Director of Alumni & Parent Relations - Archdiocese of Detroit : Job Details

Position:Director of Alumni & Parent Relations

Location: Pontiac, MI

Job Id:4745

# of Openings:0

The Director of Alumni and Parent Relations leads Notre Dame Prep's alumni and parent engagementprograms, volunteers, communications, and events. This position oversees select events for the Office ofAdvancement and serves as the primary Advancement liaison to the school's parent organizations,including the NDP Parents Club and Booster Club. The Director works to strengthen lifelong relationships

between alumni, parents, and the school while supporting the mission of Notre Dame Prep.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop an annual plan for the Notre Dame Alumni Association, including a calendar of events andcommunications, and goals and measurable outcomes for new and existing alumni programs.
• Provide leadership to and manage the Alumni Council.
• Serve as the primary Advancement liaison to the NDP Parents Club, partnering with its leadership to support its mission, events, communications, and volunteer initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Parents Club, Booster Club, and other parent volunteer groups to plan and execute activities that enhance community engagement and support Advancement goals.
• Plan and execute alumni, donor, parent, and community events including Homecoming,
• Grandparents Day, Parents Club signature events, and the annual St. Peter Chanel Society dinner.
• Recruit, train, and engage Parent Club, Booster Club, and alumni volunteers to assist with events and initiatives throughout the year.
• Recruit, train, and engage alumni to serve as class chairs to increase awareness and participation in events, online community, class notes, and other volunteer opportunities.
• Recruit and/or partner with reunion volunteers from Notre Dame Prep and heritage schools to plan and execute reunion events.
• Expand alumni career network to increase alumni-to-alumni networking, compile and share career-related advice and resources, and host events in career tracks.
• Write content for and recruit volunteers to write Alumni Association and parent communications, including Irish magazine, e-newsletters, digital media, and other publications.
• Spearhead young alumni engagement strategy to begin lifelong relationships with recent graduates during their collegiate years.
• Coordinate opportunities for affinity groups in athletics, the arts, and other areas to remain involved and participate in school and Alumni Association activities.
• Partner with the Director of Annual Giving to foster alumni and parent participation in the Notre Dame Fund.
• Along with the Head of School and Vice President, identify alumni and parent constituents to be considered for the major and/or planned gifts pipeline.
• Partner with the Director of Advancement Services to maintain accurate alumni and parent constituent records.

Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of experience at an independent school, non-profit organization, college or university, orsimilar experience with transferable skills.

Other Duties:This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, orresponsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities maychange at any time with or without notice.

Please send a cover letter and resume to Maureen Radulski, HR Manager, at: [email protected]Notre Dame Preparatory School(NDP) is committed to attracting, encouraging and retaining a highly qualified workforce to support its mission of forming Christian people, upright citizens and academic scholars. Renowned especially for its academics, Notre Dame's success is the result of a diverse faculty and staff coming together to help shape the lives of young men and women.All three schools of NDPare International Baccalaureate World Schools. Notre Dame Prep has two beautiful classroom facilities located at 1300 Giddings Road, housing the preparatory (9-12) and middle (6-8) schools; and the lower school (PreK - 5) at 1425 Giddings Road.NDPoffers excellent faculty and staff benefits, and it is itself a center of faith, learning and culture. NDPis an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.Notre Dame Prep committed to creating a work environment in which employee relationships arecharacterized by dignity, courtesy, respect, and equitable treatment, as well as an environmentwhere there are opportunities for participation, challenge, broadening experiences, and growth.NDPMA is committed to a work environment in which employees receive support, recognition, andappreciation for a job well done.Notre Dame Prepis a Roman Catholic, Marist educational institution. All employees and staff are obligated toprovide a Catholic role model for students, and may not engage in, nor endorse publicly, anyactions or beliefs contrary to the teachings, standards, and doctrines of the Roman CatholicChurch. Hiring and employment practices are based on job-related criteria including, but notlimited to, one's fidelity to the Catholic faith, comporting oneself in a manner that is notdetrimental to the Catholic Church or inconsistent with its teachings or principles, individualmerit, ability, experience, performance, education, and training. These standards apply to allaspects of employment including hiring, selection, advancement,compensation, reasonable accommodation, promotion, training, retention, and termination.

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