Program Manager, Princeton AlumniCorps

Posted by on August 14, 2011

Position Announcement – Program Manager

Princeton AlumniCorps is seeking a dynamic individual to manage our two newest initiatives. This position is ideal for a good communicator who is eager to have significant responsibility, to learn about managing nonprofit programs, and to network with a diverse community of volunteers and staff enthusiastic to mentor and support him/her.

About Princeton AlumniCorps
Princeton AlumniCorps (formerly Princeton Project 55) is an independent alumni-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that inspires and builds civic leadership among alumni across generations by engaging them in significant activities that influence and improve our society. We are an independent 501(c)(3) based in Princeton, New Jersey with a dedicated and active board of twenty-nine and staff of five.

Position Overview and Responsibilities
The Program Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Community Volunteers including collecting and disseminating opportunities for civic engagement to our target audience; interacting with organizations and alumni; communicating with emerging and established volunteer matches; and maintaining relevant records. She/he will also spend half of his/her time supporting Emerging Leaders, including the administrative support of the recruitment, application, and interview process; creating and distributing marketing materials; and occasionally attending sessions. As is expected of all AlumniCorps staff, the Program Manager will contribute to organization-wide projects as needed. The Program Manager will report to the Executive Director.

Community Volunteers

The mission of the Community Volunteers program is to connect the talents and passion of Princeton alumni to the needs of the nonprofit community through substantive volunteer opportunities.

During the pilot year, we are targeting alumni participants from the classes of the `60s, `70s, and `80s. Our primary engagement strategy is focused on a continuum of skills-based opportunities, ranging from connecting alumni to positions on nonprofit Boards of Directors to organizing pro-bono alumni working groups to assist nonprofit organizations with substantive short-term projects.

Work with Program Leader Kef Kasdin ‘85 to coordinate the development of the Community Volunteers program structure:
• Help to develop meaningful impact evaluation goals, methods and timeline for Community Volunteers program
• Research and create an online tool for searching and sharing opportunities
• Effectively communicate program goals and expectations with all potential program participants
• Seek out volunteer opportunities (marketing, strategic planning, etc) to make use of the skills found in our alumni base
• Survey potential nonprofit partners to identify projects within our program capabilities.
• Develop materials outlining the opportunities and resources available to alumni through Community Volunteers
• Work with local volunteers to plan and support outreach, training and orientation events.
• Explore opportunities for collaboration with similar nonprofits.
• Explore opportunities to expand and develop Community Volunteers in other cities.
• Field inquiries from all potential program participants.

Emerging Leaders

Emerging Leaders professional development program helps aspiring and emerging nonprofit leaders develop the leadership capabilities, management skills and confidence to advance their professional contribution and accelerate their careers in the nonprofit sector.

The program is intended to yield tangible, near-term value to participants (and their employers) and support their longer-term leadership development. It employs experiential learning and outside experts and speakers to build management skills, leadership competencies, and sector-specific knowledge. Courses run for 10 months and consist of a series of monthly face-to-face meetings.

The inaugural class of Emerging Leaders began meeting in Washington DC in June 2011.
Work with Program Leader Hilary Joel ’85 to oversee the growth of the Emerging Leaders program:
• Coordinate the Emerging Leader application process from recruitment to placement
• Identify, support, and collaborate with regional Princeton alumni volunteers and AlumniCorps staff in the identification of trainers, space and program resources (including occasional travel to Emerging Leader cities)
• Design, update and maintain Emerging Leaders literature, website information, recruiting materials, and resources for applicants, alumni and trainers; compose articles for AlumniCorps newsletter.
• Maintain online materials for program participants
• Present on Emerging Leaders at internal and external meetings.

Identify opportunities for collaboration with other AlumniCorps initiatives, University programs, and campus and community organizations.
• Work with the Program Leader to overseeing and implement program performance measurement, primarily through offline and online survey data collection, analysis and presentation

General Administration:
• Collaborate with other staff as needed
• Aid in organization-wide initiatives
• Collaborate and communicate with alumni volunteers as needed.
• Aid in organization-wide initiatives including, but not limited to, Board meetings, programs, events, office maintenance.
• Demonstrate Princeton AlumniCorps’ values in all aspects of your daily work.

Essential Qualifications
• Excellent community-building and volunteer management skills
• Familiarity with online survey tools (Formsite, Survey Monkey, GoogleDocs) and experience working with searchable databases
• Excellent verbal, writing, editing and proofreading skills and an outstanding ability to build positive relationships.
• Event planning experience
• Demonstrated success working in a team environment and independently.
• Strong organizational skills, with demonstrated ability to prioritize and coordinate several projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated skills in project management, including attention to detail, and confidence managing multiple tasks
• Familiarity with common software programs including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access), Acrobat, email applications
• Bachelor’s degree
• Flexibility and openness to new ideas and feedback
• Purposeful high energy, and the capacity to self-start
• Sense of humor

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge, WordPress and/or NetCommunity
• Experience with HTML code
• 2-5 years experience working in the nonprofit sector

Salary
Starting salary will range from $34,000 to $43,000 depending on previous experience. Compensation includes medical and dental insurance, employer matched 403(b), 20 days of paid time off, and generous holidays.

Location
The position is located at the Princeton AlumniCorps central office, 12 Stockton Street in Princeton, NJ.

Application Process
Interested individuals should email a resume and letter of interest and qualifications, Subject Line: Program Manager Application, by Monday, August 29, 2011 to Kathleen Reilly, Executive Director at [email protected]

A start date in September will be determined by mutual agreement. We are asking for a two-year commitment.