Job Description

• Alumni Relations Manager - 12 month contract
• work within a driven supportive team

About Our Client

My client is ranked in the top 30 of all UK universities. Through world-class research that expands minds and changes lives, they inspire individuals to succeed academically, socially and personally.

Providing leadership amongst relevant internal stakeholders (e.g. Careers Services, Student Recruitment, academic departments, current students) to create and manage engaging opportunities for alumni to support the work of the University.

Being responsible for developing and managing the production and distribution of online and offline alumni communications, including the quarterly e-newsletter.

Leading the creation of engaging content for social media and University webpages, and managing dedicated alumni social media platforms. Liaising with the Operations Manager to make effective use of the alumni database, to provide reports for management purposes, and supporting efforts to improve the quality of data.

Managing volunteering programmes in collaboration with academic and administrative colleagues, including registration processes, volunteer communications, evaluation and stewardship e.g. for professional networking events

Working closely with the Development/ Philanthropy team to ensure that fundraising goals are promoted across all alumni channels, and to work jointly on specific events.

Taking responsibility for reactive communication with alumni, maintaining a professional and engaging approach.

Taking an active role in managing the engagement of key alumni groups, volunteers and high profile graduates.

Developing a sophisticated level of knowledge about the graduate community, and building personal relationships with key alumni to engage them for the benefit of the University.

Supporting the recruitment, induction and management of allocated staff to include any temporary staff, volunteers and student interns.

Supporting the alumni events programme, as well as representing the University at alumni (and other) events in the UK (and possibly overseas) and to undertake occasional evening and weekend work.

Monitoring and working within the agreed alumni relations expenditure budget and to assist in participation of any benchmarking or accreditation activity.

The Successful Applicant

Demonstrable track record in building alumni engagement campaigns on a personal and mass scale
Experience of developing and delivering engaging alumni events
Evidence of being a confident communicator, able to produce exceptional written content to engage audiences
Demonstrable skills in relationship management - maintaining and building new relationships with alumni and supporters
Experience of budget management
Experience working in higher education
Experience of working collaboratively as part of an integrated marketing communications team

What\'s on Offer

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Contact
Brooke Blanchard

Quote job ref
JN-122023-6266500

Phone number
+44 1932 264156