SUMMARY:

The Assistant Director will be a vital partner with the Senior Associate Director of alumni networks for Alumni Engagement. The position will be responsible for designing and implementing programs and initiatives that foster a culture of inclusion and belonging for University of Richmond (UR) alumni and enrich the constituents’ lifelong relationship with the University.

The Assistant Director will support and manage specific affinity-based alumni networks, including, but not limited to, the University of Richmond Black Alumni Network (URBAN), LGBTQ+ Spiders, the Multicultural Programming Board, and First-Generation alums, by providing avenues to build community. Affinity-based programs are focused on cohorts of alumni with a shared interest and/or experience.

This position entails direct management of volunteers, fiscal oversight of the program budget, and all facets related to programmatic management.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT:

• Position requires travel on average 8-12 days of the month and comfort level with travel to major metropolitan areas.
• Position frequently requires work on evenings and weekends.
• Position requires work on reunion and homecoming weekend.
• Ability to lift at least 20 pounds from a standing position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated commitment to inclusion and belonging, including experience/ability to identify and emphasize diverse perspectives in programming, communications, and strategy.
• Demonstrated commitment to collaboration.
• Excellent volunteer management skills.
• Excellent special event planning and facilitation, including liability and insurance protection best practices.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, along with the ability to interact with diverse constituencies. Understanding of the importance of customer service.
• High degree of comfort with technology, including social media platforms, and willingness to learn the functionality of new platforms.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including comfort level with public speaking.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, in conjunction with comfort level of working in fast-paced environment while handling multiple projects. Demonstrated solid problem solving skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office software, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Accounting principles and recordkeeping also are essential.
• Knowledge of constituent databases, including Blackbaud CRM, as well as web-based software, including BBIS is preferred.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: 

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required.
• Three years of progressive responsibility and leadership in a college/university alumni relations or parallel setting, or a combination of education and experience.

WORK HOURS:

Full Time, Exempt

Monday-Friday 7.75hours/day, 38.75/hours weekly

SALARY STRUCTURE:

Pay Grade 6 (Hiring Range $47,154.00 to $62,483 annually)

About University of Richmond

At the University of Richmond, we’re creative, inclusive, and determined. We’re Spiders, and our mission is to create positive change in the UR community and beyond. Located minutes from downtown Richmond, Virginia, the University of Richmond (www.richmond.edu) blends the intimacy of a small college with exceptional academic, research, and cultural opportunities usually found only at large institutions. There’s only one place like Richmond. UR is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff and student body, and to modeling an inclusive campus community which values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development and institutional success. In keeping with this commitment, our academic community welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds and candidates who support diversity. EOE 

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