Alumni Volunteer Experience Alumni Relations and Development (ARD) engages alumni, current students, parents and friends of the University through intellectual, professional and social activities on campus, around the world and online. ARD raises $600 Million annually to support faculty and researchers, practitioners and patients, and students and programs across the University. Our work supports priorities in every division, school, department, and institute. Within the Office of Alumni Relations and Development, the Alumni and Volunteer Experience team oversees a diverse set of programs and initiatives designed to increase participation and engagement among alumni, parents, and friends of the University, with a focus on driving key University priorities. This role uses best practices and knowledge within Alumni Relations and leads a program designed to engage the alumni community worldwide, increase participation, and advance the objectives of the Alumni Association and the broader University. The Associate Director, Alumni Volunteer Experience, is an integral part of a team focused on the Universitys regional alumni engagement strategy. The position is responsible for programs and fundraisers designed to engage the alumni community worldwide, increase participation, and advance the objectives of UChicago Alumni, divisional alumni initiatives, and the broader University. Responsibilities include serving as primary University liaison to a diverse portfolio of alumni communities, developing and implementing strategic plans for regional alumni communities, traveling to assigned regions to build and strengthen engagement and participation, managing all aspects of engagement for assigned alumni communities, partnering with departmental leadership to implement strategies to recruit, retain, train, support, and steward volunteer leadership across regions, managing a portfolio of engaged alumni, collaborating with partners across the division and the University to align and maximize the impact of programs and services for alumni, students, parents, and friends, building a culture of philanthropy across assigned alumni communities, seeking opportunities for professional development that will enhance job performance, and assisting in leading and coordinating the planning, organization, and management of events, programs, and services designed to cultivate and maintain ties between the University of Chicago and key constituent groups. Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in a related field and 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline. Preferred qualifications include a bachelors degree or advanced degree, minimum five years of professional work experience in nonprofit management, development, alumni engagement, marketing, public relations, sales, or similar field, and managing volunteers, alumni or similar constituent group.