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Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Applicants should be prepared to upload a cover letter and resume. In addition, applicants should be prepared to supply contact information (email address) for three professional references, one of which must be supervisory. References will be contacted at the time of invitation to campus interviews.

For full consideration, applications must be received by June 9, 2024.

Vacancy Announcement

Position Information

Campus Title Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

Department College Advancement

Position Summary

SUNY Geneseo’s Office of Alumni Relations is searching for an Assistant Director of Alumni Relations to help engage more than 65,000 alumni to build affinity and support for the College. This role serves as a champion of SUNY Geneseo students, faculty, staff and alumni by facilitating mutually beneficial lifelong relationships between the College’s internal and external constituents.

The Assistant Director develops and implements events and programs—including planning, volunteer management, logistics, calendars, and budgets—in cooperation with other colleagues to engage our alumni across the nation. This role serves as staff liaison to the Committee on Regional Chapters of the SUNY Geneseo Alumni Association and manages regional volunteers. The assistant director leads efforts to connect alumni through communications such as the website, all alumni

e-newsletter and social media.

Required Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree by time of appointment

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

• Strong organizational and planning skills, attention to detail and proofreading skills, and the ability to effectively manage multiple and competing deadlines.

• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office Suite and social media platforms.

• Must be comfortable interacting and communicating with a diverse range of constituents from various backgrounds, ages and experiences, speaking in social settings, and portraying a professional image to all internal and external constituents.

• Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours when needed.

• Ability to travel regularly to support regional events across NYS and the country; valid driver’s license required.

• Demonstrates a commitment to the college’s values of learning, creativity, belonging, civic engagement and sustainability.

  Preferred Qualifications

Three or more years of experience in a related field.

License/Certification

Other Skills Required

Supervision Received

Supervision Exercised

Posting Details

Posting Details

Posting Number S353

Number of Vacancies 1

Line # to be filled 1611

Full or Part-time Full-Time

Appointment Type Term

Anticipated Appointment Start Date

Job Posting Date 05/09/2024

Apply By 06/09/2024

Job Posting Closed Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Salary $55,000-$57,000

Special Instructions to Applicant

Applicants should be prepared to upload a cover letter and resume. In addition, applicants should be prepared to supply contact information (email address) for three professional references, one of which must be supervisory. References will be contacted at the time of invitation to campus interviews.

For full consideration, applications must be received by June 9, 2024.

About SUNY Geneseo

Mission Statement

We are a distinctive public liberal arts college that welcomes and inspires students to develop their knowledge and skills to build a better world. Our supportive, inclusive community is exceptional in cultivating creativity, engagement, and discovery. We find strength in diversity, joy in growth, and fulfillment in lifelong learning.

Vision

We will cultivate a distinctive, equity-centered, public honors college experience that propels learners to positively impact society.

Values

The Geneseo campus community is guided by our beliefs in and commitments to the following values:

• Learning: Embracing high expectations for intellectual inquiry, critical thinking, scholarly exploration, and personal growth.

• Creativity: Empowering a spirit of innovation that inspires intellectual curiosity, self-expression, and problem-solving.

• Belonging: Welcoming a diverse campus community that supports and celebrates

different identities, promotes equity and inclusion, and respects the ideas and

contributions of each individual.

• Civic Engagement: Encouraging active participation grounded in self-reflection,

empathy, and an ethical commitment to the common good of our local and global

communities.

• Sustainability: Building a culture of well-being that integrates and applies principles of

environmental, social, and economic stewardship informed by an understanding of the

past and our obligations to the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

SUNY Geneseo is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding students, faculty, staff, and administration. We recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all positions and ensure that all other personnel actions are conducted without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Applicants, students, employees, and other members of the College community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) are protected from illegal forms of harassment or retaliation based upon a protected characteristic.

To request accommodation or assistance for job-related duties or the employment application process, please contact the Office of Diversity and Equity at (585) 245-5020 or email ode@geneseo.edu (ode@geneseo.edu%3Code@geneseo.edu%3E) . Find out more about our Community Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E28zJDeYTU)

Background Investigation Statement

All applicants are subject to drug and criminal background checks. See our full Background Investigation Statement at http://www.geneseo.edu/hr/employment.

Clery Statement

Applicants interested in positions may access the Annual Security Report( ASR ) for the College at www.geneseo.edu/police. The ASR contains information on campus security policies and certain campus crime statistics. Crime statistics are reported in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Applicants may request a hard copy of the ASR by contacting the SUNY Geneseo University Police Department at 585-245-5651.

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Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Quick Link for Postings https://jobs.geneseo.edu/postings/4788

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Percentage Of Time 40%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 1: Alumni Events

Serve as the lead staff person, in collaboration with the alumni relations team, College Advancement colleagues, and alumni volunteers, to develop and implement a robust and diverse calendar of alumni engagement events across the country in key locations and virtually. Planning and execution includes, but is not limited to, scheduling, securing venues and catering, developing event programs and scripts, securing and working with event speakers, briefing staff including the College President, designing event registration pages and tracking registration, marketing and promoting events, attending events as needed to support on-site logistics, and managing event follow ups.

Percentage Of Time 25%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 2: Volunteer management & engagement

Serve as staff liaison to the Committee on Regional Chapters of the SUNY Geneseo Alumni Association. Manage regional alumni chapter volunteers (16 regions) and work with them to engage alumni in their region. In partnership with volunteer leaders, plan and execute Great Knight (annual nationwide simultaneous alumni event). Take an active role in regional chapter formation and chapter leadership transition.

Percentage Of Time 15%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 3: Alumni communications

Lead alumni communication efforts to update and improve the website, create and post content on social media channels and manage new channels as applicable, and create and distribute a monthly all alumni e-newsletter. Actively proofread various alumni communications. Lead efforts to implement new modes of communication with alumni and analyze and improve upon existing communications.

Percentage Of Time 10%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 4: Customer service for alumni relations

Be an active partner in providing customer service to alumni, colleagues and other key constituents by helping to answer inquiries and provide information as needed.

Percentage Of Time 10%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 5: Support large scale alumni events and programs

In partnership with the alumni team, assist in the planning and implementation of events like Reunion Weekend and other initiatives as needed.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Do you have a valid driver's license?

• Yes

• No

• • Will you have a Bachelor's degree completed by the time of appointment?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have the flexibility to work outside of normal business hours when needed?

• Yes

• No

  Applicant Documents

  Required Documents

• Resume

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application

  Optional Documents