Assistant Director, Selig-Jaffee Marquette Mentor Program

Marquette University • Full-time • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States • 4h ago

The Assistant Director manages significant and ongoing communication with all program participants, as well as event planning, social media efforts and data implementation for the Selig-Jaffee Marquette Mentors Program. The Selig-Jaffee Marquette Mentors Program was established in 2013 and is a high-touch, metrics-driven, 1:1 alumni mentor – student mentee initiative to support the mentee with career discernment, professional development and leadership skills to achieve their established goals. Recognized as the international gold standard for higher education mentoring initiatives, Marquette Mentors has served approximately 2,200 student mentees and alumni mentors in more than 30 states and Europe through ongoing engagement initiatives.

Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate and work closely with alumni mentors, student mentees, mentee alumni (previous program participants), campus partners and University Advancement staff in support of the Selig-Jaffee Marquette Mentors Program to help ensure goals are attained through a high-touch, 1:1 mentor-mentee partnership

2. Provide support in preparation for development, preparation, launch, year-long implementation and

long-range planning of the Selig-Jaffee Marquette Mentors, including significant communication and

marketing efforts with more than 400 annual participants during the academic year.

3. Assist with Program communication and marketing initiatives ranging from online alumni and mentee collateral materials, social media, event planning, research, online support and social media platforms to best serve participants

4. Ongoing communication and cultivation with approximately 2,200 previous mentees and mentors to remain engaged in the program, including through marketing, events and volunteer initiatives.

5. Assist with online platform initiatives related to the Selig-Jaffee Marquette Mentors Program and career development through the Marquette Career Network, the program’s online resource. This includes platform management, user support, strategic marketing, training for internal and external audiences, and collaboration with campus partners.

6. Maintain database of approximately 2,200 mentors and mentee alumni related to career and professional development updates

7. Identification of additional resources to better serve program participants, such as video content and best practices

Requirements:

A Bachelor's degree is required, along with 3 years of relevant experience. Strong writing and organizational skills, particularly in marketing and communication, experience with social media platforms, such as LinkedIn and Instagram and proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint are also needed. Preferred experience includes: graphic design and Adobe software experience, including Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere Rush, and Canva, special events planning, development and execution, proven success developing, leading and implementing initiatives involving large populations and previous leadership and advising experience.