Senior Manager, Alumni Community

Salary: From £42K to £52K, depending on skills and experience

Grade: H

Hours: 35 per week
Contract type: Permanent

Vacancy Reference: 26/47

Closing date: Midnight, Thursday 13th August

Job Description Document

How to apply

Please provide a current CV along with a cover letter/statement outlining why you are suitable for the role (referencing your skills and experience against the person specification in the Job Description).   Candidates who do not provide a full application (including cover letter/statement) may not be considered.

Role Details

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Alumni Community to lead and manage the provision for alumni at Regent’s, developing a world-class alumni programme that strengthens the Regent’s network and enhances the student experience, whilst providing outstanding and mutually beneficial opportunities for alumni.

You will lead on strategy and operational delivery to help improve our graduate outcomes, connecting alumni with students, philanthropy initiatives and strengthening our industry connections within the alumni community.  You will also be responsible for alumni activity and engagement internationally, to broaden and deepen our global ambassadorship and help increase brand awareness worldwide.

To be successful, you should have a background of developing and delivering strategy and

operational plans for an alumni, membership, or engagement function.  You should have strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to build and leverage mutually beneficial relationships across all levels of seniority.  In addition, you should have an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset with the ability to experiment to achieve best results.

Whilst we offer flexible and hybrid working across the University, you will be required to work on-campus at least 3 days per week.

Interviews will likely be held in-person, at our beautiful Regent’s Park campus on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th August.

About us

Regent’s University London is a private university right in the heart of Royal Regent’s Park. We offer bespoke undergraduate and postgraduate education that begins with the individual, focussing on each student’s talents, potential, and aspirations.

Our study areas include business and management; liberal studies and humanities; fashion and design; film, media and performance; psychotherapy and psychology; as well as pathway qualifications in English language and other modern foreign languages.

We are a small, friendly and supportive University offering great benefits for our staff including:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional discretionary closure days over Christmas
• Beautiful campus in the heart of Regent's Park, a short walk from Baker Street station
• A range of great facilities on our stunning campus including free tea and coffee, flexible working spaces and free use of the campus tennis court and sport pitch
• Membership of a group personal pension scheme with a 7% minimum contribution by the University, with up to 10% contribution by the University
• Loans of up to £10,000, to include covering daily travel costs, rental deposits and bicycles
• Benenden medical cover - allowing access to medical services where there is delay in receiving NHS treatment 
• Employee discount service
• £6.50 a day allowance to spend in University catering outlets (when onsite)
• Blended (hybrid) and flexible working supported across the University, depending on the requirements of the role