Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving Officer

Are you passionate about building lifelong relationships and creating meaningful impact for students? The Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving Officer is a high-impact role responsible for cultivating alumni and donor relationships, increasing annual giving and relaunching Mesa Community College's Alumni Advisory Board. This role blends strategic fundraising, relationship leadership, and annual campaign execution to propel a culture of philanthropy that directly advances student success and the College's mission.

If you thrive on high-touch engagement, strategic impact, and revitalizing programs, this is the role where you can make a visible difference.

Essential Functions

Alumni & Donor Relationship Management - 40%

• Actively manage a portfolio of approximately 125-150 alumni and friends, building and strengthening relationships across the full donor lifecycle - from discovery and qualification through cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Spend a significant portion of time meeting with donors and prospects, both in person and virtually, to develop purposeful, long-term relationships.
• Conduct discovery and qualification meetings to identify philanthropic interests and build a strong pipeline of engaged supporters.
• Oversee the full gift process, including identifying prospects, making asks, and ensuring donors are recognized and informed of their impact.
• Maintain accurate records in the Raiser's Edge database and collaborate with the Chief Philanthropy Officer to identify opportunities for major gift cultivation.

Annual Giving Strategy & Campaign Execution - 35%

• Lead Mesa Community College's annual giving program to grow the donor base, increase participation, and build sustainable recurring giving.
• Design and implement an annual giving plan and budget focused on acquisition, retention, growth, and recurring gifts.
• Develop and execute multi-channel campaigns, including direct mail, digital outreach, Giving Day initiatives, and targeted employee and alumni appeals that highlight recurring giving opportunities.
• Craft compelling business cases for support that connect donors to the College priorities and student impact.
• Engage alumni, employees, retirees, community partners, and friends in giving opportunities that inspire ongoing support.
• Track campaign performance, analyze results, and refine strategies to increase engagement, and maximize giving outcomes.

Alumni Advisory Board Leadership - 15% (Year One), 10% Thereafter

• Lead the relaunch of the College's Alumni Advisory Board to strengthen engagement and philanthropy.
• Serve as the primary liaison to the Alumni Advisory Board.
• Recruit, onboard, and engage alumni leaders from various backgrounds who represent the breadth of the College's community in partnership with the Chief Philanthropy Officer.
• Establish a new board structure with expectations and a meeting cadence during the relaunch phase.
• Facilitate board and committee meetings, guide members to advance engagement and fundraising goals and personally ask them to give.
• Cultivate board members as ambassadors, supporting annual giving and promoting the College's mission.

Communications, Stewardship & Impact Reporting - 10%

• Strengthen alumni and donor engagement by ensuring supporters understand the impact of their philanthropy and remain connected to the College's mission throughout their lives.
• Collaborate with the Office of Institutional Advancement to create and deliver communications that inform and inspire alumni and donors.
• Design stewardship and recognition initiatives that celebrate the impact of gifts through print and digital.
• Monitor engagement and fundraising metrics and provide insights to refine strategies and enhance results.
• Participate in key cultivation and celebration events, including the College's annual Hall of Fame recognition and other philanthropy initiatives.