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Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Applicants should be prepared to upload a cover letter and resume. In addition, applicants should be prepared to supply contact information (email address) for three professional references, one of which must be supervisory. References will be contacted at the time of invitation to campus interviews.

For full consideration, applications must be received by August 21, 2024.

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Position Information

Campus Title Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

Department College Advancement

Position Summary

Join a dynamic team in SUNY Geneseo’s Office of Alumni Relations as the Assistant Director of Alumni Relations. Help engage over 66,000 alumni across the nation and beyond to build affinity and support for the College. In this pivotal role, you will be a champion for SUNY Geneseo’s students, faculty, staff, and alumni, fostering lifelong relationships between the College’s internal and external constituents.

As the Assistant Director, you will create and implement meaningful events and programs—including planning, volunteer management, logistics, calendars, and budgets—in collaboration with a dedicated team. You’ll serve as the staff liaison to the Committee on Regional Chapters of the SUNY Geneseo Alumni Association and manage a network of regional volunteers. Additionally, you will spearhead efforts to connect alumni through the website, all alumni e-newsletter, and social media platforms.

Flexible hybrid work arrangements may be an option subject to NYS , SUNY , and Geneseo policies.

Apply now to be part of a vibrant team dedicated to excellence and innovation!

Required Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree by time of appointment.

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including proofreading abilities.

• Demonstrated organizational, planning, and project management skills with a high attention to detail and the ability to effectively manage multiple and competing deadlines.

• Demonstrated proficiency with technology, including social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn).

• Experience and comfort interacting and communicating with diverse constituents, speaking in social settings, and portraying a professional image to all internal and external constituents.

• Demonstrates a commitment to the college’s values of learning, creativity, belonging, civic engagement and sustainability.

• Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours when needed. Ability to travel regularly to support regional events across NYS and the country; valid driver’s license required.

  Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience in a related field.

• Event planning experience.

  License/Certification

  Other Skills Required

  Supervision Received

  Supervision Exercised

  Posting Details

  Posting Details

  Posting Number S369

  Number of Vacancies 1

  Line # to be filled 1611

  Full or Part-time Full-Time

  Appointment Type Term

  Anticipated Appointment Start Date

  Job Posting Date

  Apply By 08/21/2024

  Job Posting Closed Date

  Open Until Filled No

  Salary $55,000-$57,000

  Special Instructions to Applicant

Applicants should be prepared to upload a cover letter and resume. In addition, applicants should be prepared to supply contact information (email address) for three professional references, one of which must be supervisory. References will be contacted at the time of invitation to campus interviews.

For full consideration, applications must be received by August 21, 2024.

About SUNY Geneseo

Mission Statement

We are a distinctive public liberal arts college that welcomes and inspires students to develop their knowledge and skills to build a better world. Our supportive, inclusive community is exceptional in cultivating creativity, engagement, and discovery. We find strength in diversity, joy in growth, and fulfillment in lifelong learning.

Vision

We will cultivate a distinctive, equity-centered, public honors college experience that propels learners to positively impact society.

Values

The Geneseo campus community is guided by our beliefs in and commitments to the following values:

• Learning: Embracing high expectations for intellectual inquiry, critical thinking, scholarly exploration, and personal growth.

• Creativity: Empowering a spirit of innovation that inspires intellectual curiosity, self-expression, and problem-solving.

• Belonging: Welcoming a diverse campus community that supports and celebrates

different identities, promotes equity and inclusion, and respects the ideas and

contributions of each individual.

• Civic Engagement: Encouraging active participation grounded in self-reflection,

empathy, and an ethical commitment to the common good of our local and global

communities.

• Sustainability: Building a culture of well-being that integrates and applies principles of

environmental, social, and economic stewardship informed by an understanding of the

past and our obligations to the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

SUNY Geneseo is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding students, faculty, staff, and administration. We recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all positions and ensure that all other personnel actions are conducted without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Applicants, students, employees, and other members of the College community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) are protected from illegal forms of harassment or retaliation based upon a protected characteristic.

To request accommodation or assistance for job-related duties or the employment application process, please contact the Office of Diversity and Equity at (585) 245-5020 or email ode@geneseo.edu (ode@geneseo.edu%3Code@geneseo.edu%3E) . Find out more about our Community Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E28zJDeYTU)

Background Investigation Statement

All applicants are subject to drug and criminal background checks. See our full Background Investigation Statement at http://www.geneseo.edu/hr/employment.

Clery Statement

Applicants interested in positions may access the Annual Security Report( ASR ) for the College at www.geneseo.edu/police. The ASR contains information on campus security policies and certain campus crime statistics. Crime statistics are reported in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Applicants may request a hard copy of the ASR by contacting the SUNY Geneseo University Police Department at 585-245-5651.

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Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Quick Link for Postings https://jobs.geneseo.edu/postings/4861

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Percentage Of Time 40%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 1: Alumni Events

Serve as the lead staff person, in collaboration with the alumni relations team, College Advancement colleagues, and alumni volunteers, to develop and implement a robust and diverse calendar of alumni engagement events across the country in key locations and virtually. Planning and execution includes, but is not limited to, scheduling, securing venues and catering, developing event programs and scripts, securing and working with event speakers, briefing staff including the College President, designing event registration pages and tracking registration, marketing and promoting events, attending events as needed to support on-site logistics, and managing event follow ups.

Percentage Of Time 25%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 2: Volunteer management & engagement

Serve as staff liaison to the Committee on Regional Chapters of the SUNY Geneseo Alumni Association. Manage regional alumni chapter volunteers (16 regions) and work with them to engage alumni in their region. Take an active role in regional chapter formation and chapter leadership transition.

Percentage Of Time 15%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 3: Alumni communications

Lead alumni communication efforts to update and improve the website, create and post content on social media channels and manage new channels as applicable, and create and distribute a monthly all alumni e-newsletter. Actively proofread various alumni communications. Lead efforts to implement new modes of communication with alumni and analyze and improve upon existing communications.

Percentage Of Time 10%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 4: Customer service for alumni relations

Be an active partner in providing customer service to alumni, colleagues and other key constituents by helping to answer inquiries and provide information as needed.

Percentage Of Time 10%

Job Duty/ Responsibility

Function 5: Support large scale alumni events and programs

In partnership with the alumni team, assist in the planning and implementation of events like Reunion Weekend and other initiatives as needed.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Do you have a valid driver's license?

• Yes

• No

• • Will you have a Bachelor's degree completed by the time of appointment?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have the flexibility to work outside of normal business hours when needed?

• Yes

• No

  Applicant Documents

  Required Documents

• Resume

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application

  Optional Documents