Director for Yale College Classes

Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include three major museums, a critically-acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music.

 

General Purpose:

Reporting to the Executive Director, manage alumni programs and activities for Yale College Classes at the Association of Yale Alumni (AYA). Develop and strengthen alumni ties to the University through Yale College Class organizations and reunions and oversee the AYA Assembly. Serve as a key member of the AYA senior management team. Supervise professional and support staff.

 

Position Description: Manage planning for and execution of annual Yale College Reunions ($1.5M expenditures; 6,500 attendance), including program development, budgeting, volunteer management, campus coordination, vendor relations, and marketing. With the Assistant Director for Administration, lead the ongoing process of goal setting, planning, and process improvement for the reunion program. Build and enhance partnerships with other university staff and departments to leverage reunion resources.Supervise seven full-time staff who are responsible for all Yale College Class alumni activity and the AYA Assembly. Provide opportunities for staff training and professional development. Supervise temporary reunion staff including students and casual employees.Direct the training and advising of volunteer class officers on class organization and development including: financial management of class treasuries (accounts held at Yale with 501(c)(3) status and approximately $1.2M annual income), including dues solicitation and class expenditures; organization of class events (other than the quinquennial reunions) in New Haven and around the country (over 1,500 participants annually); and class leadership development and officer elections.Initiate and lead long-term planning in support of Yale College classes; identify new programs and improvements to existing ones.Develop guidelines, manuals, and training materials for class activities that reflect the University’s alumni relations objectives and best practices for volunteer organizations. Promote and explain information to both University personnel and alumni volunteers. Attend professional conferences for benchmarking and market research.Serve as staff representative on AYA travel programs for one or more trips per year either domestically or abroad. As needed, help staff alumni activities sponsored by the AYA.

 

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and six years experience with alumni relations, and/or volunteer groups; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Supervisory experience.Experience in academic administration, event management, public relations/marketing and/or related field.

 

Application: For more information and immediate consideration, please apply online at www.Yale.edu/jobs - the STARS req ID for this position is 2941BR. Please be sure to reference source code IMBXX when applying for this position.

 

We invite you to discover the excitement, diversity, rewards and excellence of a career at Yale University. One of the country's great workplaces, Yale University offers exciting opportunities for meaningful accomplishment and true growth. Our benefits package is among the best anywhere, with a wide variety of insurance choices, liberal paid time off, fantastic family and educational benefits, a variety of retirement benefits, extensive recreational facilities, and much more.

Yale University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.  Yale values diversity in its faculty, staff, and students and strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.