PURPOSE Reporting to the Executive Director of Alumni Engagement, the Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement is responsible for developing, creating and implementing strategic programing and engagement opportunities for the Island University’s 65,000+ Alumni and current students. Specifically, the Assistant Director will work closely with Alumni Engagement staff to interact with volunteers, chapter leadership, faculty, and key administration to develop, implement, and evaluate activities, programs, services, and communications to reach, serve, and engage alumni through as many opportunities, channels and methods as possible. The Office of Alumni Engagement supports the National TAMU-CC Islander Alumni Association by working collaboratively with a volunteer Board of Directors, several committees and chapters. This position will also work closely with the entire Development and Institutional Advancement teams to ensure proper coordination of Alumni engagement. RESPONSIBILITIES (40%) Develop and implement alumni programming and events to increase alumni and student engagement. Assist in and lead strategic planning for some key alumni programming and events (both on and off campus). Tasks include but are not limited to budgeting, staffing, set up, engagement, tear down, etc.

(20%) Manage the alumni chapter programs by providing support for chapters in planning, promoting, and implementing a variety of events and programs.

(15%) Build University relationships with alumni and increase collaborations across campus. Develop, contact, and maintain relationships with alumni, faculty, students, staff, and vendors.

(15%) Work with the Executive Director to understand and implement the organization’s strategic priorities and goals. Supporting organizational systems for the office to enhance workflow efficiency Managing data requests and supporting the Executive Director with metric evaluations

(5%) Serve in the absence of the Executive Director.

(5%) Perform all other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s Degree.

Six (6) years of full-time experience in Higher Education, Communication, Public Relations, Marketing or related field.

Additional education may be used to substitute for experience requirement to include: Master’s Degree and four (4) years’ experience or Doctoral Degree and two (2) years’ experience

Ability to learn new strategies, build programming from scratch, and think creatively.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Good organizational and time management skills.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet expected deadlines and schedules.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Master’s Degree in a related field.

Three to five (3-5) years' experience in alumni relations, development, fundraising, or event management.

Experience with implementing non-event programming and engagement

Intermediate skills in Adobe Suite.

SALARY: $58,000 - $60,000/annually, approximately. $4,833.34 - $5,000/monthly.

BENEFITS (rules, policies, eligibility apply) Medical $0 - $30 per month for Employee Only coverage after university contribution ($920 value). Up to 83% of premium covered by the university: Employee and Spouse Employee and Children Employee and Family coverage

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance, Accidental D&D, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account and Day Care Spending Account

Counseling, Work Life Assistance, Financial Resources, and Legal Resources

Public Loan Forgiveness

Book scholarships

100% tuition coverage for up to 18 credit hours per fiscal year (other rules may apply).

Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) or Optional Retirement Plan (ORP)

Voluntary Tax Deferred Account/Deferred Compensation Plan

8+ hours of vacation paid time off every month.

8 hours of sick leave time off every month.

8 hours of paid time off for Birthday leave.

12-15 paid holidays each year.