Engagement Assistant

The Role

Gonville & Caius College is seeking an outstanding individual to join its Development & Alumni Relations team as an Engagement Assistant. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in exploring or developing a career in fundraising and alumni relations.

You will be the first point of contact for Caius alumni and friends, hands-on in organisation of our engagement programme, and the key to ensuring alumni and friends are supported in their ongoing relationship with the College.

As a person with excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills, and with good attention to detail, you will be integral to the success of the development and alumni relations operations. You will work closely with the Engagement Manager and the rest of the team.

There is ample opportunity for professional development and getting involved in various facets of alumni relations and fundraising activities, depending on your interest.

The Engagement Assistant role is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week with option for flexible working. The ability and willingness to also adopt a flexible approach to working hours is desirable and you may be required to work additional hours from time to time to fulfil the requirements of the role and the needs of the College.

The annual full time salary for this role is in the region of £26,000.  Benefits include automatic enrolment into a defined benefit pension scheme, 33 days annual holiday (including Public Holidays), meals on duty and a medical cashback scheme which gets you money back on prescriptions, optical and dental treatments, and discounts through shops, cinemas and utility providers, amongst others.

The College

Gonville & Caius College is one of the largest colleges in the University of Cambridge.  It is an educational charity, and its mission is to provide a place of education, religion, learning and research, in conjunction with the University that is recognised internationally as being of the highest standard.

The College is an academic community comprising some 530 undergraduate students, 250 graduate students, and 110 Fellows (lecturers, professors and other senior academic researchers and teachers) and almost 200 staff.

The Application Process

To apply, please click ‘apply’.

• Please note: we advise using a desktop to complete your application form, and Chrome or Edge as the recommended browser.
• The closing date for applications is 12 noon BST on Monday 31 March 2025.
• Interviews are expected to be held in the week commencing 14 April 2025.
• Your application must include an up-to-date CV, covering letter, and details of 2 referees.
• For additional information please email at careers@cai.cam.ac.uk

Further Information

• Equality of opportunity; the College actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all sections of society.
• Entry into a position with the College will be determined by the application of criteria related to the duties of the post.
• During the application process, candidates are requested to complete the Equality & Diversity section as part of our Equal Opportunities Policyand monitoring process. 
• The College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
• In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy.

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