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Alumni Engagement Specialist
Workweek: 40 hours | Flexible schedule to meet department needs to include possible evenings and weekends.
One Year Assignment.
Position Summary: Engaging college alumni is critical to building successful community connections, industry collaboration, and growing funds to support students and programming. The Alumni Engagement Specialist creates engaged community advocates, volunteers, and donors. This energetic and organized individual identifies activities and programs/events to specifically increase alumni engagement. The position also serves as a key liaison with the MCC Alumni Association.
Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities
Recruit, steward, and engage MCC alumni in support of student success
Support the development of programs, events, and activities that meet goals for alumni engagement
Help develop and execute a communication plan for alumni
Help develop and execute an event and program engagement plan for alumni
Identify, update, and maintain CRM database and repository to house and grow an alumni network of data and contact information
Grow and engage alumni committee in execution of activities and events
Collaborate with internal MCC partners to identify and align resources
Work collaboratively with others (e.g. colleagues, stakeholders, vendors) to accomplish functions and responsibilities
Assume additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor
Required Qualifications
Associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
Event planning and volunteer management experience
Relationship management experience
Strong project management experience
Experience working with database systems
Desired Qualifications
MCC alumnus
Bachelor’s degree
Experience in alumni relations/outreach in a higher education environment
Bilingual communication and writing skills in Spanish
Experience using CRM and alumni management systems (Salesforce, etc.)
Equal Employment Opportunity
McHenry County College declares and reaffirms a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. The College will make all decisions regarding admission, employment, participation in educational programs, or activities, without discrimination on grounds of race, color, creed or religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disabilities, military status, sexual orientation, gender-related identity, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge from military service, or other factors prohibited by law. Decisions regarding employment include hiring, promotion, termination, wages or salaries, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment. MCC is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible college community.
To request reasonable accommodation to participate in any aspect of the hiring process, contact Human Resources at AskHR@mchenry.edu.
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One Year Assignment.
Position Summary: Engaging college alumni is critical to building successful community connections, industry collaboration, and growing funds to support students and programming. The Alumni Engagement Specialist creates engaged community advocates, volunteers, and donors. This energetic and organized individual identifies activities and programs/events to specifically increase alumni engagement. The position also serves as a key liaison with the MCC Alumni Association.
Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities
Recruit, steward, and engage MCC alumni in support of student success
Support the development of programs, events, and activities that meet goals for alumni engagement
Help develop and execute a communication plan for alumni
Help develop and execute an event and program engagement plan for alumni
Identify, update, and maintain CRM database and repository to house and grow an alumni network of data and contact information
Grow and engage alumni committee in execution of activities and events
Collaborate with internal MCC partners to identify and align resources
Work collaboratively with others (e.g. colleagues, stakeholders, vendors) to accomplish functions and responsibilities
Assume additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor
Required Qualifications
Associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
Event planning and volunteer management experience
Relationship management experience
Strong project management experience
Experience working with database systems
Desired Qualifications
MCC alumnus
Bachelor’s degree
Experience in alumni relations/outreach in a higher education environment
Bilingual communication and writing skills in Spanish
Experience using CRM and alumni management systems (Salesforce, etc.)
Equal Employment Opportunity
McHenry County College declares and reaffirms a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. The College will make all decisions regarding admission, employment, participation in educational programs, or activities, without discrimination on grounds of race, color, creed or religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disabilities, military status, sexual orientation, gender-related identity, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge from military service, or other factors prohibited by law. Decisions regarding employment include hiring, promotion, termination, wages or salaries, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment. MCC is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible college community.
To request reasonable accommodation to participate in any aspect of the hiring process, contact Human Resources at AskHR@mchenry.edu.
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