Director of Alumni Relations

Director Of Alumni Relations

The Director of Alumni Relations is responsible for providing strategic leadership for alumni relations, development, and the annual fund that supports the mission of Touro Law Center. The successful candidate will be a proven, goal-oriented, entrepreneurial, and resourceful development professional. The position is responsible for implementing and coordinating a comprehensive advancement program that integrates alumni relations, fundraising and stewardship to promote deeper engagement with the Law Center. This includes building and growing the level of private donor support from alumni and other individuals, law firms, corporations, etc. This also includes developing and managing a significant portfolio of annual and major gifts prospects that incorporates research, identification and cultivation of new prospects. The Director will coordinate alumni events and webinars to increase alumni engagement. The position requires that the candidate demonstrate solid relationship skills, communication skills, a passion for the Law Center's mission, and demonstrate success in building organizational capacity and increasing revenue.

In all duties and responsibilities, the successful candidate will have the proactive drive and infectious enthusiasm that will motivate individuals to support the Law Center and will motivate advancement staff, alumni leadership and other constituencies to achieve their goals. The successful candidate will report to the Assistant Dean of Institutional Advancement, will participate in prospect identification, prospect cultivation, and stewardship; will oversee alumni relations and will supervise the Annual Fund and mail appeals. The successful candidate will carry his / her own portfolio of prospects and is expected to raise a significant portion of the annual fundraising goal. The candidate will demonstrate that he / she has a strong work ethic, a high-level of integrity, and a focused commitment to achieve the goals of the department. The candidate will have a record of accomplishment as an exceptional communicator, in writing as well as verbally. The candidate should have experience in alumni relations engagement, events and fundraising, including direct solicitation, annual appeals and retention of alumni and donor correspondence.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Build and sustain positive and mutually rewarding relations between the Law Center and its alumni and donor prospects.
• Oversee the implementation and execution of a comprehensive alumni engagement program that includes annual giving, direct mail, anniversary gifts, reunion program, law firm solicitation, and on-line giving, as well as increase the overall alumni participation rate for annual giving.
• Increase alumni support and alumni participation and effectively involve increasing numbers of alumni in the life of the school.
• Identify, cultivate, and solicit gifts $5,000+ and steward a portfolio of donors and alumni.
• Grow Alumni Leadership Giving.
• Identify, develop, execute, and evaluate event strategies for a variety of goals and constituencies.
• Make at least 20 face-to-face visits (in-person or via zoom) per quarter.
• Track data to help reach development and fundraising goals.
• Possess a deep knowledge of best practice fundraising principles.
• Possess a deep understanding of alumni engagement and retention programs.
• Exhibit the ability and desire to schedule one-on-one appointments with alumni prospects who have never been engaged with the Law Center.

Additional Responsibilities :

Education / Experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Travel

Physical Demands

Maximum Salary

USD $94,500.00 / Yr.

Minimum Salary

USD $75,600.00 / Yr.