The University of Texas at Austin · 10 hours ago
Alumni Engagement Manager, Texas McCombs
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$60K/yr - $68K/yr
5+ years expThe University of Texas at Austin is home to the Red McCombs School of Business, a leading business school known for its innovative approach. The Alumni Engagement Manager will support alumni engagement through data management, programming, and communication efforts while collaborating with various departments to enhance alumni relations.
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Responsibilities
Manage alumni engagement requests, follow-up, and connections as defined by team leader, to be shared in monthly recaps to the McCombs leadership team
Accurately add and update alumni engagement data in the CRM system to track impact and inform strategy
Foster the McCombs Connect alumni and student virtual community to drive engagement in alumni networking, connection, and event marketing
Work closely with alumni class ambassadors to maximize impact on McCombs Connect engagement
Support the planning and execution of alumni events, including those for local and regional chapters
Focus on a defined portfolio of alumni to outreach consistently to listen, learn, and build strong relationships
Engage alumni to define specific ways they want to participate via: 1) student education, programming, recruiting and/or networking, 2) executive education for their employer, 3) connecting with alumni career management for support, and/or 4) participating on a board or council
Manage contact information and interactions in a CRM, maintaining consistent follow-up to foster deeper engagement
Create, coordinate, and disseminate alumni communications in collaboration with all alumni teams to ensure standardization, simplification, and meaningful content
Focus on the most effective communication channels to meet alumni where they are
Ensure all alumni teams are aware of communications and have an opportunity for input
Leverage and disseminate alumni engagement marketing pieces provided by the CMCO team, offering ideas to evolve marketing efforts
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and five years of professional experience in career management or a human resources role performing a variety of corporate recruiting activities
Extensive knowledge of employer relations in a higher education setting
Demonstrated excellent communication and presentation skills
Strong strategic planning and program implementation experiences
Prior client facing experience
Demonstrated experience leading large events, webinars, and programs with Microsoft Teams, Zoom and/or other remote communication technologies
Data analysis experience
Strong attention to detail and editing ability
Previous success acting as both a strong contributor in team/highly collaborative settings as well as the ability to work independently with minimal instruction
Positive and enthusiastic attitude
Ability to take initiative on projects
Demonstrated ability to bring calm clarity to complex projects, streamline operations, and strong problem-solving skills
Proven resilience and ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate
Preferred
MBA degree or relevant master's degree
Career services experience at a Research One Institution and/or Business School
Experience with MBA, MS and/or BBA career management or extensive business experience in fields and industries highly sought after by current business students
Experience interacting effectively with students, alumni, faculty, staff, and recruiters
Experience with People Grove, 12Twenty, Canva, Smartsheet, as well as Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, Sharepoint, etc.)
Industry perspective from outside higher education
Benefits
Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Company
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest public universities in the United States.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Republic Capital Group
2022-09-14Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Will Whiting
Chief Development Officer
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