Alumni Engagement Manager

The Role

This role is responsible for delivering and managing a collaborative campus-wide strategy for alumni relations, with a focus on increasing engagement and involvement amongst our global community of alumni in support of the University’s strategic objectives.

Working as part of a senior team in Development and Alumni Relations and with staff across the University, the postholder will deliver and develop a long-term strategy to increase the contribution of our global community of 100,000 alumni, to support University goals and priorities through high quality and sustained alumni engagement programming, with a focus around alumni volunteering.

The role will provide strategic and operational direction in managing the work of the Alumni Relations team to deliver an integrated approach to achieving continual growth in alumni engagement, stewardship, volunteering and giving to the University, most notably for student hardship and special projects, such as Old College Appeal, scholarships and research.

The postholder will research and analyse current and prospective volunteers and donors, establish compelling propositions and for both volunteering and fundraising and develop creative and motivating ways of stewarding/ thanking volunteers and donors, recognising their contribution and their impact on the University.

Working closely with the Director of Development and Alumni Relations, the role holder will routinely represent the University at external events, conferences and meetings in the UK and internationally, including with high profile stakeholders, negotiating successful outcomes to support the development of the alumni engagement and volunteering strategy.

The post holder will manage the Alumni Volunteering and Engagement Officer and DARO Stewardship Officer and work closely with the Director to achieve their plans and to support departmental goals.

Where a visa sponsorship is likely, this section must briefly but clearly state the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

To make an informal enquiry, please contact Lyndsey Stokes, Development and Alumni Relations Director at lyr6@aber.ac.uk.

Appointments are normally made within 4 - 8 weeks of the closing date.

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