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Columbia Business School · 17 hours ago

Senior Associate Director, Network Engagement in the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise

Manhattanville, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$86K/yr - $92K/yr

4+ years exp

Columbia Business School is seeking a Senior Associate Director for Network Engagement to lead strategies and operations for key Tamer Institute networks and initiatives. This role focuses on expanding and activating leads, enhancing programming, and fostering connections between students, alumni, and practitioners.

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Responsibilities

Oversees the strategic operations of the Nonprofit Board Leadership Program (NBLP) including: liaising with a portfolio of NBLP mentors and organizations to ensure successful engagements, works with student organizers to monitor progress and report on outcomes of students matched to mentors, researches and identifies potential mentors and organizations that could participate in NBLP and manages NBLP events to cultivate this network

Oversees Nonprofit Board Showcase events both on and off campus to connect organizations with alumni who are looking to join a nonprofit board, in collaboration with the Tamer Institute team

Leads the strategic planning and cross-departmental collaboration for the Tamer Institute Awards Breakfast, the Institute’s keystone outreach and fundraising event, in partnership with Development & Alumni Relations, Marketing & Communications, and the Dean’s Office

Manages all key aspects of the Awards Breakfast, including honoree selection; event programming (videos, speakers, and outreach); fundraising and sponsorship outreach; Advisory Board engagement related to the event, honorees, timing, and sponsorship; development of event collateral (program journal, invitations, presentations, etc.); and post-event follow-up with attendees and prospective donors

Leads the strategic development and ongoing cultivation of the Climate Practitioners Network of alumni and professionals in collaboration with faculty, Tamer Institute staff, and Climate Knowledge Initiative team members

Develops engagement strategies and programming in collaboration with faculty, students and staff, to connect alumni and practitioners to other Tamer initiatives and programs

Collaborates with the Career Management Center to facilitate the sharing of employment opportunities among network members and hosts and facilitates networking events, forums and speaker events that leverage this network

Manages database and communications platforms to support connections and the sharing of organization and industry challenges, opportunities and insights

Conducts outreach to individual and corporate contacts as needed for Tamer Institute events, such as the annual conference, research forums and other programs and initiatives at the Institute; triages connections from the School’s Development and Alumni Relations team

Researches and analyzes data, reporting on metrics to senior leadership for Institute network building activities and contributes to benchmarking, strategic reviews, marketing, annual surveys, annual reports, and stewardship. Maintains up-to-date database of alumni and industry contacts and looks for opportunities to make connections across our programs and initiatives to better leverage the resources, talent and insights within and across our network

Supervises work-study student workers as well as casual employees who are hired to support related programming and data work

Works on additional projects as needed and offers back-up support to other staff members as a flexible team player. Other related duties as assigned

Qualification

FundraisingNetwork MarketingEvent PlanningCRM/DatabasesSocial Enterprise KnowledgeCommunicationOrganizational SkillsTeam PlayerProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree required

Minimum 4-6 years related experience required, preferably in fundraising, network marketing, and/or client management/business development

Familiarity with social enterprise and/or nonprofit sector required

Must be a pro-active, flexible, team player with excellent organizational and inter-personal skills

Excellent communication and writing skills are critical in order to liaise with senior executives and board members at a wide range of nonprofit and business organizations, as well as students and alumni from different backgrounds and with varied skill-sets

Must exercise tact and discretion when interacting with faculty, staff, alumni and practitioners in industry, and with students

Must have demonstrated experience in event planning and execution, ability to prioritize, and multitask with acute attention to detail when working with other team members developing marketing and social media materials

Must be highly motivated to develop outreach strategies and execution plans, able to problem solve, and work independently as well as part of a team

Familiarity with CRM/databases and relevant tech platforms an advantage

Occasional early mornings and late evenings required

Position is primarily in-person, with the ability to work remotely up to two days per week