Hybrid Sr. Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement bei Notre Dame of Maryland University

Title: Sr. Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement

Date:  September 2025

FLSA: Exempt

Hours: 40/week

I.  Reporting Relationships

Position Reports to: Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Supervisory Responsibility: Constituent Engagement and Events Manager; Career Services and Alumni Coordinator

Indirect Supervisory Responsibility: none

Position Backup: Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement

II.  Basic Function

A key member of the University's dynamic advancement team, the Sr. Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement reports to the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Through programs and direct, personal interactions, the Director engages alumni, donors, and friends, and advances those relationships in ways that address institutional strategic objectives. The Sr. Director oversees project management and financial reporting functions for endowments, and scholarships, and works with the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement, the Sr. Campaign & Major Gifts Officer, and the Vice President for Institutional Advancement to collaboratively manage donor portfolios to achieved fundraising success. The Sr. Director leads, plans, and executes a comprehensive strategy of communications, activities, events, ongoing programs, and volunteer management efforts that are coordinated and fully integrated with the larger plans of institutional Advancement and the University. Specific responsibilities include overseeing the strategy and activities of the Alumni Council and directing alumni activities, including Alumni Weekend programming and awards, as well as the engagement and stewardship of donors and other constituencies. The role plans and implements a comprehensive, multi-channel communication and engagement plan for alumni, donors, and friends of the University.

III. Essential Functions

1. Creates and executes the alumni engagement plan.
2. Serve as a key member of the advancement team, providing leadership and counsel to support leading practices and excellence in constituent engagement.
3. Serves as liaison between the University and the Alumni Council and sub-committees to achieve quality alumni program development and implementation. Coordinates bi-monthly council meetings and monthly planning meetings with the Alumni Council President and additional council leadership or members.
4. Plans and develops innovative programs to steward, cultivate, identify, and recognize alumni volunteers and donors.
5. In consultation with volunteers and the Institutional Advancement team, coordinates and oversees all aspects of Alumni Weekend, the President's Reception, the annual scholarship luncheon, and other priority alumni and constituent events as assigned by the AVPIA and VPIA.
6. Create opportunities for alumni to engage in person and virtually.
7. Incorporate alumni engagement into giving and stewardship strategies.
8. Maintains a donor-centric gift portfolio of at least fifty alumni, including personal meetings, phone calls, and additional outreach and communications. Tracks and reports on portfolio metrics. Responsible for moving alumni to donor-status and along the donor pipeline from lower-level giving to major gifts.
9. Coordinates the recording of all alumni activities and events with the Director of Advancement Services to update and maintain engagement activity in the Blackbaud NXT database.
10. Supervise the development of special programming for students and young alumni as well as graduates of the University's non-traditional programs.
11. Works collaboratively with University Communications and Marketing to ensure seamless messaging and communications of core constituent messages.
12. Oversee all campaign, endowment. and annual fund special events on a strategic and tactical basis.
13. Performs similar, comparable, or related duties as may be assigned or required.

IV. Qualifications

Knowledge: Bachelor's degree required.

Experience: A minimum of three years of experience in a position of similar responsibility is preferred. Demonstrated experience and success in cultivating, managing and recognizing volunteers and providing effective management of committees.

Skills/Aptitude: Demonstrated success in volunteer management and event planning. The ability to work as an integral put of the Institutional Advancement team. Solid strategic planning skills, with an understanding of tactical implementation. Excellent organizational and communication (written, oral, presentation) skills. Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, resourceful, creative, collaborative, efficient and effective in all aspects of the job.

Working Conditions: Normal office environment with one designated day of remote work each week id schedule permits. Attendance at University functions and evening and weekend events outside of normal business hours will be required. Some travel is also required.

The University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all employees who work at least 30 hours per week:

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision
• Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care expenses
• Retirement Plan through TIAA
• University paid Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment policy, and Short and Long Term Disability
• Tuition Remission and Tuition Exchange
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 14-16 Paid Holidays each year

Additional Information:

Notre Dame of Maryland University does not discriminate in offering equal access to its educational programs and activities or with respect to employment terms and conditions on the basis of age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or protected veteran's status. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policy: Greg FitzGerald, Chief of Staff, Notre Dame of Maryland University, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, 410-532-5109.

For all other employment inquiries, please contact Human Resources at 410-532-5898 or [email protected]. Notre Dame of Maryland University is an EEO employer.