Alumni Volunteer and Events Manager
The Role
Build something that makes a difference
As the Alumni Volunteer and Events Manager, you’ll be instrumental in building the foundations for a lasting relationship with alumni and helping us build on the recent success of our first comprehensive fundraising Campaign which raised £125 million.
As a key member of the Alumni Engagement team, you will be responsible for the management of the Alumni experience through our flagship Reunion events and webinars. This includes but is not limited to, recruitment and management of volunteers, delivering and supporting the planning and execution of key flagship events such as Reunion for New Alumni, Reunion and any other events delivered by the Alumni Engagement team.
Main Responsibilities
• Work with volunteers who are celebrating their reunions to develop individual class celebrations where needed, engagement of fellow classmates.
• Continuous engagement of volunteers for ongoing opportunities.
• Assist with planning and executing of our flagship alumni Reunion events and a range of other activity including webinars where appropriate
• Support overall Alumni Engagement strategy by tactically aligning relevant activities
• Proactively suggest efficiency and effectiveness improvements to your own and the wider team’s work
• Monitor Financial activity
Share our knowledge
We generate research and ideas that have a real and lasting influence on people, businesses and markets around the world. To do that, we have to make sure we’ve got the people, tools and infrastructure to share our thinking globally. The relationships you develop are essential in creating the international community we need to achieve this vision.
Who we are looking for
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Excellent stakeholder management
• Good project management skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Knowledge of alumni relations or member programmes and experience delivering complex events
• Adept at MS Office with a good knowledge of databases, (Raiser’s Edge preferable)
• Can comfortably communicate with a wide variety of audiences and deliver effective presentations
• Exceptional relationship management and customer service skills
• Ability to manage and motivate volunteers of varying nationality and experience
Be part of an international network
We’re a global institution: 94% of our students and 86% of our faculty members are international. Together, we’re changing the way the world does business. Based in London’s Regent’s Park, this is an opportunity to work at the heart of Europe’s digital capital – and in one of the world’s most important financial, entrepreneurial and cultural centres.
Why London Business School
Help us transform the way the world does business
We’re looking for an exceptionally motivated people-person to grow our London Business School community.
What you can expect from us
Our vision is to have a profound impact on the way the world does business. This can only be achieved through our people; with 93% of our staff saying they are proud to work here and being consistently ranked among the best in the world for our MBA, global Executive MBA and Masters in Finance programmes you will have an opportunity to be part of this journey.
Benefits We Offer
As an employee at London Business School you will enjoy a generous holiday entitlement, on site swimming pool, sauna and gym, automatic enrolment to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (a defined benefit workplace pension scheme) and season ticket loan facility. There is also a wide range of professional development opportunities to support your career path.
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