Engagement Manager

The College of Business and Security Management team is looking for an energetic, organized member to join our dynamic team as the Engagement Manager. This position is physically located at UAF's Troth Yeddha' campus in Fairbanks, Alaska. This position serves a critical role in the engagement efforts for CBSM by working to plan events, coordinate student organizations, and assist with content creation and social media coordination. If you enjoy working with a welcoming team in a fun, collaborative, and fast-paced environment, this is the job for you!

We are seeking a dynamic and self-motivated individual with strong organizational and planning skills to design and execute detailed programs and events well in advance. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and teamwork while fostering positive, collaborative relationships with colleagues, campus partners, and the public.

Key qualifications include leadership abilities, proficiency in marketing strategies across multiple platforms, and expertise in content creation, including photography, graphic design, video editing, and social media. Experience in tracking and analyzing social media campaigns, engaging volunteers, and collaborating within a team is essential.

This role requires flexibility for occasional night and weekend work, strong decision-making skills, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities. If you're a creative and results-driven professional ready to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Required Experience:

- 2-3 years of experience in event planning
- Experience in budget management
- Experience with marketing
- Experience in planning, directing, and coordinating programs and activities

Minimum Qualifications:

- Required: Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience or training in a professional environment

- Preferred: Master's degree in business administration

Position Details:

This position is located on the Troth Yeddha' campus in Fairbanks, and flexible on-site/hybrid work arrangements may be considered in accordance with UA regulations; however, the bulk of the work does take place on campus. 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 79, based on education and experience.

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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Jim Wolverton, CBSM HR Coordinator, at jwolvert@alaska.edu or (907) 474-7461.

Include a cover letter, resume or CV, and three professional references with your application. Applications will be reviewed on 12/2/2024, to ensure consideration, please apply by 11:55 PM, Alaska Standard Time on 12/1/2024.

*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.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

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.