Alumni engagement coordinator jobs
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The Office of Philanthropic Partnerships and Alumni (OPPA)
Office of Philanthropic Partnerships and Alumni (OPPA) works with a community of global alumni and donors to deepen their ties with York and each other, and encourage them to support the University through York Giving. This role is part of the Individual Philanthropy Team, which manages major individual philanthropy and the legacy giving programme, working closely with the other OPPA teams:
Corporate and Foundation Philanthropy: developing long term, strategic partnerships with philanthropic corporate and foundation supporters.
Fundraising Programmes: managing mass fundraising appeals, crowdfunding campaigns, community fundraising and student projects.
Operations and Experience: providing business intelligence, information and insight, governance and stewardship of supporter and alumni relationships, and managing all mass communications with alumni and supporters.
York for Life: developing alumni communities, volunteering and alumni engagement programmes in support of the University’s strategic aims.
OPPA is part of the University’s Directorate of External Relations, and works closely with other sections of the directorate, which are Marketing, Recruitment, Outreach and Admissions, Communications, Public Engagement and Events, and International Student Recruitment, Partnerships and Mobility.
About the Role
The role of Philanthropy Manager is to inspire and encourage philanthropic income from major individual donors to the University of York. You will work to build engagement and involvement of potential major donors and colleagues across the University to develop and deliver a pipeline of significant philanthropic gifts to York Giving’s priority projects.
You will manage a portfolio of major donor prospects and have responsibility and accountability for fund management and other priority projects for philanthropic funding, including liaising with academic theme coordinators.
This is a demanding and rewarding role that requires resilience and a long term view. The post holder will work to individual financial cash and pledge targets and KPIs based on meetings, moves, proposals and asks made.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
- Proven experience in a relationship management role, with both internal and external stakeholders. Ease at working with people and developing personable relationships with a wide range of people.
- Experience of fundraising or role generating new business.
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles related to donor cultivation, asking and stewardship
- Experience of organising events
- Experience of working in a high education or not for profit fundraising environment.
- Knowledge of data protection laws as they related to donor information
- Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge / NXT database or similar relationship management database
Interview date:To be confirmed
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Development Coordinator
Fixed term until February 2027
Part time – 22.5 hours per week
Support Staff Spine Point 16 (£33,232 FTE): £20,208 per annum pro rata
Hills Road Sixth Form College is looking for a proactive and versatile Development Coordinator to support the Development Director in fundraising for the College.
The Development office was established in February 2025 in order to raise funds for facilities and activities which are over and above what is possible through state funding alone. The Development Director has begun building relationships with alumni, parents, companies and Trusts/Foundations and this is a fantastic opportunity to join the team in a new role in order to further grow fundraising for the College.
We offer a wide range of competitive benefits including a generous pension scheme, free use of the College sporting facilities, free on-site parking, cycle to work scheme, discounted local train travel, as well as discounts on all our Adult Education courses.
The College is committed to carefully considering all flexible working requests. For this role in particular, we are open to discussing the possibility of a term-time only contract, and flexible working days. Please wait until the job offer stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what would work best in this role.
Closing date: Monday 8 December 2025 at 9am
Interviews: Thursday 18 December 2025
Details and an application form for the above post may be obtained from our website by clicking apply
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and staff and expects all members of the College community, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment. The College actively promotes equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Join Universify as our Programme Co-ordinator! This is a great opportunity for someone experienced in working with young people and interested in joining a friendly and passionate team to deliver a core aspect of the charity’s objectives.
Who we are
Universify exists to create a fairer, more equal society where every young person can fulfil their potential regardless of their background. We equip young people from low socio-economic and underrepresented backgrounds with the skills, knowledge, and belief to fulfil their potential through education.
We work primarily with Year 10-11 students (aged 14-16) to increase their aspirations, improve GCSE attainment and to gain a greater understanding of post-18 pathways, particularly university, to make a more informed decision about their future. To achieve our aims, we currently run two year-long programmes. Our main Oxford programme includes a week-long residential in summer of Year 10, a 3-day GCSE-focused revision residential in the spring of Year 11, and regular online coaching. Our Step Ahead Bristol programme consists of a calendar of day visits in Bristol and Oxford in Year 10 and 11 and regular online coaching.
The role
As the Programme Coordinator, you will work within the programme team to co-ordinate and deliver our national programme and communities programme for over 100 participants. You will also support the planning and oversight of our activities for partner-led programmes.
Main Duties
- Preparing and delivering our programmes
- Organise programme logistics- including managing room bookings, kit preparation, individuals’ requirements
- Co-ordinate recruitment and onboarding for students, tutors and volunteers
- Manage general enquiries and administration alongside the programme team
- Coordinating the coaching programme and managing enquiries
- Support the delivery of external partner programmes including outreach days, and alumni programme
- Provide safeguarding support as part of the charity's safeguarding team and providing on-course safeguarding support to students and volunteers
- Co-lead the student council alongside the Volunteer Officer to promote students’ views in the charity’s decision-making
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Required skills and characteristics
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with different audiences
- Proactive, adaptable and self-motivated; a quick learner who enjoys working in a small team
- Ability to create and maintain relationships with a range of external stakeholders, especially schools and young people
- Ability to organise large amounts of information and oversee a range of small-medium sized tasks concurrently
- Ability to manage a large project including communicating progress and plans to a team, prioritising tasks, and delegating where necessary
- Some data analysis skills and an understanding of charity impact reporting, or a willingness to learn about impact reporting
- Works well in a small team and is interested in working in a small organisation
Required experience
We are looking for candidates with the following experience:
- Experience of working with young people, particularly vulnerable groups, including delivering programmes
- Experience working flexibly across multiple projects
- Experience in managing a large project independently; ready to take the initiative to deliver a project to a high standard
- Experience and confidence in using MS Office and Excel
- Secure knowledge and experience of child safeguarding policy and practice. Level 3 Safeguarding Lead qualification or a willingness to obtain this as part of the role
Desirable experience and skills
Ideally, candidates would have experience in a few of the following areas:
- Experience managing residential programmes or large-scale events as part of a team. Experience of designing educational programmes.
- Experience of working with schools and universities
- Coaching expertise and ability to train coaches
- Experience of using the basic functions of a CRM and a willingness to build this knowledge
- Some data analysis skills
At Universify, we want everyone to feel confident and supported. If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please get in touch.
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