CareerPlan

Associate Director, Alumni and Volunteer Experience

Chicago, IL, USFull-time$77k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-11
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Develops and implements strategic plans for a portfolio of regional alumni communities, managing volunteer experiences and driving engagement to advance University objectives.

Role type

Associate Director, Alumni and Volunteer Experience

Builds

Regional alumni engagement programs, volunteer stewardship initiatives, and fundraising support

Domain

Higher Education / Nonprofit Alumni Relations

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Strategic planning, data management, constituent relations, volunteer management, budget management, event planning, marketing, Salesforce (Phoenix), Microsoft Office suite

Preferred skills

Nonprofit management, donor relations, public relations, sales, data analytics

Technologies

Salesforce (Phoenix), Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access

Responsibilities

Develops strategic plans for regional alumni communities; serves as primary University liaison to diverse alumni portfolios; manages volunteer experience and engagement; partners with leadership to recruit and retain volunteer leadership; manages programming, communications, and budget for assigned communities; travels to regions to strengthen engagement; collaborates across the University to align program impact; builds a culture of philanthropy; assists in planning and managing events and services; tracks metrics and reports on initiative success.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC