Alumni Relations Manager

Location: Stirling Campus

Contract type: Open Ended

The Post

The Alumni Relations Manager will successfully engage alumni to build a thriving community that provides meaningful benefit to our graduates and inspires them to give back to support the University’s strategic priorities through volunteering and philanthropy. As the team enters a new growth phase, this is an exciting time to join and maximise the opportunity of a renewed emphasis on the alumni engagement programme.

With support from the Head of Fundraising and Alumni Engagement, the post holder will develop and deliver communication and events plans that drive long lasting, mutually beneficial relationships with the Stirling alumni community, growing the number of alumni who are contactable and engaged. The role will also have operational responsibility for devising and growing an alumni volunteer programme, providing alumni and stakeholders with clearly defined opportunities to remain involved that align with the strategic needs of the institution.

The post holder will report to the Head of Fundraising and Alumni Engagement and will work with them and the Director of Development and Alumni Relations to foster a culture of cohesive alumni engagement across the institution, working collaboratively with colleagues from faculties and the wider Communications, Marketing and Recruitment Directorate, of which Development and Alumni Relations is an integral part, to achieve both directorate and institutional goals. The Alumni Relations Manager will also have direct line management responsibility of the Alumni Relations Officer, providing direction, motivation, and support to facilitate high-performing members of the team.

Description of Duties

Strategy and Planning

• In collaboration with the Head of Fundraising and Alumni Engagement and other relevant colleagues, contribute to the development of and successfully implement a multi-year alumni relations and stakeholder engagement strategy, with day-to-day operational responsibility for planning and delivering all alumni relations communications and activities

Management

• Provide clear and supportive line management to the Alumni Relations Officer, including agreeing objectives and work plans; managing performance through regular one-to-one discussions; and undertaking performance reviews in line with university policies

Operational

• Liaise with and support alumni groups who wish to arrange activities and events on campus, nationally and internationally, ensuring mutual benefit

Finance & Reporting

• Support the Head of Fundraising and Alumni Engagement to plan and monitor the alumni relations budget, ensuring activities are tailored to the available resource and the programme is managed within budget

Essential Criteria

Knowledge and Experience

• Educated to degree level, with substantial, relevant experience in a similar role
• Demonstrable experience of alumni relations or mass stakeholder engagement, preferably in higher education or not for profit sector

Skills and Attributes

• Highly motivated with a positive, solutions-focused attitude, taking genuine pleasure in building relationships and working collaboratively to improve services and processes
• Strong project management and planning capability and a proven ability to manage conflicting priorities within tight deadlines using a strategic mindset

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see Vacancy details | University of Stirling

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