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**Open Date** 05/23/2025

**Requisition Number** PRN42008B

**Job Title** Advancement Manager

**Working Title** Alumni Chapters Manager

**Job Grade** E

**FLSA Code** Management

**Patient Sensitive Job Code?** No

**Standard Hours per Week** 40

**Full Time or Part Time?** Full Time

**Shift** Day

Work Schedule Summary

+ M-F 8-5, with hybrid option, based on successful completion of 6-month probationary period (maximum 2 days/week working from home recommended.)

+ Special events on evenings and weekends are occasionally necessary.

+ Frequent national and international travel is required for this position.

**VP Area** President

**Department** 00326 - Office of Alumni Relations

**Location** Campus

**City** Salt Lake City, UT

**Type of Recruitment** External Posting

**Pay Rate Range** $60,000-$65,000

**Close Date** 08/23/2025

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

Job Summary:

The Office of Alumni Relations (U Alumni) seeks an energetic, creative, collaborative, team-oriented and outgoing professional to support the work being done in U Alumni’s chapter program. The **Alumni Chapters Manager** will join a team of professionals to help advance the mission of U Alumni: Creating, fostering, and preserving lifelong relationships between the university and U alumni, U students, and the community. We align with the University of Utah and University President’s mission and strategy, while engaging alumni early, broadly, and to varied alumni communities; preparing students to become engaged alumni; establishing a culture of philanthropy; and encouraging pride in the U.

The Alumni Chapters Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of programs within U Alumni’s chapter program, including event programming and execution, volunteer engagement, and developing strategy. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, strong self-starter, and work to develop and maintain U Alumni’s reputation with alumni, donors, and volunteers while achieving goals.

The successful candidate will be a relationship builder with a passion for working with internal stakeholders, collaborating closely with campus colleagues, managing chapter volunteers, and working with the Alumni Engagement Team to build affinity to U Alumni through events, philanthropy, programming, and volunteer opportunities. They will have strong written and verbal communication skills, time-management and organizational skills, social and emotional intelligence, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects. They will be a creative and detail-oriented self-starter with a strong work ethic and customer service orientation. A successful candidate must have knowledge of managing large volunteer-based programs, board and committee organization, development and fundraising, and building relationships among volunteers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

J **ob Responsibilities:**

- Manages, strengthens, and oversees the strategy and operations of U Alumni’s chapters, including, but not limited to:

+ Builds relationships with alumni and enhances the visibility of the Office of Alumni Relations to U Alumni chapters.

+ Identifies and cultivates potential volunteers for leadership positions in U Alumni chapters locally and across the world

+ Leads chapter strategic direction, events and strategic engagement. Develops and maintains a portfolio of volunteers, both locally and regionally.

+ Facilitates efforts between chapter leaders and alumni staff on student mentorship, Alumni Day of Service projects, watch parties, and other events.

+ Works to grow, develop, and implement new chapters.

+ Organizes quarterly chapter leadership meetings. Plans and leads alumni events, both regionally and locally.

- Supervises the alumni chapters student intern.

- Facilitates cooperative and collaborative relationships both in the U Alumni office and with on-campus partners, community members, and other institutions.

- Contributes to the CASE Alumni Engagement Score through collecting and maintaining accurate and relevant engagement data.

- Collaborates with colleagues on creative digital engagement opportunities with alumni chapters.

- Works closely with the marketing and communications team to advertise and promote alumni chapter activities and events.

- Consistently benchmarks progress on assigned programs by reviewing the work of peer institutions, and CASE best practices.

- Represents the University of Utah, both nationally and internationally, at the highest level with university leadership, centers and institutes, and other leaders.

Minimum Qualifications

Department specific Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, a related area, or equivalent experience (One year of education is equivalent to two years of experience).

+ Four years of progressively more related experience, and demonstrated leadership, human relations and effective communication skills also required.

Preferences

**Type** Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ( OEO /AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/

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