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Alumni Communications Officer

Alumni Communications Officer

The Loughborough Schools Foundation

Leicestershire

Salary:
In line with LSF pay scales.
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
11 August 2024

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic team player with a passion for communications?

Are you interested in leading and supporting marketing and engagement campaigns targeted at growing a specific audience?

Are you an innovative and creative thinker with the ability to problem-solve and take the initiative to successfully implement your own ideas?

If so, this could be a great opportunity for you.


For this role you will need to demonstrate a good understanding of marketing and communications tools, including social media, and how to use these to develop and enhance engagement with a target audience. You will possess strong written and communication skills and an excellent ability to craft compelling content. You will bring strong organisational and administrative skills which you will use to develop effectives systems and processes for managing multiple projects and work-streams.

Experience and awareness of alumni engagement and development in an education setting is a plus but, above all, we are looking for a candidate with the right skills and attitude to engage alumni and broker lifelong meaningful relationships between alumni and their old school.

You will join a highly collaborative, vibrant and friendly Development team with a flexible and respectful approach to work. We work flexibly as a team and are open to flexible working patterns and the option of hybrid working with up to two days working from home per week, with the possibility of further flexibility, following discussions. We work collaboratively with our colleagues across Loughborough Schools Foundation. The role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week. The role also requires a willingness to work some evenings and weekends.


To apply click 'Apply Now' below. Please complete the application form as fully as possible, including details for two referees and a personal statement to tell us why you'd be a great fit for the role.

For an informal conversation about the role, you can contact our Alumni Engagement and Events Manager, Laura Woodhouse, to organise a telephone conversation by emailing l.woodhouse@lsf.org.

The Foundation is a vibrant and diverse community and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. If you have the skills and qualities we are looking for, do not hesitate to apply.

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About The Loughborough Schools Foundation

The Loughborough Schools Foundation is a charitable foundation of four independent schools operating under a single Board of Trustees/Directors. The Foundation comprises Loughborough Grammar School, Loughborough High School, Loughborough Amherst School and Fairfield Preparatory School. Loughborough Grammar School and Loughborough High School were established in 1495 and 1850 respectively whilst Fairfield Preparatory School has been an autonomous school since 1969. Loughborough Amherst School , originally OLCS - Our Lady’s Convent School, was founded in 1850 by the Rosminian Order of the Sisters of Providence.
 

The Loughborough  Schools Foundation employs approximately 750 staff in both teaching and support roles. The four Heads are responsible for the management of educational activities whilst business aspects of the Foundation are managed by the Chief Operating Officer through the centralised functions of finance, estates, health & safety, catering, the network services, human resources and the development office.
 

The schools enjoy a very high reputation for their academic, cultural and sporting achievements, and for the quality of their pastoral care. Situated at a very pleasant 39 acre campus on the south side of Loughborough.
 

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