Alumni Officer

Anglia Ruskin University; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) seeks an Alumni Officer to grow and engage our global graduates. You will coordinate communications, events and volunteering, maintain alumni records, and support the Alumni Awards and Honorary Awardee activity.

The role offers opportunities to develop outreach to recent graduates for the Graduate Outcomes Survey, build relationships across ARU, and be the first point of contact for alumni.

Qualifications

• Experience of using a CRM (such as Raiser's Edge) is required.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate communications, events and volunteering for alumni.
• Maintain accurate alumni records and support Alumni Awards and Honorary Awardee activity.
• Deliver outreach to recent graduates for the Graduate Outcomes Survey.
• Organise events and be a first point of contact for alumni across ARU.

Skills

CRM experience

Communication skills

Events coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU's research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK's Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK's leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role:

ARU's Alumni team is responsible for growing and engaging our diverse global community of graduates. The post-holder will be responsible for delivering high-quality alumni relations activity that supports and grows the engagement of this community. The Alumni Officer will coordinate communications, events and volunteering; maintain accurate alumni records; support our annual Alumni Awards programme and Honorary Awardee activity; and deliver a programme of outreach to recent graduates for the Graduate Outcomes Survey.

We are looking for a proactive and adaptable individual with experience working in a role that has honed your written and verbal communications skills, whether this is in an alumni or supporter relations role, or in broader communications, events or stakeholder engagement positions. Experience of using a CRM (such as Raiser's Edge) is also required. You will have excellent attention to detail, both when working with data and in written communications to our alumni and stakeholders.

The post-holder will have the opportunity to organise events, work with colleagues across ARU, and be a first point of contact for alumni who get in touch with us. You must be highly organised, and it is important that you can develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds. It is a varied role in a friendly, small team, where creativity and new ideas are welcomed.

Informal enquiries can be made to Hollie Rendall, Assistant Director – Development and Alumni, at [e-mail]

Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

In accordance with Home Office guidance and the Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Act 2006, ARU has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK and in the role for which they have been recruited. Prior to their start date, the successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK.

For candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, ARU is a UKVI-licensed sponsor and may be able to provide sponsorship for eligible candidates appointed to skilled roles, subject to meeting the relevant immigration requirements. Eligibility for sponsorship will be assessed on a case-based basis.

Further information about UK immigration requirements and working in the UK can be found on the Home Office website.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.