Salary:                 Between £49,601.59 – £55,827.08 p.a. (depending on experience) plus benefits

Job type:             Permanent

Hours:                 36.25 hours per week

St John’s College, one of the largest Colleges within the University of Cambridge, is seeking to appoint a Head of Alumni Relations which is an integral part of the Development Office team with particular responsibility for the implementation and development of the College’s alumni relations strategy that will help promote the College’s fundraising aims and objectives.  The post-holder will also have responsibility for organising and overseeing alumni events together with communication with alumni through publications and digital media. 

The successful applicant must possess exceptional writing and communication skills with the ability to convey a persuasive message.  It is essential the post-holder has experience of managing individuals and/or teams of staff or volunteers and has well-developed organisational and administrative skills with an ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.  The post-holder will hold high levels of emotional intelligence with the ability to work with a wide variety of people and possess outstanding presentation skills.

The College offers a competitive benefits package including membership of a defined contributory pension scheme, 36 days’ annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays), access to a ‘cash plan’ healthcare scheme currently provided by Simplyhealth, free lunch (up to a specified monetary limit), free use of an on-site Gym and free parking close to the College site and an Agile Working policy whereby eligible staff may be able to work remotely for up to 40% of their working hours.

For further particulars and an application form, please click on the links below, email recruitment@joh.cam.ac.uk or telephone 01223 338794.

The closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9.00 am on 3 July 2023. Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 10 July 2023.

In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy. Please see attached for a copy of our Data Protection Statement for further information about how we process your personal data.