Alumni Engagement Coordinator
- Employer
- Georgia Tech Alumni Association
- Location
- 30313, Atlanta / hybrid format: 3 days in office and 2 days remote
- Salary
- Mid 40's
- Closing date
- Aug 7, 2022
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- Focus Areas
- Associations / Union, Education
- Job Function
- Administrative / Clerical, Marketing / Communications, Volunteer Services
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Degree Level
- Bachelors
- Willingness to Travel
- Not willing to travel
- Experience Level
- Administrative
Job Details
Summary
Reporting to the Director of Alumni Engagement, the Alumni Engagement Coordinator will manage the Alumni Association’s virtual engagement platform (Georgia Tech Connect) and support engagement activities for the Engagement department. The coordinator will focus on building growth and engagement within the new online community. Additionally, the coordinator will support the alumni scholarship program.
Georgia Tech Connect is an innovative virtual engagement platform powered by software from PeopleGrove. Similar to LinkedIn, Georgia Tech Connect provides a robust platform for alumni and students to connect for professional opportunities, mentoring, and social interactions. It constitutes a significant investment by the Alumni Association and the engagement coordinator will be critical to its successful adoption.
Responsibilities
Manage the Georgia Tech Connect platform
- Create engagement and moderate activity across the platform to form and cultivate communities.
- Monitor approval queues and approve new users on a regular schedule.
- Monitor discussion boards for regular activity; suggest opportunities and ideas for posts to keep the site fresh.
- Coordinate the regular posting of content.
- Manage and monitor event postings.
- Recruit and train alumni volunteers to support the online communities.
- Partner with internal stakeholders including Strategic Communications, Professional Development, Student Engagement, IT, and campus partners to update information regularly and achieve program goals.
- Track community activity and report critical engagement metrics.
Scholarship Program Support
- Collaborate with Financial Aid, Admissions, and the GT Foundation to ensure coordination.
- Provide timely financial and applicant data to alumni scholarship chairs.
- Train and support alumni scholarship committees.
- Assist in developing scholarship acknowledgement and recognition events.
Education and Experience Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and one to three years of relevant experience
- Experience in building, moderating, and managing online communities
- Adept at learning new software platforms
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively
- Experience in volunteer management a plus
- Familiarity with Microsoft programs, especially Word and Excel
- Strong customer service and relationship building skills
- Solid verbal and written communication skills
About Us
Georgia Tech alumni are unique. Over 180,000 strong, Tech alumni are successful as entrepreneurs, managers, scientists, engineers, and leaders in organizations around the globe. The Alumni Association has a team of 50 professionals, committed to supporting GT alumni throughout their careers. Annually, we offer thousands of programs, services, and events to increase alumni engagement and expand their connection with the Institute. Come be a part of Georgia Tech – an amazing history and bright future. For more information about the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, please visit www.gtalumni.org.
The Georgia Tech Alumni Association is a separate, legal, 501(c)3 not-for-profit recognized by Georgia Tech and the State of Georgia as an affiliated organization. The Alumni Association is committed to the mission "to champion and serve its alumni and the Institute through programming and engagement that fosters lifelong relationships and philanthropic support.”
Our work schedule is a hybrid format: 3 days in office and 2 days remote
Company
Georgia Tech alumni are unique. Over 180,000 strong, Tech alumni are successful as entrepreneurs, managers, scientists, engineers and leaders in organizations around the globe. The Alumni Association has a team of 45 professionals, committed to supporting GT alumni throughout their careers. Annually, we offer thousands of programs, services and events to increase alumni engagement and expand their connection with the Institute. Come be a part of Georgia Tech – an amazing history and bright future. For more information about the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, please visit www.gtalumni.org.
The Georgia Tech Alumni Association is a separate, legal, 501(c)3 not-for-profit recognized by Georgia Tech and the State of Georgia as an affiliated organization. The Alumni Association is committed to the mission "to champion and serve its alumni and the Institute through programming and engagement that fosters lifelong relationships and philanthropic support.”
- Website
- http://www.gtalumni.org/
- Telephone
- 404-894-2391
- Location
-
190 North Ave NW
Atlanta
GA
30313
US
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