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Co-ordinator, Benson Idahosa University (BIU) Alumni Office

REPORTS TO – Deputy Vice Chancellor

CORE RESPONSIBILITY

The Co-ordinator, BIU Alumni Office would be responsible to the Deputy Vice Chancellor and would work with the Communications and Brand Strategy Unit (CBSU) to co-ordinate the Alumni Office, work with the Alumni Association to maintain and seek innovative partnership and mutual collaboration between the Alumni Association and the University.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Work closely with the Alumni Association executive ensuring strong and productive relationships between the association and the University’s leadership 
  • Establish and build relationships with a wide range of alumni, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally; maintain regular communication with alumni via direct contact, email blasts, alumni web pages, and print publications
  • Plan, implement and promote alumni programs that support the University’s strategic plan as well as the goals of the University’s publicity Campaign in collaboration with colleagues within the Office of Corporate Communication, the Vice Chancellor’s Office and throughout the schools; develop and submit for approval by the Vice Chancellor annual strategic and operating plans

  

  1. Manage the Day-2-day operations of the alumni office to include maintaining effective records, information database and administration
  • Ensure accurate and complete alumni database records; capture contact, biographical and career information of alumni via surveys, projects (e.g. alumni directory), correspondence, website, postal returns, etc
  • Filing minutes and reports
  • Keeping a record of the association’s activities
  • Keeping a diary of future activities

 

  1. Monitor and relate achievements of Alumni Members to the University for Publication across all PR Mediums

 

  1. Seek to create opportunities for business relationships and partnerships between the Alumni Association and the University as well as within members of the Alumni Association.

 

  • Partner with University’s admission initiatives to spearhead the introduction of alumni involvement in the admissions process
  • Partner with the Director, Campus Life Division to plan the growth and accessibility of career networking services for students and alumni
  • Collaborate closely with development colleagues in increasing support from alumni 
  1. In consultation with the President, Alumni Association, schedule network meetings and ensure the meetings are effectively organized (in accordance with the alumni act) and “minuted” 
  • Liaising with the Chair to plan meetings
  • Receiving agenda items from committee members
  • Circulating agendas and reports
  • Taking minutes (unless there is a minutes secretary)
  • Circulating approved minutes
  • Checking that agreed actions are carried out.

 REQUIREMENTS

  1. A Benson Idahosa University (BIU) Graduate
  2. NYSC discharge Certificate
  3. Pro-active and Innovative
  4. Maintain Good relationship with Alumni Association Members.

DATE OF RESUMPTION
Wednesday July 1st, 2015.

Interested persons should submit an application letter and their Curriculum Vitae to [email protected] with “ALUMNI OFFICER” as subject.