Assistant Director of Career and Networking

Assistant Director of Career and Networking

The Assistant Director of Career and Networking is a member within the division of University Advancement with full-time responsibilities within the Office of Alumni Relations. The Assistant Director reports to and takes direction from the Director of Alumni Relations.

The position's core responsibilities include :

• organizing professional development programs,
• facilitating mentorship opportunities, as well as recruiting and training volunteers to fulfill mentoring programming needs,
• promoting networking events sponsored by the JMUAA, Alumni Chapters, and the Office of Alumni Relations,
• serving as Alumni Relations' liaison to campus partners, including the University Career Center and academic units, for career-focused or networking events and programs, and
• communicating with all alumni about our programs through LinkedIn, our website, Madison magazine and more.

A broader emphasis will be placed on overall ability to engage all alumni in the life of the university as volunteers, event participants, mentors, employers and donors in line with the strategic goals of the university; our division; and the Constituent Engagement unit, which includes Annual Giving and Family Engagement, as well as Alumni Relations and its connected 501(c)3, the more-than-170,000-member JMU Alumni Association.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Career and Networking focused programming and event planning :

Relationship Development and Management :

Communication :

Qualifications : Required :

Preferred :