Director of Alumni Relations, Corps of Cadets

4 weeks ago


Blacksburg, Virginia, United States Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Full time
Job Summary

The Director of Alumni Relations for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will serve as the chief alumni engagement officer for the VTCC. This position will be responsible for assisting the Chairperson of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Alumni Board and Chairperson of the Highty-Tighties Alumni Board to carry out their missions in support of Corps alumni and the Corps. The Director of Alumni Relations will also provide additional support toward the institution's overall alumni engagement and institutional advancement goals and objectives.

Key Responsibilities

- Plan, execute, and assess alumni engagement programs, projects, and events for the Corps.
- Collaborate with the members of the Corp's advancement team to pursue and promote the overall institutional goals related to alumni engagement, communications, and fundraising.
- Develop strategies for planning events to enhance philanthropic support.

Requirements

- Master's degree or Bachelor's with experience equating to an advanced degree.
- Experience in event planning, logistics, programming, and engagement.
- Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated experience working independently and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues, adapting to changing priorities, and simultaneously managing multiple tasks.
- Strong computer skills, which should include desktop software and databases.

Preferred Qualifications

- Alumnus of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
- Prior military experience; recent active service.
- Experience with a senior military college, federal service academy, or ROTC.
- Experience developing strategies for planning events to enhance philanthropic support.
- Experience in higher education, independent school, or non-profit environments.
- Demonstrated experience cultivating, managing, training volunteers and developing volunteer leadership.
- Experience mentoring and working with college-age students.

About Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech is a comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance.

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