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Assistant Director, Alumni Career Services - Office of Advancement - Georgetown University
Job Overview
The Assistant Director, Alumni Career Services is responsible for supporting the Director of Career & Lifelong Learning and Associate Director of Alumni Career Services in the planning, development and implementation of career development programs, services, and volunteer opportunities targeted primarily to the University's 160,000 alumni population and secondarily benefitting and positively impacting undergraduate and graduate students.
Specifically, this position is core and critical to the support, daily management, and growth of Hoya Gateway, Georgetown's premier networking and mentorship platform connecting alumni and students with each other for meaningful career conversations and interactions. Having witnessed tremendous growth over the years, Hoya Gateway currently has more than 5,000 alumni users and more than 7,000 student users.
Additionally, this position will be responsible for the branding and development of the online "voice" of Alumni Career Services programs through social media, specifically for Hoya Gateway, and will be responsible for the daily implementation of the Alumni Career Services job sharing process to drive sharing of career opportunities from Hoyas with job-seeking Hoyas.
Career Services' online presence includes the Career Resources section of alumni.georgetown.edu and a suite of social media platforms: the Alumni Career Services YouTube Channel with 3,900 subscribers; Facebook, Instagram and Twitter profiles with more than 8,000 combined followers; and our 30,000 member Georgetown University Alumni LinkedIn Group.
Work Interactions
This position reports to the Director of Career & Lifelong Learning who reports to the Managing Director of Alumni Engagement, who in turn reports to the Executive Director of the Georgetown University Alumni Association. This position serves as a member of the Office of Advancement.
This position will work closely with alumni who are high-level industry experts and/or managed prospects and consequently will need to work closely with colleagues on the Development, Stewardship, Alliances, Annual Giving, and Alumni Relations teams within the Office of Advancement. This position will also interact substantially with colleagues in Student Affairs and the Career Education Center as well as students via student marketing and engagement.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree
At least 2 to 4 years of experience in a higher education, career services, customer service, marketing, communications, or non-profit environment
Marketing experience, volunteer management skills, and project management skills
Entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to multitask
Ability to think strategically about constituent needs
Excellent judgment, analytical skills, and oral and written communication and presentation skills
Ability to be creative and exercise great attention to detail
Ability to work with multiple technology platforms - Google Workplace, WordPress, Canva, Salesforce, etc.
Research skills and organization
Ability to work independently and strategically to support the aims of Alumni Career Services programming and the mission of Georgetown University as a whole
Preferred Qualifications
Event planning and experience
Experience managing student interns
Work Mode: Hybrid (2 days on campus, 3 days telework). Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position's mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University's mode of work designations for staff and AAP positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources Mode of Work Designation .
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Benefits:
Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website .
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