Alumni Relations Manager (12 month contract, maternity cover)

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Salary from £43,277 to £51,714 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £55,497 pa inclusive of London allowance

The Department of Management is seeking a dynamic self-starter to join the Careers, Alumni, and Employer Relations (CAER) team, to build upon our alumni engagement strategy.

We are the largest department in the School, with over 70 faculty, 50 professional services staff and associate guest lecturers and teachers. The Department has over 350 UG students, 800 MSc students, 30 PhD students and 150 Executive students. More information about our programmes is available at: www.lse.ac.uk/management/programmes. The Department has a community of over 22,000 alumni.

As Alumni Relations Manager, you will develop and oversee the delivery of a coordinated programme of alumni events, that benefits both the alumni and current student community. You will work within the Careers, Alumni, and Employer Relations (CAER) team to ensure that the alumni relations strategy is integrated into the overall strategy of the team, and that it supports the employability and success of both the current students and alumni. Another main component of the role is to lead on developing data-driven marketing and communications strategies to drive alumni engagement with the Department of Management.

This is an exciting role that requires strong collaboration and organization skills. Candidates should have previous experience working in a alumni relations, philanthropy, business development role or related area. An understanding of the alumni relations profession and managing external relationships is also important. Additionally, excellent communication and networking skills; and the ability to initiate projects are key to this role. You’ll need to be strategically-focused, and be confident in using data and market insights to inform your decisions.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please click the 'Apply' button above. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Hiba Dabis at h.d.charlton@lse.ac.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 28 October 2026 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications. 

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