POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for the development and public relations activities of the SON working in cooperation with the Development and Public Affairs offices. These responsibilities include the activities of PARTNERS, the community support group of the SON, the alumni association, and the stewardship functions of the school.

POSITION KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Acts as the primary first line contact for all students and faculty regarding development and public relations needs at SON.
2. Develops and implements activities in concert with PARTNERS including the following: Nurturing and soliciting members to increase their gifts; printing and underwriting brochures and letters for the membership campaign and other related activities.
3. Plans and executes the Lecture Series utilizing SON faculty as speakers.
4. Secures the spring luncheon speaker and serving as host during event.
5. Implements the distribution of donated tickets to the students from PARTNERS members.
6. Serves as the PARTNERS liaison for the graduation pinning ceremony; assisting the students with planning related activities; and for expenditure of scholarship funds.
7. Coordinates the PARTNERS faculty grants proposal process, grant selection and distribution of funds.
8. Keeps PARTNERS membership database updated.
9. Coordinates alumni activities including drives, activities, publications and maintains alumni database.
10. Coordinates stewardship activities and events.
11. Coordinates Public Relations activities and events for school.
12. Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selecting, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
13. Responsible for the design, execution and effectiveness of a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, financial information is reliable, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
14. Performs other duties as assigned.

Ability to work independently with minimal guidance.

MINIMUM EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

Eight years of professional experience in areas compatible with development and public relations.

SECURITY SENSITIVE:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215.