Alumni Officer
About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
Our alumni community is central to our mission—supporting students, shaping the future of the University and strengthening our impact in the places we serve.
About the Role:
We are looking for an organised and proactive Alumni Officer to join our team on a fixed-term maternity cover basis. This is a varied and rewarding role at the heart of our alumni activity. You will deliver high-quality engagement activity that builds an inclusive, connected and active alumni community.
You will coordinate communications, events and volunteering opportunities, support engagement with our Honoraries, and play a key role in maintaining accurate alumni data. You will also support outreach activity for the Graduate Outcomes Survey, helping ensure strong engagement with recent graduates.
With a degree (or equivalent experience) and a background in alumni relations, communications, stakeholder management, a customer-focused engagement role or events, you’ll bring energy, creativity and a genuine enthusiasm for building meaningful connections. You’ll have experience coordinating activity to deadlines and delivering high-quality service, alongside confidence working with CRM systems (or similar) to maintain accurate records and support reporting. A strong communicator, you’ll be comfortable creating engaging content for different audiences and responding to enquiries with professionalism and good judgement.
Highly organised and proactive, you’ll enjoy managing a varied workload where no two days are the same—balancing communications, events and stakeholder engagement with ease. You’ll be confident collaborating with colleagues across the University, building positive relationships and spotting opportunities to improve how we work. An interest in higher education and the power of an engaged alumni community is essential, and experience in a university setting or supporting outreach activity would be an advantage.
Informal enquiries can be made to Andrea Hilliard, Deputy Director of External Relations and Communications, at andrea.hillliard@aru.ac.uk
Please note - Interviews will take place on 6 July 2026.
Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVI’s Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note:
- Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
- Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Guidance Notes:
Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.