Career Center

Position/Title: Alumnae Engagement Associate

Appointment: Immediate

Reports To: Director of Alumnae  

Laurel School seeks talented faculty and staff who will put our students first and strive to make a difference in their lives.  We seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty and staff who thrive on being engaged participants in our community and are committed to anti-racist education and the development of young women as authentic learners and leaders.   The most successful candidates are solutions-driven, are willing to listen to learn, embrace iteration and practice as a necessary part of the product, see opportunities before problems, and thrive in a fast-paced, forward-thinking educational environment. Laurel lives our mission: to inspire each girl to fulfill her promise and to better the world.  We continually challenge our community to question existing paradigms and to dream, dare, and do. 

Position Summary:

The Alumnae Engagement Associate is a member of the Development Team and reports directly to the Director of Alumnae. 

• Work closely with the Director of Alumnae, the President of the Alumnae Association and the Development Team to engage alumnae and connect them with each other and with the school.  
• Cultivate, build and maintain relationships with alumnae, especially young alumnae. 
• Identify alumnae who might be interested in projects of the school and in mentoring current students and help make those connections through our Protege program. 
• Help facilitate fundraising conversations between alumnae and the Development Office. 
• Establish and maintain a positive relationship with the Alumnae Board. 
• Attend meetings, handle room reservations, and other logistics.
• Staff select Alumnae Board committees (i.e. Young Alumnae), manage volunteers and implement activities and programming as developed by the committees.
• Help plan, coordinate and oversee, with the Director of Alumnae and the Alumnae Board and its committees, signature and special events for alumnae, such as, but not limited to the Holiday Luncheon, Sarah Lyman Day of Community Service, regional events, local events and Alumnae Weekend. 
• Work with the Alumnae Weekend committee to develop a theme for the overall weekend and programming for Association-sponsored events.
• Recruit class reunion planners to organize social activities, manage the volunteers, make all room reservations, promote the events, and coordinate the mailing of the invitations. 
• Execute the plan for Alumnae weekend; staff events.
• Handle all registrations for all alumnae events.
• Generate content for social media and for the alumnae section of the school’s website 
• Coordinate uploading content with the webmaster (i.e., monthly Alumnae Spotlight, Alumnae Weekend Invite and online registration content).
• Generate ideas for alumnae posts for Facebook, Instagram and other social media accounts targeted to and for alumnae. Help manage those accounts.
• Assist with Alumnae Communications
• Recruit and manage class news’ agents; compile and edit class news for the school’s alumnae magazine. Write In Memoriam.
• Generate ideas and content for Alumnae Newsletter
• Maintain hard copy files for alumnae; update Raisers Edge database records for alumnae; generate reports. 
• Handle general correspondence and condolence letters. 
• Coordinate alumnae mailings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of two years working experience is required, preferably in alumnae relations or other nonprofit.  Additional qualities should include:

• Familiarity with independent schools
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to multitask and prioritize work
• Intermediate to proficient level in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel
• Proficiency in social media and some familiarity with other digital media (podcasts, videos) a plus 
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and listening skills 
• Commitment to and ability to execute superior customer service
• Accuracy, attention to detail and ability to follow through
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Availability for evening and weekend meetings and events
• Ability to travel

Salary

Laurel offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

To Apply

Please see www.laurelschool.org for further information and a job application.

Work Environment

Laurel School is a dynamic, forward-thinking, K-12 girls’ school with a co-ed pre-primary division, where every child is well known. As a Facing History and Ourselves School, Laurel is fully committed to equity and inclusion; we actively seek a culturally diverse faculty and staff.

Laurel enjoys an outstanding local and national reputation and is home to the Laurel Center for Research on Girls. In a highly competitive school landscape, Laurel is fortunate to be a school of choice in Cleveland. Our emphasis on the whole child and our legacy of excellence in the teaching of girls set us apart. Located in Shaker Heights, OH (15 minutes from downtown Cleveland) with an additional rural campus 17 minutes away, the school has an urban/rural advantage. The work environment is noted for being family-friendly and flexible. The feeling in the school is joyous, collaborative and innovative. Our curricular philosophy emphasizes community-based, interdisciplinary and experiential learning. Collaboration and reflective practice are key to pedagogy at Laurel. The school is fully committed to a culturally diverse faculty and student body.

 Laurel School is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all personnel and applicants for employment without regard to race; color; religion; sex; gender identity; national origin; handicap or disability; sexual orientation; or status as a veteran, Vietnam era, or special disabled veteran.