Development & Alumni Relations

Location:  Highfield Campus
Salary:   £21,135 to £22,847 per annum
Full Time Permanent
Closing Date:  Monday 15 November 2021
Interview Date:   To be confirmed
Reference:  1569221CD

At the University of Southampton, our aim is to change the world for the better, bringing together realms of academic research, creativity and knowledge to have a truly collaborative, immersive and ground-breaking impact. We care about the challenges that humanity is facing, and work to support others on a local and global scale.

In the Office of Development & Alumni Relations (ODAR), our job is to galvanise our community to solve these challenges and to make a difference. Would you like this to be your job too?

About the role

In this role you will provide comprehensive, effective and efficient administrative support across all areas of ODAR’s work, supporting the day-to-day running of donor-facing activities, helping to strengthen mutually beneficial relationships with alumni, supporters and donors to the University of Southampton and increasing the overall impact of philanthropy at the University of Southampton.

About you

You will be a customer-focused team player, ready to turn your attention to a range of administrative tasks, some routine and some less so. With a given set of responsibilities you will spend time supporting different teams and individuals and then working with others in the team to complete time-dependant tasks. You will have good attention to detail and accuracy in inputting updates to our alumni and supporter database and a desire to complete tasks for the benefit of the whole team.

About Us

We are planning our first University-wide fundraising and engagement campaign. Together, we want to raise more money and to engage more alumni and friends with Southampton so that we can change the world. And with the full support and investment of our University leadership, we are growing our team over the next few years. We are so excited.  

We need people with intellectual curiosity and people who have different ideas. We need people with direct experience or transferable skills and the interest and drive to take on a new challenge.    We are actively determined to welcome a diverse group of colleagues into our inclusive team. Every day will be different, you will meet incredible people and the rewards will be huge.  

Imagine fundraising for medical technologies that could cure cancer or dementia. Or engaging a volunteer who can help a student improve their graduate prospects. Or connecting alumni around the world and reawakening important friendships and partnerships. Or seeing the look on a student’s face when they learn they will be the first person in their family to attend University—because of a scholarship that you secured. That could be you.

The only thing holding us back is more talented people. This could be a career-defining and remarkable opportunity.

Help us change the world. Join us.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team

To learn more about working in the ODAR team, visit our Join ODAR website. If you’d like to have an informal chat about this role or ask any questions, please contact Bridget Brook, Operations Manager on b.brook@southampton.ac.uk. Please do contact us if you feel you don’t meet all of the selection criteria and want to discuss the role further.

Application Procedure

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. Applications will be considered as they are received and you may be contacted prior to the closing date stated above. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Hannah Farrance (HR Recruitment Team) on 02380 592750 or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk.  Please quote reference 1569221CD on all correspondence.