Alumni Relations Specialist III

Position Title:

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Alumni Relations Specialist III

Job Group:

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Professional & Scientific

Required Minimum Qualifications:

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Bachelor's degree and 5 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

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Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Event Management, Public Relations, or a related field

Experience managing relationships with alumni, members, donors, volunteers, or similar external stakeholders in a professional setting.

Demonstrated project management experience, including leading cross-functional teams to achieve defined goals and outcomes.

Experience planning, coordinating, and executing events for external audiences, such as members, donors, or community partners.

Supervisory experience or experience coordinating the work of others, including staff, volunteers, or committee members.

Experience using CRM systems, donor databases, or other customer/member management tools to track engagement and manage relationships.

Experience developing engagement strategies for distributed networks, groups, or members.

Job Description:

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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) is seeking an

Alumni Relations Specialist III to strengthen connections between alumni and LAS students, faculty, and staff. This position will work closely with college and department leadership, key faculty and staff, the ISU Foundation, and university partners to enhance alumni engagement across the college’s academic and administrative units.

The Alumni Relations Specialist will lead efforts to identify and cultivate relationships with distinguished alumni, provide strategic consultation to departments on alumni engagement, and facilitate alumni involvement in college initiatives. Responsibilities also include coordinating alumni award nominations and alumni events, and serving as the college’s liaison to internal and external alumni organizations.

In addition, this position provides strategic guidance to the Dean on alumni engagement initiatives and evaluates programming to ensure alignment with college and university goals. As a member of the LAS Marketing and Recruitment team, the Alumni Relations Specialist will also contribute to storytelling by managing and creating content for digital platforms and the LAS alumni magazine.

Key Responsibilities include :

• Build and maintain relationships with distinguished alumni to support engagement, mentorship, and advisory initiatives.
  
• Serve as the college liaison for alumni relations and represent the college at key events.
  
• Advise departments on alumni engagement strategies and advisory council development.
  
• Plan, execute, and assess alumni events, including the LAS Dean�s Advisory Council meetings and the college alumni awards ceremony.
  
• Contribute content to and manage the production of the LAS alumni magazine.
  
• Coordinate college participation in alumni awards programs and prepare award nominations.
  
• Maintain alumni records and support alumni data requests.
  
• Manage the alumni relations budget to ensure strategic and impactful use of resources.
  

Why You’ll Love This Role:

This is a unique opportunity to connect with alumni, celebrate their Iowa State experiences, and help shape the college’s future by building meaningful ties between alumni and academic programs. With 21 departments and 60 majors, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers the chance to work across a broad range of people and disciplines. You'll join a supportive, creative communications and marketing team, and your work will make a real impact-helping departments highlight the value of their programs through alumni success stories. This is a strategic, high-impact role that strengthens the value of every degree awarded by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Level Guidelines

• Senior-level position possessing high-level professional and/or technical skills working independently under minimal supervision to support ISU�s mission and department or work unit goals
  
• Applies senior-level professional knowledge and expertise to work requiring greater latitude
  
• Solves moderately complex problems and regularly exercises judgment to determine appropriate action
  
• Regularly exercises judgment to resolve problems and determine appropriate action on a broad set of issue and problems. May provide recommendations regarding problems/issues outside the bounds of defined procedures and practices
  
• Responds to complicated inquiries, provides training, and provides direction to lower-level staff
  
• May provide supervision for one to two other staff (i.e., leads a small work team)
  
• May lead projects for which well-defined practices and procedures may not exist
  
• Provides guidance to students
  

Appointment Type:

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Regular

Number of Months Employed Per Year:

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12 Month Work Period

Time Type:

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Full time

Pay Grade:

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PS808

Application Instructions:

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To apply for this position, please click on “Apply†and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following: 1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae 2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter If you have questions regarding this application process, please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.

Why Choose ISU? Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as: . Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans . Generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans . Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa) . Life insurance and long-term disability . Flexible Spending Accounts . Various voluntary benefits and discounts . Employee Assistance Program . Wellbeing program . Iowa State offers WorkFlex options for some positions. WorkFlex offers flexibility on when, where, and how you do your work. For more information, please speak with the Hiring Manager.
Original Posting Date:

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August 6, 2025

Posting Close Date:

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August 16, 2025

Job Requisition Number:

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R17527