Sr. Director, Alumni Industry and Professional Engagement, Alumni & Student Connections, Duke AED

Occupational Summary

The Senior Director, Alumni Industry and Professional Engagement, reporting to the Assistant Vice President and joining the Alumni and Students Connections (ASC) team, will lead Duke Alumni Engagement and Development's (AED) initiatives to strengthen connections between Duke University and alumni working across various industry sectors. The Senior Director will develop a volunteer structure for three new industry groups (Tech, Healthcare, and Climate/Sustainability), in addition to overseeing the existing Duke Entertainment Media and Arts Network (DEMAN). This role will recruit, manage, support, and motivate Duke alumni volunteers for these groups, collaborating closely with colleagues across Alumni Engagement and Development and other Duke units in planning and promoting engagement opportunities to ensure seamless connections between campus and alumni in the workforce. The Senior Director will supervise the Program Coordinator, DEMAN, and the Program Coordinator, Alumni Careers and Mentoring.

Work Performed

Develop and Manage Industry Groups

• Develop a volunteer structure for three new industry groups and recruit, manage, and harness the energy of volunteers and ambassadors to volunteers and ambassadors to activate the global alumni network and build connections among alumni across industry sectors.
• Drive volunteer engagement across key industries that align with Duke’s strategic priorities, ensuring that industry group activity supports alumni engagement with existing Duke programming.
• Utilize technology and digital engagement tools, platforms, and strategies to promote Duke content to industry group members, as well as foster connection and engagement among these alumni
• Adopt and utilize technology and digital engagement tools, platforms and strategies, including LinkedIn and AED resources, to promote Duke content to group members and foster industry connections and engagement among them.
• Build strong relationships with and engage Duke alumni, parents, and friends who are leaders in the Tech, Healthcare, and Climate/Sustainability industries.
• Support and partner with members of the Alumni and Student Connections team to provide pathways for students and industry-focused student organizations to connect with alumni.
• Support and partner with the AVP to develop and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and form partnerships. Foster teamwork, build coalitions, and drive common strategies with stakeholders within a decentralized organization and campus community.
• Support and partner with the AVP to develop strong identities for each of these groups and their members.
• Oversee DEMAN and the Duke Entertainment Media and Arts Network (DEMAN).
• Represent Duke University and Alumni Engagement and Development at various functions and events, including some evening and weekend programs. This position may require travel up to six times a year.
• Ensure effective communication and coordination of activities with program participants, faculty, administrators, alumni, and students.

Administrative and Strategic Support 

• Provides operational leadership in the implementation of the day-to-day activities associated with the work of the Alumni and Student Connections team.
• Represents the team and AED on committees and taskforces, incidental to the work described herein. This may include, but would not be limited to, working with various committees of the Duke Alumni Board of Directors; contribute to and provide leadership for AED cross-functional efforts focused on careers and mentoring.
• Plans and completes projects independently or collaboratively as assigned; participates and contributes as a team member in cross-functional projects; presents deliverables to the Assistant Vice President.  
• Engages in professional development activities that will improve capability and professional expertise and mastery to deliver exceptional professional development and mentoring products, services, and programs to alumni, students, and stakeholders in the Duke community.    
• Supports the AVPin translating AED’s mission, vision, and values into a strategic plan which is updated annually. 
• Supports the AVP in converting the strategic plan into annual goals and objectives with initiatives, data metrics, owners, and timelines.    
• Supports the AVP in understanding the function’s priorities to provide timely and relevant products, services, and solutions.    
• Supports the AVP in working with alumni, students, staff, and faculty across the university in understanding their needs and in developing programs, tools, and solutions that service those needs.  

Management Duties – Manager

• Supervise the Program Coordinator, Alumni Careers and Mentoring and the Program Coordinator, DEMAN. Work with and direct these team members to support alumni professionally and ensure seamless connections between campus and alumni in the workforce. Provide professional development opportunities for these team members.
• Representative Duties - Appropriately represent Duke University as “employer” to direct reports and direct reports as “employees” to Duke University  
• Programmatic Duties - Ensure alignment of given programmatic, departmental, and/or organization-wide activities with AED strategic goals, priorities, and expectations  
• Financial Duties - Exercise fiduciary responsibility for given individual, programmatic, departmental, and/or organization-wide activities in accordance with Duke’s financial policies, procedures, and standards, and AED expectations 
• Personnel Duties:  Supervise direct reports in accordance with Duke’s human resource policies, procedures, and standards, and AED expectations 
• Personnel Duties:  Hire & Onboard new employees (and offboard separating employees) in accordance with programmatic, departmental, and organization-wide priorities, Duke’s human resource policies, procedures, and standards, and AED expectations 

Required Behavioral Competencies  

Teamwork and coalition-building ability

Volunteer recruitment and management

Fluency in digital engagement and relationship management

Ability to Influence  

Dealing with Ambiguity  

Organizational Awareness  

Vision  

Goal and Task Management  

Planning, Prioritizing and Multitasking  

Expresses Ideas Orally and In Writing 

Initiative  

Listening 

Promotes Inclusiveness  

Caring About Direct Reports  

Coaching  

Leadership  

Mentoring  

Managing Change  

Performance Management 

Continuous Learning  

Collaboration 

Cultural Competency

Minimum Qualifications

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation,or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends onthe robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes.To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

• Provides operational leadership in the implementation of the day-to-day activities associated with the work of the Alumni and Student Connections team.
• Represents the team and AED on committees and taskforces, incidental to the work described herein. This may include, but would not be limited to, working with various committees of the Duke Alumni Board of Directors; contribute to and provide leadership for AED cross-functional efforts focused on careers and mentoring.
• Plans and completes projects independently or collaboratively as assigned; participates and contributes as a team member in cross-functional projects; presents deliverables to the Assistant Vice President.  
• Engages in professional development activities that will improve capability and professional expertise and mastery to deliver exceptional professional development and mentoring products, services, and programs to alumni, students, and stakeholders in the Duke community.    
• Supports the AVP in translating AED’s mission, vision, and values into a strategic plan which is updated annually. 
• Supports the AVP in converting the strategic plan into annual goals and objectives with initiatives, data metrics, owners, and timelines.    
• Supports the AVP in understanding the function’s priorities to provide timely and relevant products, services, and solutions.    
• Supports the AVP in working with alumni, students, staff, and faculty across the university in understanding their needs and in developing programs, tools, and solutions that service those needs.  
• Supervise the Program Coordinator, Alumni Careers and Mentoring and the Program Coordinator, DEMAN. Work with and direct these team members to support alumni professionally and ensure seamless connections between campus and alumni in the workforce. Provide professional development opportunities for these team members.
• Representative Duties - Appropriately represent Duke University as “employer” to direct reports and direct reports as “employees” to Duke University  
• Programmatic Duties - Ensure alignment of given programmatic, departmental, and/or organization-wide activities with AED strategic goals, priorities, and expectations  
• Financial Duties - Exercise fiduciary responsibility for given individual, programmatic, departmental, and/or organization-wide activities in accordance with Duke’s financial policies, procedures, and standards, and AED expectations 
• Personnel Duties:  Supervise direct reports in accordance with Duke’s human resource policies, procedures, and standards, and AED expectations  
• Personnel Duties:  Hire & Onboard new employees (and offboard separating employees) in accordance with programmatic, departmental, and organization-wide priorities, Duke’s human resource policies, procedures, and standards, and AED expectations 
• Teamwork and coalition-building ability
• Volunteer recruitment and management
• Fluency in digital engagement and relation ship management
• Ability to Influence   
• Dealing with Ambiguity  
• Organizational Awareness  
• Vision  
• Goal and Task Management  
• Planning, Prioritizing and Multitasking  
• Expresses Ideas Orally and In Writing 
• Initiative  
• Listening 
• Promotes Inclusiveness  
• Caring About Direct Rep orts  
• Coaching  
• Leadership  
• Mentoring  
• Managing Change  
• Performance Management Anticipated Pay Range:
• Continuous Learning  
• Collaboration 
• Cultural Competency

Anticipated Pay Range:

Duke University provides an annual base salary range for this position as USD $61,465.00 to USD $105,523.00. Duke University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position; candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills; internal peer equity; as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Your total compensation goes beyond the dollars on your paycheck. Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members. Learn more at:https://hr.duke.edu/benefits/

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and /or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Education

Work requires communicatio ns, analytical and organizational skillsgenerally acquired through compl etion of a bachelor's degree program.

Experience

Work requires five years of experience in alumni affairs, public relations, program administration and analysis, marketing or related field to acquire the advanced skills necessary to direct the planning and coordination of social, educational, and community service activities and events.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.