Associate Director, Graduate Alumni Engagement

About the role

Helps shape and strengthen MIT's graduate alumni community by designing innovative programs and experiences that connect graduate alumni with one another and with MIT through on-campus, global, virtual, and online engagement opportunities. Cultivates and stewards alumni volunteers; leads career and professional development initiatives; builds and grows digital communities and engagement platforms. Collaborates with alumni leaders, academic departments, campus partners, and colleagues to advance lifelong engagement that reflects MIT's spirit of discovery, innovation, and learning. Uses data, alumni feedback, and technology to continuously inform programming, community participation, and graduate alumni engagement.

Responsibilities

• Design innovative programs and experiences for graduate alumni engagement (on-campus, global, virtual, and online).
• Cultivate and steward alumni volunteers.
• Lead career and professional development initiatives.
• Build and grow digital communities and engagement platforms.
• Collaborate with alumni leaders, academic departments, campus partners, and colleagues to advance lifelong engagement.
• Use data, alumni feedback, and technology to inform programming and community participation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• A minimum of three years' experience in alumni relations, advancement, volunteer management, constituent engagement, career and professional development, or a related nonprofit, membership, healthcare, or higher education environment.
• Experience managing engagement programs, volunteer communities, or online platforms in a complex organization.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships, steward volunteers, manage multiple priorities, recommend improvements, and translate strategic goals into successful initiatives.
• Excellent communication, project management, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to learn engagement technologies, manage digital platforms, collaborate with vendors, and leverage technology to strengthen constituent engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Ellucian Advance Web or other enterprise fundraising system.

Schedule

This is a hybrid position with a combination of on-campus and remote work. Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally on occasion and work evenings and weekends as required.