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Associate Director, Alumni & Annual Fund Communication - 993994
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Job Number: 505368
Work Type: Full Time with Full Benefits
Location: Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida
Department: Alumni Relations Prog
Categories: Development - Alumni, Donor, & Community Relations / Fundraising & Advancement
| About Us: |
We are excited that you are considering joining Nova Southeastern University!
We appreciate your support in making NSU the preeminent place to live, work, study and grow. Thank you for your interest in a career with Nova Southeastern University. NSU considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, political affiliation or belief, national origin, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status. |
| Job Title: | Associate Director, Alumni & Annual Fund Communication - 993994 |
| Location: | Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida |
| Work Type: | Full Time with Full Benefits |
| Job Category: | Exempt |
| Hiring Range: | Commensurate with experience |
| Pay Basis: |
Annually |
| Subject to Grant Funding?: | No |
| Essential Job Functions: | 1. Oversees fundraising and engagement communications campaigns for the Alumni Association and Annual Fund 2. Responsible for the strategy and execution of NSU’s signature ALL IN and Giving Tuesday campaigns including solicitation of gifts from segmented groups through digital communications, email, and direct mail 3. Creates custom annual fund campaign web pages to promote both university and college-specific appeals; identifies industry trends to maximize impact and dollars raised 4. Provides oversight for NSU crowdfunding campaigns including all projects with student organizations and faculty/staff/alumni campaigns. 5. Works with alumni engagement staff (FCESCJ, Law, and CCE) to identify opportunities for targeted appeals and alumni engagement opportunities. Provides additional insight to all units/colleges to meet annual fund and alumni goals 6. Develops alumni e-newsletters and interactive databases for alumni, web portals and pages, and online flash appeals to increase levels of engagement from alumni; sends mass emails to alumni and manages alumni story highlights 7. Coordinates special events and solicitation mailings including design, list request and review, direct mailing, and emails. Designs electronic and hard copy appeals as well as event invitations and assists in the creation of solicitation designs for annual fund 8. Leads all social media and communications efforts for the NSU Alumni Association and Annual Fund; plans, writes, creates and executes content that drives online alumni engagement 9. Provides support to the Assistant Vice President to develop presentations, invitations, letters, proposals and solicitations for fundraising campaigns and special projects 10. Serves as a supportive member of the Advancement team on various fundraising campaigns, cultivation and special events. Also serves as an NSU representative at alumni functions and meetings on evenings and on weekends. 11. Develops and implements engagement strategies to assist alumni regional and degree-based alumni chapters through targeted strategies, webinars, and communications 12. Coordinates and communicates roles and activities for alumni involvement in student recruiting efforts and mentoring initiatives 13. Serves as brand ambassador for NSU 14. Performs other duties as assigned |
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| Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: | Knowledge: 1. English Language - Thorough knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. 2. Communications and Media - General knowledge of media production, visual, verbal, and interactive communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and persuade via written, oral, and visual media. 3. Digital Media - General knowledge of digital media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and persuade via digital, web, and social media. 4. Marketing - General knowledge of principles and methods for describing and promoting programs and services in order to achieve desired outcomes. 5. Customer and Personal Service - General knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction. 6. Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Skills: 1. Reading Comprehension - Proficient understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. 2. Writing - Advanced skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. 3. Time Management - Advanced skills in managing one's own time and the time of others. 4. Active Listening - Proficient skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. 5. Speaking - Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively. 6. Critical Thinking - Proficient skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. 7. Judgment and Decision Making - Proficient skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one. 8. Persuasion - Advanced skills in persuading others to change their minds or behavior. 9. Social Perceptiveness - Advanced skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. Abilities: 1. Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. 2. Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). 3. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. 4. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. 5. Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: 1. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person. 2. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you. 3. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). 4. May be required to work nights or weekends. 5. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis. 6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties. 7. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, mobile devices, and computer keyboards. |
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| Required Education: | Bachelor's Degree |
| Major (if required): | |
| Required Experience: | Five (5) to Seven (7) of experience in social media, development, public relations, and/or fundraising. |
| Preferred Qualifications: | 1. Experience in development and/or alumni relations at a higher education institution. 2. Master’s Degree preferred 3. Experience with relational databases. |
| Is this a safety sensitive position? | No |
| Background Screening Required? | Yes |
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| Sensitivity Disclaimer: | Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities, and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary. |
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