Alumni Officer

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and highly motivated individual to join the Fettes College Development Team as Alumni Officer.

The Role

Working as part of the Development Team the post holder will be responsible for creating, supporting and managing opportunities for 6,000 Old Fettesians (OFs) across the globe to engage with each other and with the College. Opportunities typically consist of special events publications, e-News, digital content and school tours.

Main Responsibilities

Please see full Job Description for duties and responsibilities for this role

Knowledge Skills & Experience

Essential

Education to degree level or equivalent, typically a minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience

Good organisational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an exacting attention to detail.

Demonstrably excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build effective relationships with individuals and groups.

Experience of using a relational database such as Raiser’s Edge or equivalent.

Proven ability to create, monitor and manage budgets to exacting standards.

Experience of successful event administration, planning and delivery.

Proven experience of creating publication materials such as magazines and brochures.

Desirable

Experience of working in a development / alumni role

Experience of working in an education environment / membership organisation

Ability to use design packages such as Adobe InDesign to support the creation of digital content, social media, invitations and event support materials.

Experience of working with volunteers

About the school/organisation

ABOUT FETTES

Fettes College is a leading HMC co-educational boarding and day school close to the heart of Edinburgh. It has a strong tradition of academic, sporting and cultural excellence underpinned by outstanding pastoral care. Fettes opened its doors in 1870 and became fully co-educational in 1980: it is now an independent school of some 785 students. There are 594 students in the Senior School (13-18 years) and 191 students in the Preparatory School (7-13 years). Fettes follows the English curriculum of GCSEs, and the dual pathway of A Levels and IB. Our full-boarding ethos ensures weekends are vibrant and fun.

The academic staff in the Senior School consists of the Head and 91 full-time members of the Common Room. Our Prep School shares the same site and consists of a further 29 full-time teaching staff. Fettes is a collaborative community in which every member is working towards fully realising their potential whilst supporting those around them.

The school stands on a stunning and secure 100-acre site, but still within walking distance of Edinburgh’s city centre. The historic main building holds the Chapel, Library, the English, Classics and History Departments as well as the Medical Centre and two boarding houses. A large purpose-built teaching block (the Spens Building) houses Art, Modern Languages, Mathematics, Economics, Geography and Music. The Theatre, Science Laboratories and Dining Hall are adjacent. The Preparatory School and seven further boarding houses (including a purpose-built co-educational U6th House) are also on the campus. Our sports facilities (including extensive playing fields, two all-weather pitches and a private Health Club) are excellent.

We have a commitment to build even more ground-breaking facilities, including a Wellbeing Centre and construction of new Science and Innovation buildings.

As well as our teaching staff we employ over 220 Operational Staff across the many departments, including Estates, Security, Housekeeping, Finance, Admissions and Marketing with a pervading sense of community amongst staff, students and parents alike.

OUR VISION

We have created and developed a bold new vision for Fettes, one which focuses on what we believe Fettesians should aspire to be, the skills they will need in life and the impact we want them to make in the world.

Please also watch (with sound on) our film below - Ode to Place - which complements the vision and captures the ethos of Fettes College and what a Fettes education means.

THE AIMS OF THE COLLEGE

**Fettes College will ensure that our students**:
Feel valued and respected as individuals

Receive the highest possible quality of education, engaging them in rigorous and relevant opportunities in a dynamic curriculum that creates lifelong learners

Feel safe, have a sense of personal worth, are thoughtful and considerate of the needs of others, while possessing a willingness to take on responsibility

Are encouraged to stretch and challenge themselves

Develop a sense of self-confidence, integrity, emotional resilience, loyalty, good manners, leadership skills and teamwork

Value a sense of community

Are surrounded by inspirational caring staff

Feel represented and are provided with equal opportunities reg