Assistant Director, Alumni Relations Position Available In Grafton, New Hampshire

Assistant Director, Alumni Relations
Plymouth State University
in Plymouth, NH

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Full-Time

Salary:

Salary Grade:

Exempt Staff 19

Posted:

03/22/2025

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Alumni Relations USNH Employees should apply within Workday through the Jobs Hub app The Assistant Director is responsible for integrating alumni into the Plymouth State community by developing and implementing new engagement opportunities and programs that enhance and support the integrated cluster learning model and supports the success of our students. The Assistant Director reports to the Director of Alumni Relations to create and implement a strategic plan for alumni and donor volunteer engagement and events that builds on the early success of existing programs and opens these opportunities to a far greater number of alumni and donors. She/he will be responsible for recruiting, selecting, engaging, training, supervising, and evaluating the volunteers involved in these new strategic engagement opportunities and programming, as well as planning, marketing, and implementation of engagement, fundraising, and stewardship events and initiatives.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Events (20%) Manage and implement all alumni and donor engagement events. Marketing (40%) Develop digital marketing for all alumni channels to drive alumni and donor engagement. Future Alumni Board (10%) Recruit, train, engage, and lead students in the Future Alumni Board toward its goal of raising money for their annual class gift. Prospective Donor Identification (10%) Identify engaged alumni and friends to support the gift officers in University Advancement. Donor Stewardship (10%) Support donor stewardship through events, communications, and initiatives (for example, the annual donor thank you calendar). Fundraising (10%) Build and actively manage a portfolio of donors in support of PSU’s participation fundraising goals and support the team effort for leadership and major donor level gifts. Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree plus two years of work experience.

Required Licenses & Certifications:

NH Driver’s License Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Knowledge and experience with social media marketing, including ad campaigns, as well as email marketing (Constant Contact or similar).
Self-starter, energetic, enjoys learning new things, and works well in a team environment.
Ability to communicate and engage with diverse populations.
Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
Supervisory and organizational skills
Experience using customer retention management software and donor database systems.
Ability to represent Plymouth State University with professionalism, accuracy, and integrity.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience creating text, images, and video for marketing.
Experience recruiting, training, supervising, and evaluating new student and alumni volunteers.

Applicant Instructions:

Resume/CV
Cover Letter
Contact Information for 3 Professional References Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed. Plymouth State University offers high-quality baccalaureate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs. Through research and innovative community partnerships, the University contributes to the economic, social, cultural, and environmental development of the North Country and Lakes Region of New Hampshire and beyond. Plymouth State University (PSU) is transforming the campus to create a first-of-its-kind university holistically organized around integrated clusters. Our goal is to provide a dynamic interdisciplinary and innovative learning environment. Students, faculty, staff, and community will connect to solve real-world challenges that will benefit people and organizations at all levels. We are a residential and comprehensive university with a warm and engaged learning community focused on teaching excellence and regional engagement. The University is located in the heart of the Lakes Region and White Mountains of New Hampshire and serves approximately 4,300 undergraduate and more than 2,000 graduate students. Surrounded by lakes and mountains, PSU’s 170-acre campus provides students with an outstanding natural laboratory for learning and an ideal setting for outdoor recreation. PSU has consistently earned national recognition for its commitment to community service, environmental sustainability, academic excellence, and employee wellness. EEO Statement The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Location:

Plymouth Salary Grade:

Exempt Staff 19
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the U.S.
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