"Assistant Director of Alumni Relations - S369"

Campus TitleAssistant Director of Alumni RelationsDepartmentCollege AdvancementPosition SummaryJoin a dynamic team in SUNY Geneseo’s Office of Alumni Relations as the Assistant Director of Alumni Relations. Help engage over 66,000 alumni across the nation and beyond to build affinity and support for the College. In this pivotal role, you will be a champion for SUNY Geneseo’s students, faculty, staff, and alumni, fostering lifelong relationships between the College’s internal and external constituents.

As the Assistant Director, you will create and implement meaningful events and programs—including planning, volunteer management, logistics, calendars, and budgets—in collaboration with a dedicated team. You’ll serve as the staff liaison to the Committee on Regional Chapters of the SUNY Geneseo Alumni Association and manage a network of regional volunteers. Additionally, you will spearhead efforts to connect alumni through the website, all alumni e-newsletter, and social media platforms.

Flexible hybrid work arrangements may be an option subject to NYS, SUNY, and Geneseo policies. 

Apply now to be part of a vibrant team dedicated to excellence and innovation!Required Qualifications Minimum qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree by time of appointment.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including proofreading abilities.
• Demonstrated organizational, planning, and project management skills with a high attention to detail and the ability to effectively manage multiple and competing deadlines.
• Demonstrated proficiency with technology, including social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn).
• Experience and comfort interacting and communicating with diverse constituents, speaking in social settings, and portraying a professional image to all internal and external constituents.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the college’s values of learning, creativity, belonging, civic engagement and sustainability.
• Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours when needed. Ability to travel regularly to support regional events across NYS and the country; valid driver’s license required.
• Preferred QualificationsProfessional experience in a related field.
• Event planning experience.

License/CertificationOther Skills RequiredSupervision ReceivedSupervision Exercised

Posting Details

Posting Details

Posting NumberS369Number of Vacancies1Line # to be filled1611Full or Part-timeFull-TimeAppointment TypeTermAnticipated Appointment Start DateJob Posting DateApply By08/21/2024Job Posting Closed DateOpen Until FilledNoSalary$55,000-$57,000Special Instructions to ApplicantApplicants should be prepared to upload a cover letter and resume. In addition, applicants should be prepared to supply contact information (email address) for three professional references, one of which must be supervisory. References will be contacted at the time of invitation to campus interviews.

For full consideration, applications must be received by August 21, 2024.About SUNY GeneseoMission Statement

We are a distinctive public liberal arts college that welcomes and inspires students to develop their knowledge and skills to build a better world. Our supportive, inclusive community is exceptional in cultivating creativity, engagement, and discovery. We find strength in diversity, joy in growth, and fulfillment in lifelong learning.

Vision

We will cultivate a distinctive, equity-centered, public honors college experience that propels learners to positively impact society.

Values

The Geneseo campus community is guided by our beliefs in and commitments to the following values:

• Learning: Embracing high expectations for intellectual inquiry, critical thinking, scholarly exploration, and personal growth.
• Creativity: Empowering a spirit of innovation that inspires intellectual curiosity, self-expression, and problem-solving.
• Belonging: Welcoming a diverse campus community that supports and celebrates
• different identities, promotes equity and inclusion, and respects the ideas and
• contributions of each individual.
• Civic Engagement: Encouraging active participation grounded in self-reflection,
• empathy, and an ethical commitment to the common good of our local and global
• communities.
• Sustainability: Building a culture of well-being that integrates and applies principles of
• environmental, social, and economic stewardship informed by an understanding of the
• past and our obligations to the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action EmployerSUNY Geneseo is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding students, faculty, staff, and administration. We recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all positions and ensure that all other personnel actions are conducted without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Applicants, students, employees, and other members of the College community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) are protected from illegal forms of harassment or retaliation based upon a protected characteristic.

To request accommodation or assistance for job-related duties or the employment application process, please contact the Office of Diversity and Equity at (585) 245-5020 or email ode@geneseo.edu. Find out more about our Community Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion!Background Investigation StatementAll applicants are subject to drug and criminal background checks. See our full Background Investigation Statement at http://www.geneseo.edu/hr/employment.Clery StatementApplicants interested in positions may access the Annual Security Report(ASR) for the College at www.geneseo.edu/police. The ASR contains information on campus security policies and certain campus crime statistics. Crime statistics are reported in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Applicants may request a hard copy of the ASR by contacting the SUNY Geneseo University Police Department at 585-245-5651.NY State Executive Order 161Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

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