Director, Alumni Engagement Advancement, University Relations

Full-Time Continuing (35 hours per week) $117,979 to $159,492 per annum October 14, 2026

About Us

MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.
Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 55 programs to more than 21,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.

MacEwan University is seeking a Director, Alumni Engagement for a full-time continuing opportunity with our Advancement department.

In this role, you will oversee the university’s outreach and programming for a growing community of nearly 100,000 MacEwan alumni. As a member of the Advancement leadership team, you will lead a team responsible for developing and delivering strategies, programs, services, events, and activities that foster meaningful, lifelong relationships between the university and its alumni.

Working in partnership with the Director, Philanthropy, you will also contribute to the strategic direction and overall effectiveness of the department while leading an integrated engagement strategy that strengthens alumni participation, stewardship, volunteerism, advocacy, and philanthropic support.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic leadership for the university's alumni relations function and establishing a long-term vision for alumni engagement that supports institutional priorities, enhances alumni affinity, and strengthens the university's reputation and community impact;
• Developing and executing an integrated alumni relations strategy aligned with the university's strategic plan, Advancement priorities, and broader University Relations objectives;
• Identifying opportunities to enhance the university's profile, expand alumni participation, and strengthen relationships that contribute to long-term institutional success;
• Cultivating strategic partnerships across the university to embed alumni engagement within institutional initiatives, academic priorities, student success efforts, experiential learning opportunities, and community engagement activities;
• Representing the university externally with alumni, community organizations, professional associations, volunteers, and external partners to strengthen relationships and advance institutional priorities;
• Collaborating with the Director, Philanthropy to ensure alignment between alumni engagement activities and Advancement priorities by identifying opportunities that support stewardship, advocacy, and philanthropic participation;
• Leading, managing, and developing the Alumni Relations team to deliver high-quality programs, services, communications, events, volunteer engagement, and relationship-building activities that strengthen alumni affinity, participation, and connection to the university;
• In consultation with the AVP, Advancement, planning, forecasting and managing the alumni annual budget, including tracking and controlling all expenditures within assigned budget;
• Promoting alumni achievements, contributions, and success stories to strengthen institutional reputation, alumni pride, and community connection;
• Overseeing alumni events, reunions, networking opportunities, mentorship initiatives, affinity programs, awards programs, and recognition activities;
• Serving as the primary staff liaison to the Alumni Association and Alumni Advisory Council, providing strategic guidance, fostering effective relationships, and supporting the achievement of annual priorities and objectives; and
• Overseeing the administration and continuous improvement of alumni leadership structures, charters, policies, and practices that support effective alumni participation and representation.

Skills

You will have:

• Strong leadership and people management skills, includi