Position Summary

The Director, Eliot Society Experience leads volunteer engagement and assigned regional committee work for the Eliot Society, WashU’s leadership annual giving society. The Director serves as a primary volunteer manager, owns key volunteer strategies and communications, and independently drives projects from planning through execution in close partnership with University Advancement colleagues.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage assigned Eliot Society regional committees and volunteer relationships.
• Serve as primary staff liaison for assigned committee chairs and members; lead committee planning, meetings, outreach, stewardship, and follow-up. Proactively strengthens volunteer involvement and impact.
• Lead upper-level volunteer engagement and city chair coordination.
• Own strategy and preparation for upper-level volunteers and city chairs, including agendas, presentations, talking points, timelines, and follow-up. Prepare volunteer leaders to effectively represent WashU and engage donors and prospects.
• Drive volunteer recruitment, onboarding, training, retention, and leadership succession.
• Partner with the Senior Director and colleagues to recruit strong volunteers, set clear expectations, equip them with effective tools and training, steward their service, and support succession planning.
• Lead volunteer-facing communications and outreach strategy.
• Own the Eliot Society volunteer newsletter and quarterly volunteer communications, outreach templates, and meeting resources. Coordinate with data, communications, and program partners to ensure volunteers have accurate, timely materials.
• Manage cross-functional donor and prospect engagement projects.
• Partner with gift officers, territory teams, school and program colleagues, Business Intelligence, and other Advancement partners on donor strategy, volunteer assignments, briefings, regional engagement, and follow-up. Anticipate next steps and resolve issues with limited day-to-day direction.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Director, Eliot Society Experience and Executive Director, Eliot Society Programs.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Ability and willingness to travel approximately 15% of the year, primarily to support assigned regional committees, volunteer engagement, and events, and to work occasional evenings or weekends.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree

Work Experience:

Relevant Experience (5 Years)

More About This Job

Salary Range

$84,200.00 - $148,500.00 / Annually

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