Job Description

NLSIU invites online applications from accomplished professionals for the position of Manager Alumni Relations (1 vacancy) The Manager Alumni Relations will play an important role in ensuring a high level of interaction with the alumni community, developing innovative ways of engaging with groups of alumni and cultivate the Universitys worldwide alumni and supporter community into a committed group of volunteers, donors and advocates. This is a full-time position, based out of the NLSIU campus in Bengaluru involving field and desk work, and will report to the Director Communications and External Relations, NLSIU. Over the last three decades the University has consistently been an innovative leader in legal education and research in India and has been ranked First among Law Universities in the National Institute Ranking Framework for the last seven years. Role Description Qualifications Essential Graduate degree in any discipline (preferably Business Administration/Communications / Public Relations or related areas) with aggregate 55% marks Provided, for candidates with benchmark disabilities, the minimum aggregate mark is 50%. Desirable Post Graduate Degree in a related field. Experience and Skills Minimum 6 years of overall work experience with at least 3 years in alumni engagement, programme development, stakeholder engagement, client servicing, financial aid initiatives, or a related field; Excellent ability to work with and manage a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and forge partnerships; Excellent research, communication and drafting skills; Excellent time management skills and ability to meet tight deadlines; Strong budget management skills, organisation skills and IT skills. Role and Responsibilities The Manager-Alumni Relations would serve as the primary point of contact between alumni and the University and will report to the Director Communications and External Relations. They will be responsible for undertaking the following tasks: Continuous outreach to NLSIU alumni across years and programmes; Creation and maintenance of a platform to offer a uniform and easily accessible set of services to all alumni of NLSIU across programmes; Engagement on the platform and through other channels to promote and enhance alumni relations; Develop and implement alumni engagement strategy for NLSIU and support of key University priorities around student recruitment, global engagement, fundraising and employability; Develop innovative ways of engaging with groups of alumni to reach, inspire and cultivate the Universitys worldwide alumni and supporter community into a committed group of volunteers, donors and advocates; Develop, maintain and regularly update repository/database of alumni profiles and alumni success stories to position alumni at the heart of the Universitys profile, both nationally and internationally and to support key University priorities including employability, recruitment and fundraising; Works with departments (academics, professional learning etc) to launch course-based, batch-wise, state-wise, country-wise alumni groups and associations; Lead the creation and launch of alumni services; Coordinate with the University communications team on alumni engagement to ensure the successful delivery of engagement activities and promotion of alumni success stories; Coordinates and produces reports, proposals, and analyses for management, to include monthly budget to actual reviews of areas of programmatic responsibility, periodic reports to reflect relevant data gathering and analysis, and post-event reports and recommendations; Conceptualise and organise events and activities for the benefit of alumni communities; Identify and develop opportunities for alumni fundraising and support. Tenure Permanent basis till the age of superannuation i.e 60 years, subject to confirmation after the satisfactory completion of two years probation. Selection Process Selection will take place in two parts.