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Assistant/Associate Director Young Alumni Career Programs

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Denison University
Location
Granville, OH

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Position Type Administrative Staff Classification Title Administrative Staff Position Title Assistant/Associate Director Young Alumni Career Programs Position Number A00019 Pay Grade Level Salary Competitive based on qualifications. Expected salary range will be discussed with candidates selected for screening interviews. Department Center for Career Exploration Posting Number S 121300650 Full or Part Time Full Time Number of Months 12 months Position End Date FTE 1 Work Schedule

Exempt salaried position. Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week plus evening and weekend activities.

Willing and available to travel approximately three times a semester for alumni meetings, programming, and alumni events.

Basic Function

Partner with Institutional Advancement and the Office of Alumni and Family Engagement to engage with young alumni by region, industry and shared interest groups and to align with Denison’s overall alumni goals and initiatives. Work to ensure the ongoing leadership development of our young alumni community in support of their career advancement, well- being and personal and professional satisfaction.

Essential Job Functions

Create and execute a systematic strategy for leadership development and engagement of our young alumni community, creating a compelling, cohesive, and actionable plan for this work based upon best practices, alumni interests and economic data indicators.

Identify and execute on the best methods for delivering value added career readiness content to both students and alumni, including facilitation for selected programming that are relevant to the individuals professional field and personal interests.

Develop and implement a compelling engagement strategy for young alumni utilizing marketing programs, social media, and event management.

Provide in-person and virtual career advising to young alumni. Oversee networking events, Denison Connecting, Big Red Roundtable Luncheons, and the piloting / launch of new programs.

Develop an online Alumni Program Toolkit in order for young alumni to have easily accessible relevant information for career transition beyond Denison.

Develop marketing programs utilizing social media and online content to drive increased engagement of young alumni and students, including the potential relaunch of WISR. Launch news programs to highlight young alumni success to celebrate achievements beyond graduation and to reinforce the importance of mentorship.

Create and execute a clearly defined strategy for ongoing leadership development programs for our young alumni community with compelling, cohesive, and actionable plans that provide qualitative and quantitative benefits.
Examples of programs would include: Navigating Real World with Financial management, Lease/ Apartment, well-being, work/ life balance, International travel tips, etc.

Provide current and on trend resources for young alumni as they navigate “next” including programs to engage young alumni to serve as mentors and role models to current Denison students.

Provide Career Development assistance including: Performance Management tools, Onboarding support, Career Transition, Career goal definitions,

Develop and implement a multi-year strategy, with relevant indicators to gauge progress and clear outcomes for success.

Use and analyze the data gathered to date, including piloting programs and information provided by our alumni survey to inform the plan and associated strategies.

Ensure that the vision and strategies for Young Alumni Programming support the overall vision and strategies for Denison’s Alumni Engagement work.

Lead the creation of content to further the leadership development of our young alumni, which includes the following: developing a vision for the content and resource sharing to be housed on the Knowlton Center Web Page; based on the strategy set by the Knowlton Center, include a range of other opportunities, such as creating online webinars and modules for alumni on timely and relevant topics; continuously build content knowledge through research, conference attendance, collaboration with expert external partners in leadership and employer required competencies in order to further the development of our alumni; and organizing Denison Connecting events, alumni round table discussions and informational sessions for students with young alumni.

Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree. Minimum of 4-5 years of experience in the facilitation of professional development in an adult leadership setting, alumni and/or professional career development, or a relevant experience.

Demonstrated ability to work well with people with a very wide diversity of demographic and cultural backgrounds; dedication to achieving results while maintaining an inclusive, collaborative leadership style.

Possess strong demonstrated project management skills (from initiation to execution), possess a thorough understanding and appreciation of industry career paths.

Technology savvy for web-based instructional techniques and tools; strong computer proficiency, including MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and internet tools.

Willing and available to travel for meetings, programming, and young alumni events as needed. Must be insurable by Denison for driving vehicles.

Preferred Qualifications

None.

Physical Demands

None.

Contact(s) Judy White Contact Phone/Extension Contact Email whitej@denison.edu Open Date 05/10/2019 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants

In your cover letter, please address how your background and experience has prepared you for this position at Denison University.

Please provide contact information for three (3) work-related references including name, address, phone number and email address.

Additional Information

Applications received by May 23, 2019 will be assured full consideration. Position open until filled.

Denison University Background Check Statement

The final candidate will undergo a background check as a conditional offer of employment.

Denison University EEO Statement

To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to foster a diverse campus community, which recognizes the value of all persons regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or socio-economic background. For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our Diversity Guide. Denison University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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    <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>As one of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges, Denison offers an authentic education in the fine arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Founded in 1831, Denison is one of the earliest colleges to be established in the old “Northwest Territory,” west of the Allegheny Mountains and north of the Ohio River. Denison is located in Granville, Ohio; 27 miles east of Columbus, the state capital.<img alt="denison_university1.jpg" src="http://www.insidehighered.com/careers/styles/medium/public/images/institution_profile/uploads/denison_university1.jpg" style="border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; float: right;" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p>Innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in the pursuit of knowledge and the cultivation of independent thinking. And because Denison is a residential college, students are deeply engaged as citizens of the campus community. They learn from one another in a rigorous academic setting, but also in rich social, cultural and political environments.</p> <p>As a residential undergraduate liberal arts college, Denison is among those places that have been called “distinctively American” in their contribution to higher education worldwide. In fact, it is one of a select number of institutions that today defines the type.</p> <p>Confident in the distinction of its graduates and advantaged by unusual resources, Denison has pointedly resisted the tendency in higher education to add layers of graduate degrees, professional schools, and service functions beyond the scope of baccalaureate education of the highest order. Entering its 177th year, Denison has maintained a fully residential campus based upon the well-tested premise that learning flourishes in community.</p> <p>Denison selectively admits successful, confident, and motivated students who seek to take advantage of highly participatory learning within classroom, laboratory, and studio and who expect to learn and grow through their investment in the challenges and opportunities of college life.<br /> The college attracts matriculants from across the country and more than three dozen nations. Denison engages students with outstanding professors in small classes that encourage men and women to take a high degree of personal responsibility for learning. Students pursue a major field of study selected from 39 areas offered by 28 disciplinary departments and interdisciplinary programs in the divisions of Natural Science, Humanities, Social Science, and Fine Arts as well as complete a sequence of General Education and a personalized curriculum of electives from across the college.</p> <p><img alt="denison_university2.jpg" src="http://www.insidehighered.com/careers/styles/medium/public/images/institution_profile/uploads/denison_university2.jpg" style="border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; float: left;" typeof="foaf:Image" />A Denison education is not just for a living but for a life. Denison graduates are educated to be curious, resourceful, and reflective. They are expected to begin a life of learning at Denison, not complete it. They are well prepared for the rapidly changing world of the 21st century.</p> <p>Nothing defines a Denison education more than the mutually enriching relationships that develop between students and faculty. The heart of the college is a full-time faculty of almost 200. These men and women, who hold the most advanced degrees in their fields, are selected on the basis of pedagogical and scholarly ability and are encouraged to be innovative teachers whose continuing growth in their discipline through active scholarship allows them to be among the best at their craft. They look forward to the challenge and stimulation of their students even as they seek to draw the best efforts from them. Many Denison students come to regard professors as mentors, who frequently oversee students' independent scholarly projects.</p> <p>Denison’s faculty is committed to undergraduate education. As teacher-scholar-advisers, their principal responsibility is effective teaching informed by the best scholarship. Faculty members place a priority on working closely with students, interactive learning, and partnerships with students in original research. Denison’s low student/faculty ratio allows for close supervision of independent research and collaborative work in small groups and classes.</p> <p><img alt="denison_university3.jpg" src="http://www.insidehighered.com/careers/styles/medium/public/images/institution_profile/uploads/denison_university3.jpg" style="border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; float: right;" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p>At Denison, men and women learn and grow in community, and the residential character of the campus is more than a convenience but a way of engaging the full student body in a shared enterprise. The college actively seeks academically superior students who bring diverse talents, interests, backgrounds, and experiences, believing that out of the classroom as well as within learning takes place by sharing, questioning, and growing together. Denison students have unusual opportunities to participate in the arts, in athletics and recreation, in service to others beyond the campus, in student organizational life, and in campus governance.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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