Assistant Director of Class Programs and Reunion Campaigns, Office of Advancement Georgetown University

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Assistant Director of Class Programs and Reunion Campaigns, Office of Advancement - Georgetown University

Georgetown's Office of Advancement supports the University's mission, its faculty, and students by developing relationships with key constituencies, connecting with alumni, and working with donors to help them know and understand opportunities for partnership with the university.

The Assistant Director of Class Programs and Reunion Campaigns (CPRC) supports the CPRC team's mission to increase engagement through fundraising, signature events, and class committee strategic support - identifying opportunities to engage volunteers and donors to increase participation, strengthen alumni programming, and ensure consistent support to our classes. The 16-member CRPC team is responsible for the majority of the conceptualization, planning, implementation, marketing, and analysis of the more than 90 annual reunion weekend events.

The Assistant Director manages fundraising, class engagement, volunteer management, recruitment, and training, and creates yearly strategies for five undergraduate alumni classes; plans and helps to market certain Reunion Weekend programs and events; and assists in building reunion strategy and engagement analytics. Reporting to the Director of Class Programs and Reunion Campaigns, the Assistant Director of Class Programs and Reunion Campaigns has duties that include but are not limited to:

Strategic Design and Implementation of Class Campaigns

• Manage the development of multi-year strategies focused on engagement, fundraising, communications, and volunteer training and retention for each class.
• Identify, recruit, train, brief and motivate class committee members to expand the pool of volunteers, with a focus on future leadership progression and development; and devise methods to increase their knowledge about the cultivation/solicitation process and their ability to engage and communicate with classmates
• Provide day-to-day tactical support for class committees, including management of the assignment process and regular pro-active contact with committee members about progress with their assignments and outcome of solicitations; monitor the quality of solicitations and ensure partnering of key volunteers with key prospects; and capture and report metrics pertaining to assigned classes
• Organize and coordinate fundraising efforts for each class by engaging and supporting the University's leading volunteers and donors
• Develop and communicate strategic solicitation programs to set and achieve external participation and dollar goals for each class
• Initiate and oversee all class-wide reunion gift outreach; and explore creative communications techniques to reach target markets
• Facilitate class committee meetings; identify and arrange other opportunities for volunteer engagement and donor cultivation
• Structure gift opportunities and collaborate with other fundraising colleagues, as needed, to maximize giving; and promote positive donor relations in person and via phone/mail

Strategic Design and Implementation of Reunion Programs, Events, Communication and Initiatives

• Collaborate with team to research, conceptualize, and present Reunion Weekend concepts for programming. Focus on strategic incorporation of OA and CPRC goals and priorities
• Manage and implement select Reunion Weekend programs, featuring prominent alumni and faculty
• Assist with the marketing of these reunion events, with a focus on strategic partnership with on-campus departments
• Partner with special events colleagues to maintain adherence to reunion timelines and budget
• Facilitate and leverage collection of reunion analytics, to be strategically used for future reunion planning

Special Projects

• Develop and manage other projects to develop and enhance the mission and goals of the CPRC team, with focus on engagement and benchmarking
• Attend Office of Advancement, GUAA, and other Georgetown meetings
• Participate as volunteer in Office of Advancement events

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 1 to 3 years of professional experience, preferably in a development/fundraising environment
• At least 1 year of volunteer management experience
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft applications (particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Exceptional interpersonal, oral, and written skills
• Extremely well organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to successfully handle multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
• Ability to consistently meet all deadlines and to exceed goals
• Ability to work independently, and well as to manage and motivate volunteers and to exceed goals
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced team environment focused on continual strategy development
• Ability to assimilate data, exercise sound judgment and discretion
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at once with minimal supervision
• Intellectual curiosity with an ability to think creatively and innovatively
• Desire to contribute to and participate in the mission of Georgetown University
• Professional and collegial demeanor and ability to exercise diplomacy, judgment, and tact; and trustworthiness in handling confidential matters
• Comfort with understanding and performing semi-complex metrics and analysis

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EEO Statement:

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Georgetown University offers a wide variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits. Benefits packages include comprehensive health, dental and vision plans, disability and life insurance coverage, retirement savings programs, tuition assistance, voluntary insurance options (including group legal, accident, and critical illness), and much more. Whatever your need, the Office of Faculty and Staff Benefits will be standing by to support you. You can learn more about the benefits offered to eligible faculty and staff at https://benefits.georgetown.edu or view the online interactive benefits guide for more information.


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