The position advances both national and international alumni programs with the goal of increasing alumni engagement around athletics. Provide high level strategic support for the AVP/ Director of Athletics with all Alumni Relations related work. Partner with Athletics and University Development and Alumni Relations to develop and execute strategies to engage alumni of athletic programs, leading to cultivation for annual gifts. Develop an intimate knowledge of the department’s most impactful community members, gain a deep understanding of the Athletic department’s mission and its offerings, build an awareness of the current strategies to engage the community in the most impactful ways, and help to drive new strategies to further enhance our engagement, fundraising, and stewardship efforts. Assist the UDAR and Athletics Communications teams with drafting and executing a high volume of engagement strategies around communications, determining priorities for external and internal meetings, and crafting briefings, proposals, and contact reports. Execute events with the purpose of engaging and cultivating key alumni and donors. Recruit, train and manage volunteer leaders to assist in engaging alumni. Liaise directly with key alumni and prospects, volunteer leaders, and other critical members of the department’s community (alumni, parents, campus visitors). A member of the UDAR alumni relations team, the Assistant Director works closely with members of UDAR and the Department of Athletics, leading and participating in numerous collaborative activities with colleagues in Student Affairs, and actively partners with other NYU schools to create and maintain pathways for alumni participation that advance the goals of UDAR, Athletics and the University.

Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education:
Master's Degree or equivalent experience and education

Required Experience:
5+ years relevant experience in fundraising, communications, fast-paced and high-level writing, events planning, donor relations or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Preferred Experience:
7+ years related experience at a higher education institution.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to quickly adapt to multiple voices, strong interpersonal skills, relationship building skills, judgment and discretion in communicating sensitive and/or confidential information. Responsive with the ability to remain focused in a fast-paced environment, and ability to prioritize independently. Ability to take initiative and collaborate with others. Working knowledge of various software applications including MS Office Suite.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Knowledge of college sports, NCAA Division III athletics, NYU and its sports history. Demonstrated ability to maintain effective working relationships with University stakeholders, alumni and students and use these relationships to develop new business opportunities. Ability to establish goals for soliciting funds, develop policies for collection and safeguarding of contributions, and coordinate disbursement of funds.

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