connect students and alumni in any existing or new alumni communities.
- Establishes and maintains metrics of success and makes sure those are present in departmental strategic plans, goals setting, and the annual budget.
- Is part of the strategy of the Alumni Association in order to provide peerless service to alumni worldwide and develop lifelong relationships in a manner consistent with sound business practices and overarching University and development goals.
- Has a deep understanding of strategic planning, data management, the creation and tracking of metrics, and the creation and implementation of new constituent relations programs worldwide. Measures, tracks, and reports participation and success of initiatives.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
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Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
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Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Master's degree.
Experience:
- A minimum of five years of work experience in nonprofit management, advancement, donor relations, stewardship, alumni relations.
Preferred Competencies
- Relationship and volunteer management skills.
- Proven ability to develop strong working relationships across an organization and work with global populations.
- Excellent organizational skills as well as a strong attention to detail.
- Outstanding interpersonal, presentation, and communications skills, characterized by the ability to listen, speak, and write well, with a strong commitment to customer service.
- Work independently with little supervision; possess a self-motivated disposition; identify opportunities for improvement and recommend effective changes, all while achieving key objectives resulting in desired outcomes.
- Handle multiple detailed tasks/projects simultaneously and meet strict deadlines with frequent interruptions.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and diplomatically with colleagues, as well as with students, faculty, and corporate contacts in a multitude of communication methods i.e., in person, email, phone.
- Professional demeanor and manage confidential information with discretion and tact.
Working Conditions
- This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.
- Travel to campus and/or non-campus locations for University business.
- Work evenings and weekends on occasion.
Application Documents
- Resume/CV (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
When applying, the document(s) MUSTbe uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Alumni Relations & Development
Role Impact
Individual Contributor
FLSA Status
Exempt
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Scheduled Weekly Hours
37.5
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
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