The Supporter Events Officer role is an exciting and varied role within the Advancement Office. The post-holder will manage, implement and coordinate a comprehensive and innovative programme of alumni engagement, cultivation, stakeholder and donor relations events targeted to meet departmental engagement objectives and deliver on philanthropic priorities. We are seeking someone who is experienced in strategic, bespoke event delivery and confident in managing events from conception to delivery. 

About The Advancement Office 

The Advancement Office is responsible for building long-term, impactful relationships with the University’s alumni, friends and supporters.  We support a network of over 150,000 University of Bath alumni across 170 countries, as well as our wider community of supporters who generously give their time, expertise and philanthropy to the University.

Philanthropy is one of the main aspects of our work and donations are vital. They transform students’ lives through removing barriers to education, and advance important research in areas such as sustainability, health and wellbeing, and digital. We are pleased that 100% of every donation goes to the people and projects for which it is intended.

Beyond Philanthropy we have an active programme of activity to engage our community of alumni and supporters, helping keep them informed of the latest University news and events, providing unique benefits and services, and connecting business contacts or reuniting classmates.

The Department has a strong culture of collaboration and works closely with colleagues across the University, including Professional Services and the academic community to support the strategic priorities of the University.  We aim to be collaborative, ambitious, inspirational, agile and respectful as we support delivery of the University strategy, and  we encourage all team members to embed these values in their day-to-day work.  

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For informal inquiries, please contact Alice Holborn, Supporter Events Manager, at amh250@bath.ac.uk. However, ensure that you submit your application through our website.

You will have an excellent track record of achievement in event management and high profile events involving multiple stakeholders. Ideally, you will also have experience of working within an event related capacity in Higher Education or similar section. 

You will have a proven record of:

• An excellent track record of achievement in event management
• Experience of working with high profile and influential individuals delivering high profile events
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain good working relationships.
• Having a proactive and positive approach, able to cope with competing demands
• Personal leadership qualities including self-motivation and the ability to motivate high performance in others

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our  commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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Closing Date: 05 Jan 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £30,505 to £36,924