Alumni Relations Manager - FT

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

The Manager of Alumni Relations is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to engage and cultivate relationships with alumni of an organization or institution. This role plays a critical part in fostering a sense of community, camaraderie, and institutional affinity among alumni, while also leveraging their and their networks’ support and involvement to benefit Westminster. The Manager of Alumni Relations reports to the Senior Director of Stewardship. While this position does not supervise any direct reports, the nature of this position is managerial, and the successful candidate will seek to grow this position into a director-level position with other alumni staff.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive alumni relations program that effectively engages and cultivates relationships with alumni and their networks.
• Plan and coordinate a variety of events and activities, such as alumni luncheons, and social gatherings, to foster growing relationships among alumni and between alumni and Westminster.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as advancement, events, and marketing, to integrate alumni engagement initiatives into broader institutional goals and campaigns for student recruitment and charitable giving.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date alumni records, ensuring that contact information, employment details, significant networking opportunities, and other relevant data are properly recorded.
• Assits with creating and distributing regular communications, such as newsletters and email updates, to keep alumni informed about news, events, and opportunities related to the organization.
• Assist with developing and implementing strategies to solicit alumni support, including student referrals, mentoring, and financial contributions.
• Begin plans for regional alumni chapters or affinity groups, providing leadership and guidance so that activities/purpose align with the Westminster’s mission and goals.
• Track and evaluate the success of alumni engagement efforts through metrics such as event attendance, participation rates, alumni feedback, referrals, and charitable contributions.
• Assist the Senior Director of Stewardship in managing the alumni relations budget and expenses.
• Assist the Senior Director of Stewardship and the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications in growing the Alumni Relations position into a director-level position.
• Execute other duties as assigned by the Senior Director of Stewardship
  
  

Requirements

The Alumni Relations Manager must demonstrate the following qualifications

• Familiarity with Westminster’s mission and distinctives and a commitment to Westminster’s mission
• Self-starter who is motivated by setting and achieving defined goals in support of Westminster’s mission
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Ability to create new processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the Alumni network
• Ability to communicate to a broad and diverse constituency through various media
• Ability to coordinate with staff between multiple departments toward a common goal
• Experience with event planning and execution
• Experience with data-management in Salesforce or similar CRM
• Prudent management of budgets and expenses.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

As a potential supervisory position of direct reports, the ideal Alumni Relations Manager will demonstrate and be able to execute the following principles:

• Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness (Matthew 6:33)
• Biblical self-reflection and self-knowledge, seeking self-improvement and sanctification (Proverbs 20:5; Romans 12:3; Galatians 6:3; 1 Timothy 4:15-16)
• Excellence and proficiency in assigned duties (Daniel 6:1-3; Proverbs 22:29; Philippians 1:9-10)
• Knowing subordinates and seeking their welfare (1 Samuel 23:19-25; 1 Kings 8:55-56; Hebrews 7:7)
• Keeping subordinates informed and growing in knowledge (Proverbs 15:2; Habbakuk 2:14; Ephesians 6:4)
• Setting a godly example for subordinates (Genesis 1:27-28; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Ephesians 5:1; Titus 2:7)
• Ensuring tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished (Psalm 32:8; Proverbs 18:9; Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 5:2-3)
• Training subordinates as a team (Proverbs 27:17; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; 1 Corinthians 12)
• Receiving wise counsel and making sound and timely decisions (Proverbs 12:15; Proverbs 15:22; Proverbs 19:20; Matthew 10:16)
• Developing a sense of responsibility, accountability, and growth in subordinates (Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 22:6; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; 1 Timothy 5:8; Hebrews 5:12-14; James 5:16)
• Employing subordinates in accordance with their capacity and capabilities (Jeremiah 22:13-14; Acts 2:42-47; Romans 4:4; 1 Corinthians 12:1)
• Rewarding that which is good and reproving that which is ill (Esther 6:3; Proverbs 29:14; 1 Peter 2:14)
• Seeking further responsibility, accountability, and growth for yourself (Psalm 1:1-3; Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 16:16; Luke 12:35-48; Galatians 6:1-6; 2 Peter 3:18
  
  

Working conditions

This job operates primarily in an academic environment.

This is a full-time non-exempt position, averaging between 40 hours per week.

This position is not remote, although work-from-home may be allowed with supervisor approval

Westminster Theological Seminary hires only personnel who belong to a Protestant evangelical church and subscribe to Biblical orthodoxy (belief) and orthopraxy (practice). Employees shall affirm their agreement with the historic, trinitarian Christian faith as expressed in the Apostles’ Creed. Otherwise, Westminster Theological Seminary is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, except as specifically allowed by federal and state law, and basing employment decisions on merit, qualifications and training. Westminster Theological Seminary does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion (except as religion is a bona fide occupational qualification), sex, national origin, age, disability or any other classification protected by law.

In accordance with the above paragraph, all employees are required to sign Westminster Theological Seminary's Community Life Policy affirming their commitment to Christian belief and practice as described in the policy.