College Alumni Relations Manager

Updated: over 1 year ago
Location: Birmingham, ENGLAND
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 16 Oct 2022

Role Summary

We are looking for a College Alumni Relations Manager to join our team and deliver a bold and innovative alumni volunteering programme to support both the priorities of the College of Engineering and Physical Science and DARO.  As a DARO business partner for the College, you will be based both within DARO and the College itself. You will join nine other volunteering professionals as part of the wider team and will be responsible for developing a range of volunteering opportunities for alumni. These will support the College’s key priorities across a diversified curriculum, the student experience, graduate employability, student recruitment, research, and influence.  You will be responsible for growing the number of alumni volunteers for the College, reporting on the impact of your work internally and the relationship management of a number of key alumni contacts. You will work with colleagues across DARO to bring alumni closer to the University and to support amazing philanthropic opportunities.

Main Responsibilities

  • Facilitating alumni guest lectures, which enhance the student experience; this will include working with key academic contacts to incorporate volunteer alumni input into the curriculum.
  • Recruiting high profile alumni volunteers to undertake distinguished lectures, further promoting the College and its profile.
  • Engaging alumni volunteers who can provide career profiles and deliver careers talks to undergraduate and postgraduate students, to demonstrate the range of careers that EPS students go into.
  • Organising and running successful and professional events for speakers to engage with students.
  • Identifying and engaging alumni contacts who can support College research objectives by opening up their networks to support research bids.
  • Working with the Charitable Funding Partner on the identification of potential research funders and fundraising projects.
  • Promoting equality and valuing diversity, acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
  • Supporting the University’s sustainability agenda through resource-efficient working.

Person Specification

  • A strong track record of securing a large number of volunteers from across a wide variety of sectors.
  • Experience of building long-term relationships with senior individuals.
  • Passion for, commitment to, and knowledge of higher education and the role of philanthropy and volunteering.
  • An understanding of College and DARO strategic priorities and objectives, and how effective volunteering and alumni relations can support these.
  • The ability to think and plan strategically, both in the short and long-term.
  • The ability to work across two parts of the University, ensuring the priorities of each area complement each other. 
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • An attitude of delivering the best ‘customer service’ within the College.
  • Ability to prioritise own workload under pressure.

Informal enquires to Joanne Lafferty, email: [email protected]   

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working. 



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