[JOB TITLE], London

WIG is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We pride ourselves on being an equal-opportunity employer and are committed to building a team that represents a whole host of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply.

About WIG

WIG is a purpose-driven, not-for-profit membership body that champions collaboration between leaders in business, government, and not-for-profit sectors for the common good. We believe that developing leadership capabilities for cross-sector collaboration is the key to helping build long-term prosperity for everyone in the UK.

With a cross-sector membership base of around 250 organisations – FTSE and professional services companies, central government departments and agencies, local authorities, universities and significant charities - WIG has been convening members for 40 years through three key sets of collaboration-based activities:

1. Strategic dialogue - to explore the latest public policy developments and share best practice;
2. Leadership Capabilities - to develop the skillset, mindset, and understanding to enable current and next generation leaders to collaborate across the sectors;
3. Evidencing what works - to provide insight into effective cross-sector collaboration in the real world, through reports, champions, benchmarking, and case studies.

An overview of the opportunity

Join WIG as our Dynamic Alumni Lead!

Are you a creative, strategic thinker with a passion for building and nurturing relationships? WIG is on the lookout for a dynamic and visionary Alumni Lead to craft and implement a cutting-edge alumni strategy. We are looking to hire our first alumni lead, a role which is essential to the achievement of our mission:

1. Innovate and Lead: Design, deliver, and evaluate a brand-new alumni strategy from the ground up.
2. Engage Across Sectors: Foster relationships and celebrate our outstanding alumni spanning government, industry, and the non-profit sectors.
3. Champion Cross-Sector Collaboration: Create compelling content that positions our alumni as exemplary and innovative cross-sector leaders and role models who drive investment, growth, and prosperity for the common good.

If you’re ready to make a significant impact and lead our alumni network to new heights, we want to hear from you!

What we’re looking for:

Essential Skills & Qualifications:

1. Previous experience developing a strategic approach to alumni engagement and associated tactical plans.
2. Demonstrable experience in alumni programme design and delivery, ideally within a membership-based or nonprofit organisation.
3. Strong understanding of the UK’s public, private, and non-profit sectors, with experience engaging with senior stakeholders.
4. Either a background in government and industry relations, public policy or a strong personal interest in current affairs and policy issues, allowing for informed conversations with WIG’s diverse senior membership base.
5. Proven experience in one of the following: Fundraising, Alumni Relations, affinity marketing, corporate communications, membership communications or related disciplines.
6. Knowledgeable in social media with direct professional experience of engaging an audience in this medium.
7. Analytical mindset, with the ability to interpret data to inform strategy and identify trends.
8. A background in a CRM or customer loyalty programme role is desirable as you will need to clearly understand the aims of our alumni engagement activity and how to improve the offering to enhance the alumni experience and their life-long relationship with WIG.

Personal Attributes:

1. Experience of dealing with senior internal and external stakeholders and managing relationships within a similar organisation.
2. Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills with evidenced success in content creation.
3. Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with a proactive approach to managing a large portfolio of relationships.
4. Strategic thinker who is passionate about cross-sector collaboration as a conduit for prosperity and growth.
5. Proactive, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
6. Skilled communicator with a collaborative and customer-centric approach.

What can we offer you for your skills and experience?

1. A salary between £50,000-£60,000 per annum, depending on experience.
2. A discretionary annual salary review and increase in line with inflation and organisational performance.
3. Unlimited access to WIG’s 120 events per year, including roundtables, breakfast briefings, and our annual D&I conference.
4. Enhanced annual leave including increased leave for length of service, birthday leave, and festive office closure.
5. An opportunity to give back with the ability to take paid time off for up to 40 hours a year for community and volunteering.
6. Health and well-being support including annual BUPA health assessments, annual eye test, employee assistance programme, and flexible working opportunities.
7. Blended learning and development opportunities including Internal WIG learning programmes on leadership, EDI, and soft skills, access to LinkedIn Learning and our platform, Mentor Match.
8. The chance to join various internal workstreams that drive team building and belonging at WIG including our EDI committee, Social committee, and GreenStream.
9. Hybrid working (at least 2 days a week from the office) with access to our office in London, Victoria.

What do some of the main role responsibilities look like?

1. Research, create and deliver an ongoing alumni strategy that encourages the sharing of best practice in cross-sector collaborative leadership, and champions WIG’s purpose and brand with clear objectives and mechanisms for evaluation.
2. Create compelling content around WIG’s purpose, brand, and impact that contributes to evidence of ‘what works’ when it comes to cross-sector collaborative and leadership.
3. Create clear customer journey for alumni to maximise use of the WIG offer by both themselves and their colleagues, with clearly defined ROI.
4. Be the main point of contact for alumni, fostering high quality relationships between alumni (at all levels of seniority), and between alumni and WIG.
5. To identify, negotiate and manage alumni affinity marketing schemes and other alumni benefits, overseeing the delivery of a systematic programme of alumni communications.
6. To help evolve the way the WIG uses social media such as LinkedIn and our website to engage with alumni and develop associated strategies for delivery, working closely with colleagues from Marketing.
7. To identify notable alumni and develop profiles to showcase outstanding alumni, also considering potential alumni awards.
8. Developing strategies for ongoing engagement with notable alumni as ambassadors for cross sector collaboration and the WIG mission, including events.
9. Based on alumni feedback and wider marketplace developments, introduce new ways to engage our alumni so they are able to network and collaborate with each other and WIG.
10. To develop a pool of engaged alumni who can support the development of WIG content and programmes, ensuring we remain relevant in a fast paced operating environment.
11. Impact assessment of our programmes: undertake +6 month interviews of WIG alumni to generate evidence of our impact.
12. Working with data team, maintain an up-to-date record of relevant alumni and code individuals accordingly to ensure easy filtering and targeting when reengaging cold, but relevant contacts; data maintenance and tracking.
13. Working closely with other WIG delivery teams and with crosscutting areas such as Events, Leadership & Talent, and Operations.

How to apply

If you are excited by the role and want to join the WIG team, please submit your application, and let us know if you need any adjustments or considerations throughout the recruitment process, and we will be happy to accommodate you. If you aren't sure what adjustments could look like for you then please email [emailprotected] and we will be happy to help you. Please do not submit your application through this email as we will not consider it.

We believe in transparent hiring practices and want to share what you can expect from our recruitment process:

1. We are a believer in bias disruptors so all applications come through as anonymous, meaning that we do not make any screening decisions based on your name, age, or gender.
2. If you have been shortlisted, you will be invited to a first stage 30-minute online interview with the Head of HR where we will learn about your motivations for wanting to join us and we will be discussing your skills and experiences and how they align with the requirements of the role. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about WIG.
3. The final stage will encompass a panel interview where you will have the opportunity to meet your potential line manager and Head of department to find out more about your role and your team.
4. Sometimes our candidate pools are super strong so we may decide that we want you to take up a skills assessment. If this does happen at any point, you will be given the opportunity to complete the test in your own time, we will not retain any of your IP and we will provide a brief of what we are expecting to see.