Alumni Engagement Officer

1 week ago

Saskatoon, Canada University of Saskatchewan Full time

**Alumni Engagement Officer**:
**Primary Purpose**: The Alumni Engagement Officer is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating alumni engagement programs, within their dedicated portfolio, designed to support alumni engagement priorities and the mission, vision, and values of the University of Saskatchewan. As a part of the Alumni and External Engagement team, this position is integral to building alumni affinity, deepening relationships and engagement, and advancing philanthropic support of the university.

Alumni and External Engagement provides leadership for alumni engagement strategies, programs and services to encourage and foster a sense of community and connection among graduates, and to strengthen the relationship between the university and our alumni. We engage our alumni through a variety of communications, events, volunteerism, affinity programs, group benefits and recognition programs. The office also serves as the corporate home for the University of Saskatchewan Alumni Association, a not-for-profit organization representing more than 170,000 alumni worldwide.

**Nature of Work**: Reporting to the Director, Alumni and External Engagement, the Alumni Engagement Officer is responsible for a portfolio of alumni engagement programs focused on advancing the objectives of the University Relations strategic plan. Program areas include, but are not limited to, student engagement, young alumni engagement, regional engagement, volunteer engagement, reunions, mentorship, and alumni recognition. As the lead on defined engagement programs, the incumbent will meet outcomes that deepen alumni engagement and support institutional advancement goals while reflecting the mission, vision, and values of the university.

As a member of the Alumni and External Engagement team, the Alumni Engagement Officer will work collaboratively with professionals within University Relations, as well as other advancement professionals across our campuses, to provide structure to alumni engagement across the university. The incumbent will develop partnerships and strong working relationships required to develop and deliver a suite of engagement programs and activities, within their assigned portfolios, intended to deliver measurable results. The incumbent will also develop and steward relationships with alumni and supporters of the university in order to facilitate programs and activities that align with strategic goals, cultivate loyalty, promote connectedness within the alumni community, and deepen alumni involvement with the university.

The Alumni Engagement Officer will work in a dynamic, fast-paced, innovative, and highly collaborative environment with numerous concurrent projects and competing deadlines. The incumbent is required to be motivated, innovative, client focused, results-oriented, and a highly effective relationship builder and team player. Consequence of error is significant for the university and its reputation and relationships with stakeholders. Occasional evenings and weekends and some travel is required.

University Relations is responsible for institutional advancement programs (Development, Strategic Communications, Alumni Relations and Operations and Services), and as such is dedicated to supporting the related needs of all colleges, units and the university as a whole. University Relations is comprised of specialized teams that work together as an integrated team to ensure that the University of Saskatchewan has the reputation, relationships and resources necessary to take its place among the most distinguished universities in Canada and the world.

The University of Saskatchewan values diversity and Indigenous engagement is a strategic priority. In support of this priority, the position will contribute to a team environment which recognizes and supports the importance and value of equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving the mission of the university, and actively seek out those with diverse cultural backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to support the mission.

In UR, the nature of our work centres on our guiding principles of being:

- **Inspiring**: We are confident in ourselves and our goals. We instill confidence and excitement in others to bring them along with us.
- **Committed to each other’s success**: We look for opportunities to make all our teams and the University successful.
- **Collaborative and integrated**: We work together toward shared goals.
- **Solutions
- and action-oriented**: We continuously seek a path forward and we get things done.
- **Brave and courageous**: We expect to encounter obstacles. We face these challenges head-on.
- **Respectful**: We demonstrate our regard for others through listening, understanding, and acknowledging the contributions of all.

**Accountabilities**

**Alumni Engagement Programs**
- Develop alumni engagement streams that will connect alumni to alumni, alumni to the university, and alumni to students.
- Develop, implement

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