The Role

12 month Maternity Leave cover

Do you have experience in developing and maintain strong relationships with new alumni? 

We are looking for a Manager Alumni Transition to join the Advancement team on a fixed term basis. You will ensure that that graduating students and recent alumni have a smooth experience as they shift from students to Alumni and are well informed of the benefits of being a part of the LBS (London Business School) Alumni community and ways they can get involved. 

This role is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is confident building relationships, you will focus on retaining the engagement of our newest alumni as they begin/continue their careers. You will also have the opportunity to work closely to work across the whole Alumni Team whilst also helping identify students/new alumni who will serve as class representatives and key school contacts in the future.

Main Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of engagement plans for Alumni Engagement, providing information to enable efficient and effective planning that meets Advancement objectives.  

• Act as a key liaison for clients and stakeholders to build relationships and promote the school’s offerings with graduating students and new alumni.  
• Conduct research to understand graduating students and new alumni, and plan/deliver subsequent approaches/outreach plans with senior colleagues.  
• Liaise across the teams and other departments to prepare reports to inform review, planning and decision making.  
• Collaborate closely with team members and other departments across the school to enable cross department working, sharing of intelligence, and the identification and maximisation of graduating students/alumni/stakeholder relationships.  

Who we are looking for

• Excellent alumni and stakeholder experience.  
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with experience of managing a broad range of different stakeholders 
• Experience of applying engagement techniques.  
• Good project management skills.  
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a portfolio of clients and stakeholders.  
• Sound business developing skills 

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location. 

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days PLUS extra between Christmas and New Year!
• Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave or parent /carer emergency leave

All enjoyed in a Smart (hybrid) Working environment so we’re looking forward to discussing how, where and when you might work best to deliver in your new role.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging 

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard. 

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

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