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POSITION TITLE: Associate Director, Strategic Engagement
DEPARTMENT: Institutional Advancement
REPORTS TO: Director, Strategic Engagement
SALARY: $25.36 – $26.85
FLSA DESIGNATION: Hourly, Non-exempt
SCHEDULE: Full time (1.0 FTE) | 12 months | 40 hours per week
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:
The Associate Director, Strategic Engagement develops and oversees affinity and professional
networks, plans and manages engagement for constituents, coordinates and guides fundraising
projects, tracks a pipeline of donors and prospects, recruits and manages volunteers, and continuously
works at bringing together campus and external stakeholders for mutually beneficial partnerships.
CORE RESPONSILBILITES:
Alumni & Parent Engagement | 50%
• Manage the relationship between Whitworth and its alumni & parents
• Research, identify, create, promote and assess alumni & parent engagement partnerships and
programming that establishes, grows and sustains their connections with campus
• Create and cultivate vocation-oriented connections between students and alumni/parents
• Manage Parent & Family Council and other affinity groups
• Travel a minimum of once or twice/month to grow relationship with Whitworth alums and
parents and build a pipeline for future involvement with WU
• Manage correspondence with constituents about any facet of Whitworth
Student Engagement | 10%
• Develop, plan, promote and implement student engagement programs, activities and services
• Partner with campus colleagues to build programming for students
• Ready the student body to become “Whitworthians for Life”
Digital Engagement & Communications | 20%
• Contribute as writer and editor to the development of communications designed to build
relationships among alums & parents
• Oversee the strategy and execution of digital engagement targeted at alumni & parents (text
messaging, email, social media, webpages, newsletters etc.)
• Collaborate with academic departments & programs to streamline communication to WU
alums
Research, identify, cultivate and solicit a pipeline of affinity project donors and prospects | 10%
• Prepare cultivation strategies for assigned donors and prospects by identifying strategic
initiatives that fit their interest areas.
• Recruit and steward donors for affinity and special giving projects
• Work to achieve President’s Club, scholarship and affinity project fundraising goals for an
assigned portfolio
• Write gift proposals, donor correspondence and internal communication on a regular basis
Program administration | 5%
• Coordinate regular meetings for alumni & parent volunteers and for internal partners
• Maintain program budgets, data tracking and procedure manuals
Other | 5%
• Assist with special projects and department events
• Perform other related duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills, including the ability to work successfully with various
departments across campus; interact in a positive manner with students and the public.
• Self-starter who can work independently when needed.
• Effective written communication and organization skills.
• Demonstrated customer service orientation.
• Effective listening and ability to provide constructive feedback to others.
• A high level of personal integrity and professionalism.
• Computer proficiency in the use of Microsoft 365 (especially Excel).
• Available to work varied hours, including evenings when needed.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two or more years of experience in fundraising, institutional advancement, marketing,
community relations, public relations or closely related field.
• Demonstrated growth in cultural competence, awareness of societal and structural inequities
and proven experience in effectively establishing relationships and positive communications
with students and other constituents across multiple dimensions of diversity including, but not
limited to, race, gender, varying abilities, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity, class
or religious perspectives.
• A personal commitment to the Christian faith and to the integration of faith and learning.
• A commitment to the educational mission of Whitworth University as a comprehensive
Christian liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian church.
• Requires valid driver’s license and use of personal auto for local travel.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master’s degree.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: A background check and confirmation of degrees earned will be
required of the successful candidate. A cover letter, résumé, faith statement, and names, email
addresses, and phone numbers of at least three (3) professional references will also be required.
Our Benefits:
Whitworth University provides a robust offering of benefits and services to enhance the quality of life
of its faculty and staff. Employees who are eligible for benefits may participate in health plans including
medical, dental and vision; a generous retirement plan (8% employer match); life insurance and longterm disability insurance. Well-being services include spiritual enrichment, the employee assistance
program, and free access to the University Recreation Center and the Megan E. Thompson Aquatic
Center. Free tuition for employees and tuition remission programs for spouses and dependents round
out the offerings. Additionally, Whitworth employees enjoy 17 paid holidays each year.
About Whitworth:
Founded in 1890, Whitworth has consistently ranked among the top regional colleges and universities
in the West. Whitworth University has an enrollment of more than 3,000 students and offers more than
100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. With strong liberal arts undergraduate and
graduate programs, Whitworth unites a robust commitment to Christian mission and service, academic
rigor and care for students.
Whitworth University's 200-acre campus of red-brick buildings and tall pines offers a beautiful, inviting
and secure learning environment. More than $125 million in campus improvements have been made in
recent years.
A community of committed Christian faculty and staff employees carries out the university's mission
"to provide its diverse student body an education of the mind and heart," equipping its graduates "to
honor God, follow Christ and serve humanity."
Whitworth complies with all federal, state, and local nondiscrimination laws that are applicable to religious
nonprofit institutions and does not engage in unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, national
origin, age, sex, or disability. With our Christ-centered commitment to building a diverse and inclusive
community, the university encourages applications from populations underrepresented at Whitworth
including members of racial/ethnic communities, women, and persons with disabilities
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