Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Development & Advancement 🗓️ August 20th, 2026

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UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health is hiring an Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement. The role involves developing and executing alumni engagement programs and annual giving strategies, managing volunteer programs, serving as the primary liaison to the Alumni Association Board and UNC's central Annual Giving team, and collaborating across departments to enhance alumni involvement and philanthropy.

Highlights

Lead a portfolio of alumni engagement programs connecting alumni with the School and each other.
Serve as the primary staff liaison to the Gillings School Alumni Association Board and manage alumni volunteer programs.
Coordinate communications to Gillings alumni and collaborate on alumni engagement efforts across departments.
Implement the School's annual giving strategy and coordinate participation in university-wide giving campaigns such as GiveUNC.
Work collaboratively with Advancement, Communications, Student Affairs, academic departments, and University Development to develop and assess engagement and giving programs using data and best practices.
Minimum of bachelor's degree required; at least one year of professional-level fundraising or direct solicitation experience needed.
Preferred qualifications include a degree in public health or related field, fundraising experience, and volunteer management skills.
Exceptional interpersonal, written, oral communication, organizational, and computer skills are required.
Position requires some travel and availability for nights and weekends.
Full-time permanent staff position reporting to the Senior Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement.