Director of Alumni Engagement & Giving

Job Description

Job Description

Austin Preparatory School, located in Reading, Massachusetts, is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Director of Alumni Engagement & Giving. Founded in 1961, Austin Prep is an independent co-ed Catholic school in the Augustinian heritage. Austin Prep enrolls approximately 700 students in grades 6-12 and employs 75 faculty.

The Director of Alumni Engagement & Giving plays a crucial role in fostering strong connections between Austin Prep and its alumni community. The position reports to the Director of Development and is responsible for keeping alumni informed, engaged, and committed to the school, including through their philanthropy. The position leads all alumni programming and volunteer management and implements strategies to engage alumni across different generations, including special events, reunions, and networking opportunities to encourage alumni involvement in school activities, volunteer opportunities, and fundraising initiatives. This position will also maintain regular communication with alumni through newsletters, social media, and other channels.

Qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a development or alumni relations role.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Experience building relationships across a multigenerational alumni or donor base, including donors whose ties to the institution go back several decades, is strongly preferred.
• The candidate will have excellent attention to detail, written and verbal communication skills, strong relationship building skills and the ability to multitask. They must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as well as travel (locally) as needed.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SEARCH PROCESS

Our Commitment to Mission

The mission of Austin Preparatory School is to “inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire, and hands to serve.” This mission is lived out through the Augustinian charisms of veritas , unitas , and caritas. Austin Prep is a Roman Catholic Augustinian secondary school committed to Catholic social teaching, rooted in the belief that every human being is created in the image and likeness of God and is therefore invaluable and deserving of dignity and respect as a member of the human family.

In the spirit of Pope Leo XIII, who emphasized that “those who are engaged in education should be deeply imbued with right principles,” Austin Prep welcomes candidates who are committed to academic excellence and who will actively support and advance the School’s Roman Catholic Augustinian mission.