Associate Director of International Engagement (Alumni Relations Consultant)

ALUMNI RELATIONS (IN-ALUM-IUINA)

The Indiana University Alumni Association's (IUAA) mission is to activate and support the global alumni network of more than 790,000 IU graduates - encouraging alumni to grow a lifelong connection with Indiana University (IU), and inspiring their ongoing generosity toward each other and the university.

As we pursue our mission, a core set of values guides our approach:

• Collaboration: We work together to achieve common goals.
• Commitment: We serve each other, our alumni and the university with professionalism and integrity.
• Inclusion: We work to create an inclusive culture that is committed to belonging.
• Pride: We share and celebrate the best of the past, present, and future of IU.
  
  

The IUAA activates IU's powerful global network through live and virtual events, volunteer opportunities, scholarship programs, compelling IU content, and seriously fun traditions.

Additionally, the association develops and supports volunteer leadership, serves as a voice for alumni as the university evolves, and provides lifelong learning opportunities.

The primary responsibility of the Associate Director of International Engagement is to engage IU's global alumni, building community around international affiliation that supports university initiatives. This role sits on the International Engagement team at IUAA, dynamically supporting the full scope of the university's international work by activating alumni around the world.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Represents the International Engagement department on the Indianapolis campus, serving there as the key contact or international alumni activity.
• Curates and facilitates engagement opportunities and experiences that foster connections among alumni and back to the university.
• Conducts personal meetings with alumni volunteers and donors.
• Identifies key partners and creates avenues for collaboration.
• Travels to specific clusters of university alumni, principally in key markets across Asia, to support university initiatives and alumni events.
  
  

General Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates, and executes alumni volunteer projects, programs and events as a leader advisor for an assigned alumni group.
• Identifies, recruits, and develops alumni to serve in key volunteer and leadership roles.
• Collaborates with other university advancement officers to engage and cultivate alumni through various initiatives.
• Conducts research and analyzes data to recommend key market priorities consistent with alumni association and institutional goals.
• Develops best practice processes and systems for increasing alumni volunteer involvement and connection with the university.
• Manages budgets; writes and edits publications and other communications.
  
  

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
  
  

Required

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2 years of experience with program development, volunteer engagement and cultivation, budget administration
  
  

Preferred

• Experience incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities, including those from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, into day-to-day work
  
  

Skills

Required

• Strong verbal communication and listening skills
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities
• Ability to build strong customer relationships
• Ability to exercise initiative, work independently and effectively as a team member
  
  

Preferred

• Highly developed intercultural competency
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and unstructured professional situations
• Proficiency in at least one language, in addition to English
• Experience planning and conducting professional travel and events, particularly internationally
  
  

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

The person in this role will need to be able to attend as many as 4 international trips annually, lasting between 1 - 2 weeks each.

IU Indianapolis Advancement Center

340 W Michigan St.

Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

This position is eligible to work a hybrid schedule (up to 3 days remotely), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.

$55,000 - $60,000 based upon experience

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
  
  

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Development & Advancement

Job Family: Alumni Relations

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