Alumni Engagement and Fundraising Ambassador

**The Opportunity**:
Are you looking for a well-paid, fun and professional part time job, something that is guaranteed to boost your CV? Then look no further The Development and Alumni office is looking for hardworking and enthusiastic students to call our lovely alumni this year. You will get paid to discuss your experiences as a student, while listening to graduates reminisce fondly about their time in Edinburgh at the University. Ultimately you will be asking the alumni if they would be willing to make a regular donation to one of the University of Edinburgh’s fundraising priorities.
- Flexible working conditions around your studies.
- An opportunity to give back to the University that is providing your future.
- Ensuring the University remains a world leading provider of education.

This post is a part-time (60 Guaranteed Hours per year) role for current undergraduate or postgraduate students at the University of Edinburgh.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Strong self-discipline, resilience and a desire to succeed
- Confident and eager negotiator
- Emotionally intelligent
- Positive mindset with a desire to learn

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**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:

- A competitive salary of UE03 £22,214 - £24,248 per annum, pro rata. This post will appointed at Grade 3 step 1 which is £22,214 per annum, pro rata - £12.17 per hour.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab)

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

**Application process**

**Key dates to note**

Invitations to Assessment Centre and Interviews will be sent **week commencing Monday 21st October **.

Assessment Centre and Interviews will be held **week commencing Monday 28th October **.

**ABOUT THE TEAM**

Development & Alumni maintains and enhances our relationships with all our former students - around 250,000 in more than 150 countries. We also fundraise in order to ensure that the University can continue to provide ground-breaking research, world-class facilities and scholarships to talented students and staff members from across the world.

The is outward-looking, consultative and committed to working in partnership with others. We respond to the evolving needs of the University, our students, and wider society. We collaborate to fulfil social, cultural and economic benefit to Edinburgh, Scotland and the world - as outlined in the University’s Strategy 2030. Our team is ambitious, acts with integrity and demonstrates commitment to progress and impact. We aim to achieve excellence in all that we do, always being principled, considerate and respectful.