Alumni Relations Manager

Permanent, Full time (35 hours per week)
Salary Range: £37,360 – £42,050 per annum depending on experience/performance (inclusive of Inner London Weighting)

The Guildhall School of Music & Drama is seeking an experienced, creative and confident Alumni Relations Manager to devise and implement the strategy for building and strengthening relationships with the School’s 17,000 alumni community, as well as with its Fellows, Honorary Fellows, staff, students and parents.

The School is a vibrant, international community of young musicians, actors and production artists in the heart of the City of London, ranked in the top ten higher education institutions for performing arts in university world rankings. We produce outstanding graduates whose talents light up stages and concert platforms throughout the world and who share their artistry in social and community setting to transform the lives of others.

This is an exceptionally exciting time to join the Guildhall School as we prepare for a comprehensive campaign to mark a significant anniversary, in which alumni will play a key ambassadorial role.

The successful candidate will have substantial experience of alumni relations activity including alumni communications, events, volunteering and institution-wide liaison with senior colleagues. Candidates will have excellent interpersonal and communications skills, be adept at planning and managing alumni activity and measuring its impact, plus the ability to manage multiple projects to deadline. Line management experience is helpful but not essential.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Caroline Hawley, Head of Development at caroline.hawley@gsmd.ac.uk

For more details, please go to www.gsmd.ac.uk/jobs

To apply online, please visit careers.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting GS9040. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

Closing date for applications is 12.00pm on Wednesday 12th April 2023.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing Monday, 24th April 2023.

The Guildhall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees, workers, and volunteers to share this commitment. The Guildhall School and City of London Corporation are committed to Equal Opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.