The posting
Job Description
The Highlights:
The Assistant Director supports the development and implementation of alumni programs and services that foster meaningful engagement, advance the university's strategic priorities, and build a lifelong pipeline of engagement from students to alumni.
The Assistant Director is responsible for developing and managing initiatives that strengthen connections between students, alumni, and the university. Key responsibilities include advising the Future Alumni Association student organization; overseeing the Young Alumni Committee and Legacy Program; partnering with campus departments to integrate alumni into student-facing programs and experiences; and managing DePaulConnect, the university's online networking platform for students and alumni. The Assistant Director also identifies and develops opportunities that encourage lifelong alumni engagement through mentorship, volunteerism, networking, and programming.
As a member of the Alumni Relations team, the Assistant Director remains informed about new and ongoing university initiatives and actively identifies opportunities to collaborate across campus, leveraging partnerships and programs to enhance alumni engagement.
What You'll Do:
1. DePaul Connect Management: Serve as the primary administrator for DePaulConnect, the university's online networking platform, ensuring the effective use of its features to maximize student and alumni engagement. Manage platform operations, including user support, group administration, Flash Mentoring opportunities, data integrity, troubleshooting, and ongoing optimization. Promote adoption of the platform through strategic outreach and collaboration with campus partners while identifying opportunities to expand engagement and enhance the user experience.
2. Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong partnerships with campus departments and key stakeholders, serving as the primary Alumni Relations contact for assigned initiatives. Cultivate relationships with students, alumni, and volunteers who have an affinity for specific student organizations, programs, or shared experiences, connecting them with meaningful engagement, mentorship, volunteer, networking, and philanthropic opportunities that strengthen lifelong connections to the university.
3. Event and Program Management: Coordinate and support alumni-focused events, programs, and initiatives that engage students, young alumni, alumni volunteers, and targeted alumni audiences. Responsibilities include planning, promotion, logistics, volunteer coordination, on-site event support, and post-event assessment and data collection to inform future programming.
4. Planning: Collaborate with the Senior Director of Alumni Relations and Alumni Relations colleagues to develop strategic goals, priorities, and engagement plans that align with Advancement objectives and support a lifelong alumni engagement pipeline from student to alumni.
• Responsible for monitoring income and expenses related to alumni programming.
What You'll Need:
• Bachelor's degree required with emphasis in communication, marketing or related field. • Minimum 2- 3 years experience. • Strong interpersonal and communication skills. • Able to manage several projects simultaneously and work effectively under time constraints. • Build effective, open, and communicative relationships with internal and external constituents. • Self-motivated and adaptable to a variety of tasks. • Computer literacy, database management skills. • Broad understanding of higher-education issues and knowledge of volunteer-focused environments.
The anticipated hiring range for this position is: $47,783 to $55,000.
The salary range provided in this posting reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Actual compensation offered or earned is dependent on experience, education and other factors including departmental budget.
Perks:
- Working for a stable and well-known University.
- Top choice medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Retirement plan matching contribution of 8%.
- Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
- Generous paid time off, sick time, holidays, floating holidays, and more!
- Full-Time Benefits
For consideration, please include a resume and cover letter.
Vincentian Mission: Guided by an ethic of Vincentian personalism and professionalism, DePaul compassionately upholds the dignity of all members of its diverse, multi-faith, and inclusive community. We seek to hire collaborative, open-minded, and dedicated professionals who are committed to advancing our university mission to making education accessible to all, with special attention to including underserved and underrepresented communities. Successful candidates thrive in an environment where ideas and perspectives representing a wide variety of cultures, backgrounds and experiences are welcome and supported.
Required Background Check:
Employment at DePaul University is contingent on passing a background check. Only final candidates who are extended an offer of employment will undergo a background check.
DePaul University is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.
