Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement

Advancement & Partnerships:

Join our dynamic and growing Advancement & Partnerships team as we work together to power partnerships and transform lives through philanthropy. 

Together, we can unleash the potential of people and ideas to positively change the world. Your efforts on our team will help us to build the University for the Future.

The Opportunity:

The Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement is embedded in the College of Nursing and leads in the development and execution of events and programs that support alumni engagement and annual giving.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to join our Alumni engagement team. If you are passionate about fostering alumni connections, driving relationships and contributing to the UCF community's growth, we invite you to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Lead in the execution of strategic college-based events as deemed appropriate.

• Oversee volunteer activities of the college such as the chapter, mentorship program on the Knights Network platform, and/or episodic engagement activities. Oversight includes the identification, recruitment, training, and evaluation of the programs and their overall success. 

• Establish and grow college mentorship program within the UCF Knights Network platform.

• Assist with content creation or curation for UCF alumni engagement and annual giving communications including electronic communications, web content, social media, direct mail, text campaigns, college-specific publications, and partner on select annual giving campaigns. 

• Utilize best practices to increase communications-based engagement. 

• Conduct outreach and cultivation efforts to activate strategic segments of alumni through 1:1 interactions that occur in-person, via phone or virtually.

• Leverage existing initiatives led by UCF Alumni such as but not limited to National Networking Knight, Knights Give Back, or Football Watch Parties to grow alumni engagement through events. 

• In coordination with UCF Alumni, increase the number of new, college-specific registered users and stimulate repeat engagement in the UCF Knights Network platform.

• Increase the quantity of events that include gifts with registration to increase the number of alumni donors from the college. 

• If applicable, ensure 100% participation from alumni board members of existing chapters. 

• Leverage UCF Advancement's constituent database to record, track and measure all college alumni engagement activities to positively impact participation and performance metrics set forth in the strategic plan. 

• Leverage UCF Day of Giving to increase college-specific alumni participation. Lead awareness and champion the initiative with staff, faculty, and students.

• Identify volunteer leaders to fill open positions within the Young Alumni Community, Regional Communities, college advisory boards, or the UCF Alumni Board. 

• Identify outstanding alumni worthy of recognition through various university-wide or college specific award and recognition programs, and coordinate vetting, submission or nomination processes. 

• Log contact reports and share lead generation results with appropriate development or UCF Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving colleagues to deepen engagement and increase affinity with the university. 

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219.  Click here for more information

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively with professionals at all levels of internal and external organizations with demonstrated service orientation and diplomacy.

• Experience working with various technologies including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, CRM systems and ERP systems.

• Ability to build and foster relationships and have an enthusiastic and energetic attitude.

• A strategic and critical thinker.

• An independent worker with adept problem-solving and project management skills.

• Goal oriented and deadline driven.

• Excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills. 

• Ability to multitask and organize across multiple projects and tasks on a day-to-day basis.

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

Advancement and Partnerships values the unique contributions that each team member brings to our division. The determination of a successful candidate's starting salary will vary based on several factors, including education and relevant experience. The anticipated pay scale indicated for this position generally applies to candidates who meet the minimum requirements and several of the preferred qualifications outlined above.

We will accept applications for this position through Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM. The University of Central Florida is closed for holiday break from Thursday, December 19, 2024, through Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Our search efforts will resume after the university closure, with interviews anticipated the third week of January 2025.
 

Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential?

As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you’ll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You’ll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you’ll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and you’ll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.

Working at UCF has its perks!  UCF offers:

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program 

• Paid time off, including annual and sick time off and paid holidays

• Retirement savings options 

• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions 

• Education assistance 

• Flexible work environment 

• And more…For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide.

Dive into our Total Rewards Calculator to discover the diverse selection available to you, giving you a glimpse into the benefits that together shape your comprehensive rewards package at UCF.

Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

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Department

UCF Foundation - Accounting

Work Schedule

UCF business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm. Hybrid work options available as per UCF policy and with supervisory approval. Nights and weekends as required

Type of Appointment

Regular

Expected Salary

$48,722.00 to $59,684.00

Job Posting End Date

01-03-2025-12-00-AM

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

The University of Central Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including Disabled/Vets.  Click on UCF's Equal Opportunity Statement to view the President’s Statement.

The UCF affirmative action plans for qualified individuals with disabilities and protected Veterans are available for inspection in the Office of Institutional Equity, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., upon request.

As a Florida public university, UCF makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request. 

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