Assistant Director, Constituent Engagement

Posting Details

I. JOB OVERVIEW

Job Description Summary:

The Assistant Director, Constituent Engagement serves a key role on the Constituent Engagement team within the GW Health and Medicine Development team, which serves the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), the School of Nursing (SON), and the Milken Institute School of Public Health (SPH). Our goal is to advance GW's mission of excellence in education, research, scholarship, and patient care. University Advancement is responsible for leading the university's fundraising and alumni engagement efforts.

This position reports to the Executive Director of Constituent Engagement for Health and Medicine and is integral to achieving aspirational fundraising and engagement goals and will support alumni relations and development activities for SMHS, SON, and SPH. The Assistant Director's work will grow and enhance alumni and donor affinity and engagement across all three schools.

The successful candidate will be motivated, collaborative, and adaptable and work well in a small, fast-paced team environment.

The Assistant Director will focus their time working with strategic alumni populations as defined by the Executive Director. Occasional travel may be required to meet with alumni and attend events. Additionally, occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

Responsibilities include:

• Assist in the development and execution of programs and events for alumni and donors that highlight SMHS, SON, and SPH deans, faculty, and departments. Utilize existing opportunities to enhance and deepen alumni and donor engagement. Develop and execute engagement plans for strategically important constituencies as identified by the Executive Director, and present new ideas and strategies to the Executive Director for approval.
• Recruit, train, manage, and steward alumni volunteers in the execution of alumni programs and events as appropriate. In collaboration with the broader Health & Medicine University Advancement team, partner with each school's admissions, academic programs, and career services offices, and the central University Advancement team, to identify alumni volunteer opportunities.
• Develop and execute marketing and outreach plans to engage constituents of the three schools via various channels. Communication types include quarterly e-newsletters, event invitations, school news, and volunteer opportunities.
• Responsible for analyzing and reporting benchmarking and metrics of activities, programs, and events coordinated by the Health and Medicine University Advancement team.
• Attend events as needed to foster greater donor awareness and participation across all three schools. Use events to build relationships with attendees and understand their interests to further engagement.

Perform other duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific Minimum Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional experience within a higher education, non-profit, or healthcare system setting preferred.
• Experience in alumni relations, volunteer management, event planning, communications, and/or marketing preferred.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Proven ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability in decision-making process with significant analytical skills.
• Strong computer skills with the ability to learn new software.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong interest in Alumni Relations and Development for a career path.

Hiring Range $47,073.26 - $77,725.62 GW Staff Approach to Pay

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Healthcare Benefits

GW offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, time off & leave, retirement savings, tuition, well-being and various voluntary benefits. For program details and eligibility, please visit https://hr.gwu.edu/benefits-programs.

II. JOB DETAILS

Campus Location: Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C. College/School/Department: University Advancement Family Dev & Alumni Relations Sub-Family Alumni Relations Stream Individual Contributor Level Level 1 Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time Hours Per Week: 40 Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm (Occasional evening and weekend events as needed) Will this job require the employee to work on site? Yes Employee Onsite Status Hybrid Telework: Yes Required Background Check: Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search Special Instructions to Applicants:

Employer will not sponsor for employment Visa status

Internal Applicants Only? No Posting Number: S014553 Job Open Date: 11/06/2026 Job Close Date: If temporary, grant funded, Sponsored Project funded or limited term appointment, position funded until: Background Screening Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire. EEO Statement:

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Are you a current employee of The George Washington University?

• Yes

• No

• • What is your expected salary range?

(Open Ended Question)

• • For current GW employees, have you completed your Introductory Employment Period (IEP)? (As a reminder, employees in their IEP are not eligible to apply for other internal university staff and research positions until the IEP is complete.)
• Yes, IEP complete
• No, still in IEP
• N/a - not a current GW employee

Documents needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents