Manager, Alumni Affairs and Digital Engagement

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Manager, Alumni Affairs and Digital Engagement
Job Category	Staff & Executive – Alumni Affairs
Department	RWJ-Marketing
Overview	New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Manager, Alumni Affairs and Digital Engagement for Communications and Public Affairs at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The Manager, Alumni Affairs and Digital Engagement, holds a dual purpose in the department, managing the alumni relations function including alumni outreach and alumni events throughout the year, coordination with the Rutgers University Foundation regarding alumni fundraising and the Rutgers University Alumni Association regarding overall alumni communication and recognition. The position also acts as the liaison to the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Alumni Association and its board. In addition, the manager will be responsible for the alumni association’s and the medical school’s digital presence on social media and manage the content of the medical school website related to the Office of the Dean and the Department of Communications and Public Affairs. As a member of the team, the manager will contribute to school-wide initiatives including the production of internal newsletters and supporting events. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Lead, develop and execute strategic plans to grow alumni participation with the medical school through new and traditional outreach, including but not limited to events, online communication, print, video and in-person meetings. Implements opportunities to friend-raise with medical school alumni. Increases alumni fundraising by working with the Rutgers University Foundation. Provides administrative support to the Alumni function, including financial reconciliation between the alumni donors, the RU Foundation and the medical school. Works with the Manager, Communications and Special Events, to support the Scholarship Gala by identifying fundraising opportunities and drive participation from alumni and other medical school community members. Creates and produces communication vehicles that support the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School brand including the alumni digital newsletter distributed three times yearly, the weekly medical school digital newsletter and other collateral material. Under the direction of the director and associate director, manages the social media platforms of the medical school, creating regular content in-line with the four missions of the school and promotes or amplifies messages, when appropriate, of affiliated units within the medical school, the university and the health system. Must ensure that FERPA and HIPAA guidelines are followed to ensure privacy of students and patients, respectively. Provides written content for the alumni-specific articles in Robert Wood Johnson Medicine Magazine, including alumni profiles and news. May contribute written pieces for the newsletter, magazine, website and other print and digital publications related to Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Responsible for the content management of the medical school website specific to information related to the Office of the Dean, the Alumni Association and the Department of Communications and Public Affairs. Works with the Office of Information Technology to update the medical school website on a weekly basis.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	28S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	82991.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	104984.000
Annual Maximum Salary	126977.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Non-Union
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement	Under Policy 60.1.35 , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Prospective employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster within two weeks (14 calendar days) of eligibility . Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved for use in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine . Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a prospective employee’s offer of employment and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff – 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s Degree in Communication, Journalism, English or a related area. A minimum of five (5) years of related experience with at least three (3) years in a managerial/supervisory role. Equivalent experience, education and/or training may be substituted for the education requirements.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Must possess excellent computer skills.
Preferred Qualifications	Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Constant Contact, Quark Express or equivalent design program and database management.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	22ST3350
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Downtown New Brunswick
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Infection Control and Safety

This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement