"Senior Associate Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving, School of Social Policy & Practice"

Senior Associate Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving, School of Social Policy & Practice

Job Profile Title: Annual Giving Officer C

Job Description Summary

The Senior Associate Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement reports to the Associate Dean of Institutional Advancement. The Senior Associate Director is responsible for leadership annual giving and alumni engagement. Emphasis will be placed on cultivation and solicitation of annual fund donors for gifts at and above $1000 and strategic engagement of alumni through events, volunteer boards, and programming like Mentor Collective and the Alumni Hall of Fame. Job duties include individual meetings with alumni, prospective donors, and current donors; managing relationships with alumni leaders; planning alumni events and alumni board meetings in addition to the annual Alumni Hall of Fame and Alumni Weekend events.

Job Responsibilities

• Create and implement a comprehensive leadership annual giving strategy that includes solicitations at or above $1,000. Use Penn's fundraising database for enhanced prospect identification and outreach efforts. Foster strong relationships to upgrade current donors and expand their giving to additional priority areas like the Dean's Discretionary Fund.
• Develop relationships with alumni and annual giving prospects and donors through individual and group in-person and virtual meetings, receptions, and on-campus or regional events.
• Design and implement a comprehensive alumni engagement strategy including events such as Alumni Weekend, Alumni Hall of Fame Awards, regional alumni receptions, and receptions in conjunction with national conferences. Have recurring meetings alumni board leadership. Recruit and train alumni leaders and provide programmatic support and guidance for their key initiatives. Develop strategy to establish formal connections between alumni boards for different degree programs as well as annual or bi-annual meetings between the boards and the dean.
• Develop strategy for and manage career services focused events that connect alumni and current students and expose students to professional pursuits. Host at least two events per year.
• Develop strategy for and manage relationship with alumni volunteer mentors. Cultivate and steward this engaged volunteer group in ways including invitations to dean's briefings, One Book event invitations, personalized invitations to regional events, and visit requests to get their feedback on the program. Plan two virtual events per year.
• Other duties as assigned.

Please provide a resume and cover letter in order to be considered for this role. Please upload all documents in the "Resume/CV" section of the application prior to submitting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science and 5 to 7 years of development experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Knowledge of fundraising and alumni relations, including program and event planning. Creative individual, who, with minimal supervision, can develop and enhance programs to meet the goal of increased annual fund participation and alumni engagement; strong interpersonal skills; ability to interact with a broad mix of constituents (e.g. alumni, donors, and other volunteers) who have an interest and commitment to social work and social policy issues; ability to communicate effectively and clearly in both oral and written form; strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to work both collaboratively and independently as needed. Must have valid driver's license. Travel and some weekend and evening work required.

Job Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School: Development and Alumni Relations

Pay Range: $76,000.00 - $97,000.00 Annual Rate

University Benefits: Comprehensive benefits including health, life, tuition, retirement, time away, and more. Learn more.