Director of Corporate Engagement
Rutgers Foundation

• Work collaboratively with the leadership of the Rutgers University Foundation and colleagues throughout the organization to create systems, processes and practices that include working at scale as well as facilitating bespoke engagement experiences.
   
• Serve as a leader within the Central Fundraising and Engagement division of the Rutgers University Foundation to ensure strong collaborations that consider the opportunities to collaborate with Engagement Communications as well as Central Fundraising units.
   
• Partner with to address unit-specific needs and considerations that speak to the unique experiences of alumni and donors that are supporting these divisions.
   
• Lead projects assigned by the Vice President of Central Fundraising and Engagement.
   
• Other duties as assigned.

• Execute, devise and implement an increasingly complex project portfolio.
   
• Meet and exceed the team’s defined roles and responsibilities within the department/project/program.
   
• Successfully execute, devise and implement increasingly complex constituent/stakeholder strategies.

• Set the operational goals of the department/project/ program.
   
• Sustain strong working relationships with internal and external partners.
   
• Advance the mission of the department/Rutgers through innovative ideas.
   
• Demonstrate an ability to create increasingly complex constituent/stakeholder strategies and work collaboratively across the organization.

• Demonstrate the ability to operate autonomously.
   
• Demonstrate the ability to manage projects, Sub-unit(s), or a team.
   
• Demonstrate the ability to work on projects across the university.
   
• Demonstrate the ability to oversee university leadership.
   
• Demonstrated ability to work within a Salesforce, Marketing Cloud environment and/or experience working within a digital communications infrastructure.

• Lead a comprehensive strategy for a department/project/program.
   
• Demonstrate ability to successfully manage and lead a team (and/or staff volunteers) in a way that maximizes potential of each team member.

Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in alumni engagement, advancement, non-profit or higher education. Master’s degree preferred.

Clarity of focus while juggling complex projects or deadlines.

This is classified as an office-centric hybrid position. Colleagues working under an office-centric hybrid arrangement have a primary workstation in a university or foundation location and are in the office between one and five days a week. The frequency with which they are present in the office depends on their role and function and the interdependency of other functions.

This position requires little physical effort. Will work evenings, weekends, or odd hours to meet resource-raising commitments. Typical working conditions with an absence of disagreeable elements. This position requires some early mornings and late evenings to accommodate meetings, travel, events, and external constituent’s schedules.

• Office-centric hybrid work schedule.
   
• Comprehensive medical.
   
• Comprehensive no cost dental, and no cost vision insurance for employee and dependents.
   
• 403(b) plan with matching employer contribution.
   
• Accrual of three weeks of annual vacation time, in addition to two personal holidays and three administrative leave days each year.
   
• 9 holidays, as well as paid time off between December 24 and New Year’s Day.
   
• Parental leave.
   
• Significant tuition reductions.
   
• Professional development is highly valued at the Rutgers University Foundation, where employees are encouraged to look across the organization to develop new skills and abilities for professional career progression.
   
• $40 monthly cell phone reimbursement.