Alumni Coordinator (Part time)

Wakatipu High School is a well resourced, co-educational school with a growing roll of more than 1,450 students and 140 staff, situated in Queenstown in the stunning Wakatipu Basin. Our school’s vision is to deliver Aotearoa New Zealand’s best all-round education.

We are looking for an excellent coordinator to establish and maintain our Alumni Foundation. This is a fixed term, part time, term-time-only job (10 hours per week, 40 weeks per annum).

Keys Tasks will include:

• Develop and maintain a graduate and alumni contact database
• Develop, coordinate and conduct targeted outreach to graduates and alumni
• Develop and coordinate a  retention strategy including communication plan for graduates and alumni to maintain their engagement
• Manage Alumni communications through social media and email
• Track and analyse graduate and alumni challenges, successes and trends
• Work with the Wakatipu High School Foundation to leverage opportunities for Alumni to support the school
• Plan and host annual alumni events in conjunction with with the Wakatipu High School Foundation
• Provide regular updates to the Board on progress of alumni relations
• Develop an effective system for storage and collection of key artefacts
• Work with the Graduating Class to develop a legacy project, leavers gear and run an end of year Graduation
• Other tasks as requested

Required skills and experience:

• Strong Technical skills are essential, including database management and social media
• Project management skills will be highly regarded
• Strong organisational skills, strong interpersonal, oral and written skills
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness at work
• Monitors own work to ensure quality
• Manages competing demands calmly and maintains flow of information to stakeholders
• Maintains professional communication and uses appropriate communication channels appropriate to each situation

This role sits at Grade 4, Step 9 ($32.27 per hour) on the Support Staff Collective Agreement.

Applications will be assessed as they are received.