Alumni and Employer Engagement Manager

Are you passionate about enhancing alumni engagement and building strong relationships with employer partners?

Do you have strong communication and data management skills?

Have you got strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities?

Then we want to hear from you!

Role overview

We are seeking an Alumni and Employer Engagement Manager to join our team and drive engagement with our alumni community and corporate partners. This role is hybrid between London and homeworking.

Reporting to the Head of Careers and Employability, you will be responsible for creating and implementing strategies to enhance engagement with our Higher Education alumni community and establishing partnerships with employers to create recruitment opportunities for our students.

About LIBF

The London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF), a distinguished institution with a legacy of providing top-tier education and qualifications since 1879, is entering an exciting new chapter. Through our recent partnership with IU Group (Europe’s largest EdTech company), the number of course offerings are expanding into new areas and with this the Careers Service is also significantly growing. Therefore, this is an exciting opportunity to be a part of LIBF and help shape a proactive, innovative and scalable Careers Service, with links to IU counterparts in Germany and Canada.

Key responsibilities

Your principal activities will include:

Alumni Engagement:

• Develop and implement a range of services and events for our alumni community to promote engagement and increase alumni participation in the LIBF’s activities.
• Collaborate with the Head of Careers to ensure a high response rate on the Graduate Outcomes survey and other key surveys.
• Event Management
• Manage the alumni referral program
• Work closely with the marketing team to develop targeted alumni communications and marketing campaigns. This could include newsletters, social media content, and email marketing.
• Seek and implement best practice from relevant networks

Employer Relationships Management:

• Develop, strengthen and pro-actively account manage new employer relationships
• Engage employers and alumni in successful partnerships to create an innovative programme of activities and events in conjunction with the Careers Advisers.
• Generate work related learning opportunities for students and recent graduates.
• Collaborate with academic and administrative staff to create programmes that align with employers

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Strong relationship-building skills
• Experience in alumni engagement and/or employer engagement
• Knowledge of the banking and finance industry and recruitment landscape
• Project management skills
• Strong communication and data management skills
• Ability to take full ownership of projects and a can do/positive attitude.

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We support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

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To apply please click the 'Apply' button and submit your CV with a covering letter explaining your suitability for the role. Please note that CVs without a covering letter will not be considered.

Please note that depending on number of CVs we receive; we may close the advert early. Due to the high volumes we receive, it may not be possible to respond to all applicants who are unsuccessful.

Interviews:     15 July 2024

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