Reporting to the incoming Director of Alumnae Engagement and Giving, the Alumnae Associate is an essential member of the Development & Alumnae Relations team, overseeing aspects of Brearley’s Alumnae Relations program, which regularly communicates with 4,000+ active alums of all ages and is responsible for engaging and connecting our vibrant, diverse, and generous alum community.

The Alumnae Associate must be a proven and effective communicator who is able to nimbly interact with many alum volunteers. The successful candidate will be adept at leading meetings and running events, possess outstanding interpersonal skills, and have a proven ability to work independently and collaboratively. The Alumnae Associate must use discretion with confidential or sensitive information and have the capacity to manage several projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, goal-oriented environment. We are seeking a team-player with an engaging personality, sound judgment, and a positive outlook.

We invite interested candidates to apply by completing an application and uploading a cover letter and resume at www.brearley.org/careers-at-brearley/.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide support for the Alumnae Board’s volunteer subcommittees, which organize alumnae panels, social gatherings, reunions, and networking events. This work includes arranging and attending planning meetings, as well as planning and staffing subcommittee alum events in the evenings.
• Support opportunities for alumnae-student interaction and networking. Manage Alumnae Relations activities designed to engage current Upper School students, including internship opportunities with alumnae.
• Support Brearley’s institutional goals of building a more equitable and antiracist community. This includes staffing the Alumnae Association’s defined diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism initiatives, as well as partnering with other stakeholders in communicating and extending the work being done with students, parents, and employees to the broader alumnae community, wherever possible.
• Maintain and update alumnae engagement and news on the website.
• Manage the collection and recording of Class Notes for the School’s bi-annual publication, the Brearley Bulletin.
• Maintain the accuracy of Raiser's Edge database by regularly updating constituent records.
• Interface regularly with other offices in the School (Business Office, Technology, Food Services, Facilities, Reception) for streamlined execution of alumnae events and development operations.
• Support the Advancement Office as a whole with a focus on alumnae relations.
• Other tasks as required and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

This position demands exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy, strong organizational and planning capabilities, a proactive approach to anticipating and solving problems, as well as flexibility and the ability to interface well with many different personalities.

At least 3 years of experience in alumnae/customer relations, preferably in an academic setting, in a dynamic environment where the applicant routinely balanced and executed from a range of priorities. A bachelor’s degree is required along with excellent communication, writing and editing skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Excel and merging Word documents. Expertise in volunteer management or customer service, experience fundraising, and knowledge of Raiser’s Edge database preferred. Occasional night and weekend work required, based around alum events.

About the Brearley School:

Founded in 1884, Brearley's mission has long combined outstanding academics with an insistence on a larger purpose: A passionate exchange of ideas within the School's walls that prepares girls of adventurous intellect and diverse backgrounds to put their knowledge and habits of mind to meaningful use in the wider world.

A center of intellectual exuberance, the School offers an extraordinary program to girls from across and beyond New York City, attracting and developing a dynamic and committed faculty, who, along with a talented staff, instill in Brearley students a love of learning, an ability to think critically and creatively, a deep curiosity about the world and a pioneering spirit. We believe that a Brearley education is not for oneself alone. Every member of our community plays a vital role in shaping the School today and for the future, cultivating the joy of lifelong learning and lasting friendships, the confidence to pursue one’s ambitions, and a commitment to the greater good. In pursuit of this goal, we actively strive to build, nurture, and sustain a diverse faculty and student body. We are committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and antiracist/anti-bias school community, and we expect faculty, staff, students, parents, and trustees to pursue meaningful change through deliberate and measurable actions.

Brearley recently announced a “Free Tuition” program for families with incomes of $100,000 or less and without significant assets. Learn more by visiting our website.

Salary

The salary for this position ranges from $60,000 to $70,000, depending on experience.

Benefits

Benefits offered to eligible employees include a range of options for health insurance coverage with generous employer contributions across the plans; an HSA plan; pre-tax transit benefits; long-term disability insurance; a retirement plan that includes a school contribution starting at 10% of salary with no mandatory employee contribution; a sabbatical program; breakfast and lunch without charge; support for professional growth and development; and the opportunity to participate in a community based on collaboration, mutual care, and a commitment to the greater good.  Faculty may also apply for housing in a nearby Brearley-owned building at favorable rates.

The Brearley School is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to hiring exceptional, dedicated teachers of diverse backgrounds. We consider qualified individuals for employment with the School regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other state or federally-protected classification.

About The Brearley School

The Brearley School, an independent school for girls, was founded in 1884 to provide its students with a college-preparatory education equal in rigor to that of boys, and, in the words of the mission statement today, to prepare them for “active responsible citizenship in a democratic society.” Within a highly articulated 13-year curriculum, and with a 6:1 student-faculty ratio, teaching methods are varied, flexible and pragmatic, taking into account individual patterns of development and ways of learning. The School’s program is designed to challenge eager, able students intellectually, and to give each one the opportunity to gain competence, self-reliance and self-knowledge through academic achievement as well as experience in the visual and performing arts, sports, community service and a wide variety of extracurricular activities. Brearley’s K-12 enrollment is divided into Lower School, Middle School and Upper School, and consists of about 747 students from throughout the New York metropolitan area who represent a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and points of view.

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