Director of Development/Recruitment Specialist
Huntington, WV
$45K/yr – $58K/yrFull time
Posted 1 month ago
Job Description
The Director of Development/Recruitment Specialist is responsible for managing alumni relations and events, as well as routine communication with our alumni. This position will manage development and fundraising activities for the SOP. This position will engage with current students to build relationships prior to their graduation, as well as assisting with the recruitment of prospective incoming students with travel being sometimes required.
- Develop an annual plan for alumni engagement, activities, and communications.
- Plan and execute fundraising campaigns, events, and activities. This could include organizing donation drives, charity auctions, or benefit concerts, among others.
- Collaborate with student organizations, faculty, and alumni to create engaging fundraising initiatives.
- Develop and implement community outreach strategies to raise awareness of the school’s mission and engage with stakeholders.
- Cultivate relationships with pharmacy school alumni to encourage donations and participation in fundraising efforts.
- Research and identify potential grant opportunities from foundations, corporations, and government agencies.
- Write compelling grant proposals to secure funding for specific projects or initiatives.
- Create promotional materials (brochures, newsletters, social media posts) to highlight fundraising goals and progress.
- Monitor fundraising budgets, allocate resources effectively, and track expenses related to fundraising activities.
- Oversight of alumni management and communication.
- Provide leadership, communication, oversight, and coordination of activities for School of Pharmacy alumni.
- Provide leadership to conceptualize, plan, and manage events for alumni gathering at local, state, and national meetings, as well as other gatherings related to SOP alumni engagement.
- Manage a database with alumni contact information, employment information, and other key information.
- Prepare, distribute, and maintain information from graduating student surveys and other surveys as necessary to the Student Affairs Office.
- Work with the faculty, staff, and students to develop engagement activities for current School of Pharmacy students outside of the classroom environment.
- Develop an annual plan for current student engagement, activities, and communications in efforts to build the “Pharmily” concept.
- Participate in the recruitment of students for the BSPS, MSPS, and PharmD programs.
- Represent the SOP at Green & White Days, Pre-Pharmacy Club, classroom/school visits.
- Assist in planning and management of social media content calendar, working in collaboration with the Director of Recruitment and Marketing and the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.
- In collaboration with SOP administration, faculty, staff, student ambassadors, and select designees, coordinate tours, presentations, high school and college fairs, and other recruitment events as needed.
- Work with the Director of Recruitment and Marketing to coordinate open houses and other student recruitment events, including college and career fairs at the school.
- Respond to general inquiries regarding admissions requirements and processes.
- Maintain contacts with counselors, advisors, and faculty in the recruiting market, in collaboration with the Director of Recruitment and Marketing.
- Attend training to maintain up-to-date knowledge in job-related functions as needed.
- Assist with all Student Affairs events and activities as delegated by the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.
- Other duties as assigned from the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs or the Dean of the School of Pharmacy.
Qualifications
Must be able to perform all essential job duties as outlined in the job description.
Required Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Experience
A minimum of 1 year of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications
Education
Masters Degree
Experience
3 years of verifiable experience related to alumni engagement, experience working with students in a higher education environment, social media and graphic design experience
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number MU1257E Open Date 06/19/2026 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions Summary
Marshall University
At Marshall University, we change lives and inspire extraordinary futures. Our students attach high value to our small class sizes, having faculty members actively instructing in the classroom, the availability of intensive advising, exceptional student success resources, modern facilities, a growing global community and robust extracurricular programming. Our faculty members are leaders, mentors and cultivators of talent. They are making a real difference in the lives of our students, many of whom arrive here with enormous potential but lack a reliable roadmap for academic accomplishment. Our alumni are the heart and soul of the Marshall family. They have gone on to lead Fortune 500 companies, win Pulitzer Prizes and become captains of industry, science, education and the arts.
Salaries
Posted range
$45K/yr – $58K/yr
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