We are seeking an experienced and creative Alumni Communications & Marketing Manager to lead strategic communications and marketing activity for the alumni network. This role combines content leadership, campaign delivery, brand management, and cross-School collaboration to strengthen alumni engagement and impact.
The position is set to commence ASAP and will be full-time for an initial duration of 12 weeks with a pay rate of £20.77 per hour + holiday pay
Key Duties:
- Manage alumni email marketing, including drafting, editing, scheduling, and maintaining a communications calendar
- Act as Editor of the bi-monthly alumni eNewsletter and oversee all alumni communications and marketing materials
- Identify and produce compelling alumni stories through research and interviews for use across multiple channels
- Lead sector-specific alumni content bulletins (e.g. Finance, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Consulting, Healthcare)
- Oversee the alumni website, including content updates, performance monitoring, and redevelopment projects
- Contribute regular alumni content to School-wide digital and social media channels
- Lead brand management and visual identity for the alumni network; manage production of marketing collateral and merchandise
- Project manage the annual MBA/EMBA Census and communications around major programme rankings
- Review and deliver alumni communications strategies, including student-to-alumni transition and consent campaigns
- Ensure compliance with GDPR, PECR and UK data protection legislation across all communications
- Coordinate reporting and data metrics with database colleagues for senior governance groups
- Set and manage the alumni communications budget and provide regular reports
Selection Criteria:
- Significant experience in communications and marketing
- Proven success delivering integrated campaigns, including copywriting and performance monitoring
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, including public speaking
- Experience with email marketing platforms, CRM databases, websites and social media
- Website management experience, including redevelopment projects; basic HTML knowledge desirable
- Strong project management, budgeting and reporting skills
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills with a collaborative approach
- Strong time management and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Sound knowledge of GDPR, PECR and UK data protection legislation
- Understanding of customer service and stewardship in a higher education context
Vacancy ID: 21635
Please be aware that all candidates need to be able to start work immediately and must be able to work on site if required to do so.
Further information can about the Temporary Staffing Service can be found on our website https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/temporary-staffing-service