Executive Director of Alumni and Family Engagement
Loyola Marymount University

Loyola Marymount University offers rigorous undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs to academically ambitious students committed to lives of meaning and purpose. LMU benefits from their location in Los Angeles, a dynamic city that brings into sharp focus the issues of our time and provides an ideal context for study, research, creative work, and active engagement. By intention and philosophy, LMU invites men and women diverse in talents, interests, and cultural backgrounds to enrich their educational community and advance their mission:

• The encouragement of learning
• The education of the whole person
• The service of faith and the promotion of justice

The University is institutionally committed to Roman Catholicism and takes its fundamental inspiration from the combined heritage of the Jesuits, the Marymount Sisters, and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. This Catholic identity and religious heritage distinguish LMU from other universities and provide touchstones for understanding our threefold mission.

Please visit Mission and Ministry to view the full Mission Statement.

• Set vision and lead strategic planning and programming efforts for the department Alumni and Family Engagement. Establish alumni engagement score, manage highly engaged alumni volunteers, develop, implement, and evaluate programs which effectively and strategically engage a diverse alumni and family constituency across the entire university that is focused on growing the pipeline of volunteers and philanthropic prospects.
   
• Supervise and oversee a high-performing team of alumni and family engagement professionals. Set annual goals, develop operating plans, determine individual work plans, and set performance metrics.
   
• Grow partnerships with key University areas such as CPD, Athletics, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. Partner with departments and collaborate with colleagues across the University to meaningfully and strategically engage our alumni, families, and students to advance LMU.
   
• Staff and provide leadership and direction for the Alumni Board. Work closely with the Board President to set strategies, goals, and meeting agendas. Direct the Department’s staff on the engagement of key volunteers and volunteer leaders, involving these individuals in meaningful and productive ways, and developing and growing a pipeline of volunteer leaders and donors.
   
• Manage department budget, including budget planning, requests, tracking, and forecasts.
   
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience. Incumbent will be expected to continue upgrading knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to keep abreast of advancement trends, innovative tools and platforms and regulation/policy changes.
   
• Minimum of ten years of experience working in alumni, family, and/or volunteer engagement, and including experience in the management and development of high performing teams.
   
• Demonstrate a commitment to and affinity for outstanding engagement, pipeline development, and Advancement work.
   
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the areas of pipeline development, engagement event strategy, marketing and communications, and volunteer management.
   
• Exemplary communication skills (both written and oral) evidenced by background in preparing comprehensive reports and executive summaries incorporating complex, highly technical information.
   
• Highly developed organizational and leadership skills.
   
• Demonstrated computer competency and preferably knowledgeable of Microsoft and database management systems and social networking websites.