Associate Director, Student Lifecycle Engagement

About the Role

The College of Integrative Sciences and Arts (CISA) seeks a dynamic and collaborative Associate Director of Student Lifecycle Engagement to join the Academic Strategy and Student Experience Team (ASSET). The Associate Director will develop, coordinate, and advance college-wide engagement strategies that strengthen alumni connection, constituent engagement, career transition, development alignment, and long-term affiliation with CISA. Serving as a thought partner and strategic connector, the Associate Director will collaborate across ASSET, School Directors, faculty leaders, development and alumni partners, and other university stakeholders to build a coordinated approach to student and alumni engagement. This position will help connect student experiences, alumni participation, employer relationships, philanthropic opportunities, and school-level priorities to strengthen student success, applied learning, career transition, and lifelong affiliation with CISA.

This position is based on the Polytechnic campus and requires travel to CISA's other ASU campus locations and surrounding communities to support meetings, events, partnerships, and college-wide engagement activities.

Essential Duties

• Leadership, Strategy, and Student Lifecycle Engagement: Serve as a thought partner to the Executive Director, School Directors, development partners, and college leadership in identifying opportunities for emerging alumni, philanthropic alignment, constituent engagement, and long-term affiliation with CISA. Identify, strengthen, and lead strategic initiatives focused on later-stage student engagement, alumni mentoring, post-graduation connection, and career transition.
• Partnership and Constituent Engagement: Coordinate alumni-related communications, events, partner stories, and engagement opportunities in collaboration with Marketing and Communications, SEET, development, employer engagement, and school partners.
• Assessment, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement: Develop methods to track engagement activities and assess effectiveness of lifecycle engagement initiatives and recommend improvements. Identify gaps, trends, and opportunities across the student lifecycle and recommend strategies to improve coordination and impact.
• Collaboration and Additional Responsibilities: Participate in departmental, college, and university-wide initiatives and meetings to represent the college's financial interests and support integrated, collaborative outcomes. Support additional projects, initiatives, and responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field including two (2) years managerial experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field, and three (3) years' experience in one or more of the following: student engagement, student success, advising, recruitment/retention, alumni engagement, career development, employer relations, internship programs, partnership development, advancement/development support, or other related student services in a college/university environment.
• Within the required professional experience, three or more years of experience supporting alumni, philanthropic, community partner, or other constituent relationships in ways that advance student success, institutional priorities, or partnership goals.
• Experience cultivating relationships with internal and external stakeholders, such as alumni, employers, donors, faculty, community partners, university leaders, staff, or students, to advance student success or institutional priorities.
• Experience working with academic leaders, faculty, schools, departments, or university partners to align engagement, partnership, student success, applied learning, or constituent engagement initiatives with academic priorities.
• Experience designing, scaling, or improving programs that connect students to mentoring, applied learning, internships, career readiness, alumni participation, multi-campus engagement, online engagement, or post-graduation connection.
• Demonstrated experience using data, assessment, reports, surveys, participation trends, or stakeholder feedback to evaluate programs, guide strategy, and recommend improvements.

Pay

$75,000 - $80,000; DOE

Department Statement

ASU's College of Integrative Sciences and Arts (CISA) seeks candidates who are passionate about connecting academic learning with real-world outcomes and fostering student engagement. As part of CISA, your expertise will contribute to a college culture grounded in service, purpose, and practical impact. CISA is a leader in applied and career-connected learning, with continuous innovation in teaching, curriculum development and AI integration. CISA has more than 9,000 students at all levels, 84 programs and 361 faculty members. We build degree programs and pathways that are flexible and relevant, providing opportunities for students to discover their passion, develop lifelong transferable skills and enjoy employment success. CISA is committed to ASU's Charter of inclusive excellence, access and impact, where all faculty, staff, and students can thrive.