Alumni Stewardship Officer

Overview

Alumni Stewardship Officer

Leeds Beckett University - Communications and Marketing

Ref: REQ

Full-time, permanent

Grade 4, £30,378 - £34,610

Are you a highly organised relationship-builder with a passion for alumni engagement and a love of data?

We're looking for an Alumni Stewardship Officer to play a key role in nurturing meaningful, long-term relationships between Leeds Beckett University and its alumni community, while ensuring the accurate management of data, funds and stewardship processes that underpin successful fundraising and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Play aKey role in nurturing meaningful, long-term relationships between Leeds Beckett University and its alumni community, while ensuring the accurate management of data, funds and stewardship processes that underpin successful fundraising and engagement.
• Work closely with colleagues across the university to deliver high-quality stewardship activities that recognise, engage and inspire alumni, supporters and donors.
• Maintain accurate alumni and donor records, ensuring data integrity across alumni and fundraising databases, and support data-led decision making.
• Manage alumni and donor datasets, produce reports and insight to support engagement strategies, and ensure compliance with data protection and university policies.
• Support the financial administration of fundraising activity, including gift processing, fund management, reconciliation, reporting and stewardship of restricted and unrestricted funds, working closely with finance colleagues.
• Contribute to alumni communications, events, donor recognition and impact reporting, demonstrating how philanthropic support benefits students, research and the wider university.
• Deliver accurate, organised and clear communication to provide an excellent experience for alumni and supporters.

Qualifications and requirements

• Strong eye for detail and enjoy working with data.
• Experience with managing datasets, producing reports and insights to support engagement strategies.
• Experience with data protection and university policies.
• Commitment to delivering an excellent experience for alumni and supporters.
• Ability to work in a busy, collaborative team environment.

Additional information

At Leeds Beckett, we value diverse perspectives, generous annual leave and strong support for professional development. Join a team committed to building meaningful, data-informed relationships that make a real difference to our alumni, students and communities.

Closing date: Sunday 8th February 2026 (23:59). Please note that you will not be able to edit or submit a part-completed application form after the closing date.

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Working here means you'll have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.

We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.