Director of Alumni and Community Engagement

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is seeking a dynamic and strategic leader for the position of Director of Alumni and Community Engagement. This role is pivotal in designing and managing a robust alumni and community engagement program that supports the university's mission and priorities. Key responsibilities include:

- Strategic Leadership: Provide visionary leadership to create and sustain alumni and community engagement programs.
- Event Management: Organize and manage activities and events to engage alumni and community partners.
- Relationship Building: Develop strong, mutually beneficial relationships with alumni and community friends.
- Program Development: Enhance program offerings to meet the needs of alumni and community partners.
- Collaboration: Work closely with university leadership and volunteers to foster a collaborative environment.
- Supervision: Lead and supervise alumni staff, ensuring effective volunteer management and training.

This position requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in alumni relations or a related area. The ideal candidate will have exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, along with a proven ability to balance multiple priorities and achieve strategic goals.

Join UAA and contribute to building a vibrant and engaged alumni community!

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) University Advancement Department is seeking a dynamic and strategic leader for the position of Director of Alumni and Community Engagement. This role is pivotal in designing and managing a robust alumni and community engagement program that supports the university's mission and priorities. UAA's University Advancement includes several key areas: Development, Marketing & Communications, Alumni & Community Engagement and Institutional Events.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic leader with event or project management experience. A successful candidate will be collaborative and strong at relationship building, with program development and supervisory experience. Additionally, our next Director of Alumni and Community Engagement will have exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, along with a proven ability to balance multiple priorities and achieve strategic goals.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, public relations, business, public administration or relevant field, and a minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience (at least three of which are at the professional level) in alumni relations programs, or in education, non-profit management or a field or industry that emphasizes relationship building, stewardship, and overseeing event-driven programming and communications.

Position Details:

This position is located at the University campus in Anchorage. This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 83, based on education and experience.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified.  Review of application materials will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient and viable number of qualified candidates have been identified.

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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Helen Sale, HR Coordinator, at 907-786-6885.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please attach a resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information for three (3) professional references with your application.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.