Alumni Engagement Manager

Job Title: Alumni Engagement Manager

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £37,999 - £40,247 per annum - SS6

Job type: Fixed Term (Up to 12 Months), Full-time

University College Birmingham is proud to have been voted 5th in the Post Graduate Education category in the prestigious 2024 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. The awards are voted for and by students showcasing the incredible relationships we foster here at University College Birmingham between Staff and Students. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating.

University College Birmingham has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked ninth in the 2024 Guardian League Tables and 67th in the World QS University Rankings 2024.

The Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Hired team to join us on a fixed-term contract as an Alumni Engagement Manager.

Hired provides careers, employability and placement services to our students and supports our alumni. You will be based in the beautiful Baskerville House and will lead on the operational delivery of our Alumni Engagement Strategy.

You will be the main point of contact for internal and external stakeholder engagement and will champion alumni activities across the University. A key element of the role will be developing and implementing a programme of events, volunteering opportunities and communications, to support and engage our diverse global alumni community.

The postholder will have experience of working within alumni relations within the HE sector along with experience of developing and implementing communication and engagement strategies.

It is an exciting time to join the university and be involved in shaping future generations by showcasing the amazing achievements of our alumni.

Benefits:

• Generous allocation of annual leave
  
  • 29 days’ paid leave per year
  • 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
  
  • Employer Contributions - 20.9%
• Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
• Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
• Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
• Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
• A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology home and cycle.
• Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free on-site gym membership

Extra Information:

All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.

Closing Date - Sunday 12th January 2025.

Interview Dates - TBC.

UCB is an equal opportunities employer.

Please click APPLY to be redirected to our website to complete an application form.

Candidates with experience of: Engagement Manager, Academic Engagement Manager, Academic Marketing Manager, Marketing Officer, Digital Marketing Officer, Online Marketing Manager, Digital Marketing Advisor, Digital Marketing Consultant, Marketing Analyst, Marketing Communications, Communications Manager will also be considered.