Reporting to the Senior Associate Executive Director of Experience, the Director II, Alumni Career Engagement, is responsible for overseeing the strategic plan for the career services program, including growing the professional networking opportunities for post-graduate alumni to support career development and developing different approaches to help alumni get the tools and resources they need to be competitive in the workforce. This position will expand program activities to a wider scale audience by offering online services along with face-to-face opportunities and events.
As a key member of the Alumni Experience unit, this position drives the alumni career-related design and evaluation across all markets, through collaboration with other alumni engagement colleagues about how career engagement is delivered to markets such as geographic regions, college specific markets, identity, community networks, etc.
The successful candidate will be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the first day of employment.
Work Location
The location for this position is either the CH2MHill located on the OSU Campus or the Foundation’s Portland, OR office.
The Foundation offers a program called Core Work Days, a hybrid approach combining remote and in-office work days. Unless traveling for work, Foundation employees are in office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and work remotely, if preferred, on Monday and Friday.
Key Partners
Develop and actively sustain excellent working relationships with:
OSU alumni, OSU Career Services staff, OSU academic units and departments, OSU athletics, and other appropriate colleagues.
Vendors/providers of career building workshops and seminars.
Representatives from private, public, and non-profit industries.
Measures of Success
Ensure experiences that advance the OSU brand and engage constitutes in creative and energetic new ways, as measured by post-events surveys and other applicable metrics
Ensure experiences grow in scale and participation
Ensure experiences, both online and in-person, are executed flawlessly where all participants are eager to further engage with Oregon State University
Major Duties
Develop and Coordinate Alumni Career Services Programming
Create and implement the overall strategic plan, with measurable outcomes, for the career services program and networking initiatives. Evaluate effectiveness of program offerings, make recommendations for changes, and implement changes to improve activities and events.
Develop and oversee budget for alumni career services and help secure sponsorships for events as needed.
Actively manage OSU Connections online mentoring and advising network; ensure user activation and growth.
Create activities and events that advance Oregon State University and engage alumni and friends in creative and energetic new ways.
Partner with alumni engagement colleagues and campus partners to achieve participation goals for activities, events, and professional networking opportunities.
Manage timing, details, and programming for events. Coordinate and book venue or event space as needed.
Execute high quality career development program opportunities where participants have memorable experiences the leave them eager for further engagement.
Oversee the work of outsourced contracts / vendors for certain aspects of program development; ensure campus stakeholders interests are met.
Coordinate with the Oregon State University Career Services program, colleges, and departments to help promote alumni/student career networking.
Develop and facilitate career related workshops and webinars, as well as partner with third party vendors/providers to present workshops and career skill building seminars throughout the region.
Provide coaching in job search skills such as resume critique and development, interviewing skills, salary negotiation and job search strategies.
Partner with alumni engagement staff to coordinate other activities and events as needed.
Administer and Manage Key Networking Technology Platforms
OSU Connections – Continue to develop and grow the OSU Connections platform and program offerings for post-graduate career assistance, networking, forums, events, services virtual connections and volunteer opportunities for OSU’s diverse alumni population including:
Oversee program strategy, coordination, and execution.
Manage portal growth and user activation, consistent with the organization’s annual vital few goals and operating objectives.
Build programming and content for colleagues who deliver the content/programming to alumni segments.
Supervise of interns who support program execution and delivery.
Confer with campus partners involved in the new initiative to help plan and coordinate efforts.
Understand the service design and associated framework and encourage others to engage across the network.
Coordinate with the Director, Digital Engagement, and the Advancement Services team to share data captured and incorporate new ROE metrics associated with the offerings they design.
Partner with marketing team to produce and send monthly email digest to those signed up for OSU Connections.
LinkedIn Beaver Career Group - Identify opportunities, plan, and prepare promotional material to encourage and increase membership in the new LinkedIn Beaver Career Group initiative.
Confer with campus partners involved in the new LinkedIn initiative to help plan and coordinate efforts.
Actively solicit enrollment and plan strategies to build membership of the LinkedIn career networking group.
Create and maintain the LinkedIn career networking group policies related to eligibility, posters, and participation guidelines.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of:
Program development and execution
Oversight of project support staff
Publicizing, marketing, and executing successful events and activities
Produces written information, which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience and that meets the needs of the manager
Social media channels and web-based community building platforms
Knowledge of methods or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating projects, processes and/or resources.
Developing promotional material
Knows the organization’s mission and functions, and is aware of programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize and accomplish work related to the alumni association career service program
Developing, designing, or creating new modes for activity and event program offerings
Using social media tools, particularly LinkedIn, and applying best social media practices
Skill with:
Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Using effective interpersonal skills including communication in all forms, effective listening and influencing skills
Strong negotiation, customer service, cooperation and consensus building skills
Business practices such as accounting, budgeting, and customer relationship management and records management
Ability to:
Work autonomously being self-directed in implementing programs and in collaboration with multiple stakeholders
Build trust and confidence among others
Build collaborative, effective, and respectful relationships
Organize, analyze, simplify, and report complex data and information; use analytic skills to Analyze choose the best solutions and solve problems
Keep up-to-date technically and apply new knowledge
Develop and evaluate promotional material consistent with alumni engagement goals
Be aware of, control, and express one's emotions appropriately, and to handle interpersonal relationships maturely, thoughtfully and empathetically, including the ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds
Core Values
We strive to be one of the best places to work in the country.? We know that our success depends in large part on the people who carry out our mission.? It’s what we do –and how we do it -- that makes the difference.? Our core values reflect our approach to work and to each other, and we are committed to conduct consistent with these values.
Bachelor’s degree and three years of professional work experience in a career service, workforce development, alumni relations career development, project management, or non-profit environment. Proven volunteer management experience and utilization of best practices preferred. The ideal candidate will have program management experience including experience with marketing projects and programs. Experience using social media tools, particularly LinkedIn, and applying best social media practices. Must possess a valid driver’s license. Education and experience equivalencies may be considered
