Assistant/Associate Director, Alumni Operations

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

As we embark on Soaring Higher: the Campaign for Boston College, we invite you to join our community. Driven by our mission in ways that advance the university for years to come, priority areas for this $3B comprehensive campaign include Financial Aid, Academics, and Student Life.

Based on a fundamental Jesuit tenet of developing the whole person, University Advancement is large enough to benefit from many campus resources, yet small enough to be agile and creative in supporting all associates. With an average tenure of close to 10 years at Boston College, our 250-person centralized organizational structure offers a variety of roles across fundraising, alumni relations, operations, and communications and engagement.

We invest in the professional growth of every staff member through individual and team-based programs. Likewise, we aim to attract the very best, seeking team members who are as ambitious and as committed to our team as we are. We value a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging while actively promoting team members who contribute to the success of University Advancement.

See below the current opportunity to begin (or return to!) your Boston College experience!

Job Description:

The Assistant/Associate Director for Alumni Operations will report to the Director for Alumni Operations and Strategic Initiatives and will serve as liaison to the Career Center for the Alumni Association, working in conjunction with the Associate Director for Employer Engagement and Associate Vice President (AVP) for Career Services and Integrated Learning. The incumbent will execute planning for new and existing career engagement opportunities, serve as the Alumni Association event lead for Endeavor and other Career Center partnership events, and work in collaboration with University Advancement (UA) colleagues and fundraisers to identify opportunities for prospects and donors to become engaged with the Career Center.

The Assistant/Associate Director for Alumni Operations will oversee Eagle Exchange, BC's online networking platform, leading the alumni side of the platform, including setting communication and outreach strategies, day-to-day operations, and collaborating with the Career Center. In addition, they will manage Career Education content and programming offerings, determined within the Boston College Alumni Association (BCAA) benefits program.

More broadly, the Assistant/Associate Director will serve as the Alumni Association event lead for signature programs including but not limited to family engagement offerings, volunteer training and education sessions, other programs aligned as a strategic initiative. The incumbent will serve as the project lead for the BCAA's Annual Report and, in collaboration with the Director, lead the management of the Alumni Engagement Metrics program including maintaining data integrity, designing, producing, and analyzing quarterly and annual metrics, and making recommendations for data-informed strategy. The Assistant/Associate Director will also build and develop new Strategic Initiatives programs, creating best practices while aligned with industry standards.

The Assistant/Associate Director is a part of the Operations team, which represents the Office of the AVP for Alumni Relations, and will often assist the Director in supporting the operations of five BCAA Board meetings per year, and in addition will manage the Board Mentoring Committee. The Assistant/Associate Director will supervisor a graduate intern, a practicum student, as well as student workers as needed.

Title and salary commensurate with relevant experience based on the following titles and hiring ranges:

First Level Assistant Director $57,800 - $72,250

Second Level Assistant Director $63,800 - $79,750

Associate Director $70,500 - $88,150

Requirements

This position requires a Bachelor's degree.

The entry level Assistant Director requires 1-3 years professional work experience, preferably in alumni relations, volunteer management, fundraising, event planning, marketing, business, project management, or non-profit related experience, preferably at an institution of higher education or non-profit.

The next level Assistant Director requires 3-5 years of professional work experience, preferably in alumni relations, volunteer management, fundraising, event planning, marketing, business, project management, or non-profit related experience, preferably at an institution of higher education or non-profit.

This Associate Director requires a minimum of five years of professional work experience, preferably in alumni relations, volunteer management, fundraising, event planning, marketing, business, project management, or non-profit related experience, preferably at an institution of higher education or non-profit.

Additionally, applicants need to demonstrate the ability to lead and motivate others toward a goal and handle difficult conversations. Must be able to work independently and manage multiple projects, setting deadlines and ensuring program accountability.

Must be able manage, track, and analyze data and able to maintain confidentiality of frequently sensitive information. Proficiency with Google Drive products; Microsoft Office suite; familiarity with Blackbaud or other alumni software; event management experience is critical. Some travel, evening and weekend work is required.

Must be a team player who is highly motivated and dedicated to the goals of advancing higher education and have an appreciation for Jesuit Catholic education and the goals and values of Boston College.

The office of University Advancement supports the mission of Boston College by promoting a culture of inclusion that values each individual. Our recruiting practices support that commitment to build diverse teams reflecting our community; students, alumni, parents and friends of Boston College.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees

• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements

• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Low-Cost Life Insurance

• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans

• Paid Holidays Annually

• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay

• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity.

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.