AIA Alumni Manager

Position Type: Part-Time or Full-Time (25-40 hours/week)
Job Region/Location: Canada wide, flexible location

Ministry Overview
Athletes in Action (a division of Power To Change) is a ministry that seeks to collectively as well as individually, help people know Jesus and experience his power to change the world through sport. No matter what type of work those involved with AIA do, whether they are staff or volunteers, we understand that our work collectively is to further this overall mission. Athletes in Action is a team on mission who lives out three Core Values: We are passionately committed, live in authentic community, and we play together.

Position Overview
The AIA staff member is responsible for engaging AIA alumni who have experienced our ministry first hand in the past. Our hope for this position is to build relationships with these people to invite them to continue journeying with AIA. You will provide them with opportunities to be involved where they can serve and experience Jesus at work. The most important aspect of this role is relationship building but the secondary hope is that we can invite alumni to give to AIA. Success in this role is establishing and strengthening relationships that lead to volunteers and donors.

In this role, you will be responsible to achieve the following:
1. Alumni feel engaged and connected with AIA for years following their graduation from post-secondary.
• Provide an opportunity to journey with those who want to re-engage with AIA
• Provide opportunities to participate in different AIA events (overseas tours, NTC, Grey Cup, Camps/Clubs)
• Encourage their faith through sharing encouraging stories
• Recruit for key roles that AIA needs to fill

2.Work with the AIA donor development team to identify potential donors
• Through building relationships with AIA alumni, you will identify those who have the interest and capacity to give financially
• Implement alumni specific initiatives
• Bring fresh alumni engagement ideas to the table in collaboration with with the donor development team

3. Build strong working relationships with AIA staff to identify alumni to engage with
• Ensure good communication with AIA divisional leaders so that alumni relationships are being stewarded well

*This position requires Ministry Partner Development where the successful candidate will be required to build a team which provides financial and prayer support for salary and ministry expenses including benefits coverage.