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Alumni Relations Coordinator (Term)

University of Toronto

University of Toronto

Posted on Thursday, August 29, 2024

Alumni Relations Coordinator (Term)

Date Posted: 08/27/2024
Req ID: 39476
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Ofc of Advancement
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00056517

Description:

About us:

U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential.

Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning and discovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.

This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside the Missinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those who want to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.

Your opportunity:

The Office of Advancement at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) plays an important role in championing the campus’s teaching and research missions. We are responsible for raising philanthropic funds to support UTM’s academic priorities. Our office cultivates and sustains strong relationships with stakeholders, such as UTM’s accomplished alumni. We increase awareness among our constituent groups regarding the importance of UTM’s place in the community, and invite alumni and donor engagement in campus initiatives.

Reporting to the Director of Alumni Relations, the Alumni Relations Coordinator plays a key role in delivering programming to increase alumni engagement levels among a broad, diversified base of alumni, and in alignment with campus and institutional-wide priorities. Operating in a results oriented, fast-paced, team environment the incumbent also works collaboratively within the Advancement team towards our achieving our goals, particularly with respect to relationship building with alumni and future alumni.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Identifying and promoting alumni engagement opportunities to academic units, graduating students, industry partners and alumni
  • Fostering positive relationships with alumni and canvassing alumni groups to obtain potential speakers, mentors and new alumni volunteers.
  • Implementing programs that allow current students and alumni to engage with one another
  • Conceptualizing, organizing and executing event activities
  • Producing promotional and outreach materials, and disseminating information via social media
  • Maintaining information on digital platforms
  • Analyzing the impact of programming on alumni engagement

Essential Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
  • Minimum three (3) years of recent and related experience in the advancement field preferably in an educational setting, with proven success in promoting alumni involvement and working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
  • Minimum three (3) years of recent experience planning and organizing small to large-scale events, both in person and online
  • Minimum three (3) years of recent experience with data management / databases and preparing reports
  • Excellent problem solving skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills and professional presence necessary to interact with alumni, senior volunteers and stakeholders
  • Excellent and proven (oral and written) communication skills with the ability to draft, proofread and edit a range of written material
  • Well-developed skills in MS Office, database software, and web content management systems
  • Demonstrated experience working with social and multi-mediatools and channels (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, etc.)


To be successful in this role you will be:

  • Diplomatic
  • Motivated self-learner
  • Organized
  • Problem solver
  • Resourceful
  • Team player

Closing Date: 09/10/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 10 -- $70,844. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $90,595. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Jessica Halteh

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

This role is currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto’s Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline

This is an 18 month term postion.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.


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