Associate Director of Alumni & Supporter Relations

About us

Since our founding, we have always done things differently. Our diverse and global community of world-class academics, staff, students and alumni have the freedom and courage to challenge, question and think differently. We continuously break boundaries and develop solutions to real world problems.

In 2020, we closed one of the most successful fundraising campaigns in the UK’s higher education sector, which raised £624M and galvanised our community. We have undertaken a strategic review of our programmes and have started to design a roadmap for what’s next.

We are investing significantly in our team and this opportunity has arisen after our previous Associate Director was promoted within the Advancement Office.

About the role

As our new Associate Director of Alumni & Supporter Relations, you will lead a talented, creative and fun team that works with our 430,000+ alumni in 190 countries, to keep them engaged and active within our global community. You will be responsible for the delivery of a gold-standard alumni engagement strategy and experience, thinking through the entire journey from prospective student to retiree and the best ways to engage people at the different stages of life and areas of interests. In return, you will join the team at an incredibly exciting time as we plan for UCL’s biggest ever fundraising and engagement campaign, launching in UCL’s bicentenary year, 2026.

If you’re interested in hearing more, please contact our recruitment partner at Richmond Associates on +44 (0)20 3617 9240 or you can download further details from their website https://richmond-assoc iates.com/job/ucl-associate-director-alumni-supporter-relations.

For more information about UCL Advancement, please visit: www.ucl.ac.uk/giving

About you

This role will require a confident and hands-on leader and constituency engagement expert, with sophisticated interpersonal skills and well developed emotional intelligence and cultural competency. Key to your success will be your ability to bring diverse groups of stakeholders together from across your organisation towards achieving a shared purpose. Demonstrating the ability to operate strategically and tactically, you will play a key role as part of the Advancement senior management team, aligning activities and ensuring that the community has a joined up and seamless experience.

What we offer

We are a team of passionate individuals who work together to achieve remarkable things with a global impact. Our people really are our greatest asset and we invest in them so that they can fulfil their potential. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to give their best in a place where their unique experiences, perspectives and skills are seen as valuable assets. We also prioritise work-life balance and offer agile working and flexibility around working hours. We are happy to receive part-time applications for all of our job opportunities, and can consider a 0.8FTE working pattern for this role.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits, some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

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