Careers & Alumni Relations Officer

About the Role

Inspire Selection | Recruitment Agency is recruiting for a Careers & Alumni Relations Officer to join an international organization within the higher education sector. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a predominantly remote work arrangement. The role involves supporting careers, alumni engagement, employer relationships, events, and wider community initiatives, with a salary of 15,000 SAR per month.

Role Context and Expectations

This is a hands-on role that requires a high degree of self-motivation, organization, and the ability to manage workload independently without daily supervision. The officer will engage with various stakeholders, including students, alumni, employers, industry contacts, and internal teams, to coordinate programs and activities that enhance engagement and support career development.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate careers activities, including coaching clinics, workshops, webinars, networking sessions, and employer events.
• Support students with career development initiatives such as CVs, LinkedIn profiles, interview preparation, and employability activities.
• Coordinate alumni engagement programs, mentoring initiatives, networking events, and guest speaker sessions.
• Build and maintain relationships with alumni, employers, and industry partners.
• Coordinate employer visits, presentations, industry panels, and other engagement activities.
• Promote employment, mentoring, project, and career development opportunities to students and alumni.
• Support volunteering, community engagement, and social responsibility initiatives.
• Coordinate events from planning to delivery, including registrations, invitations, speakers, suppliers, and follow-up.
• Maintain accurate records for students, alumni, employers, and stakeholders, ensuring engagement activity is captured.
• Support surveys, data collection, and the preparation of engagement and participation reports.
• Prepare communications, including newsletters, event information, success stories, testimonials, and stakeholder updates.
• Represent the organization at relevant events, exhibitions, and networking activities as required.
• Support additional projects and initiatives.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have a background in higher education, student services, careers, alumni relations, employer engagement, events, marketing, or stakeholder engagement. Given the remote nature of the position, candidates must demonstrate strong independence, proactivity, and discipline, taking ownership of tasks and seeing them through to completion. The role requires an individual who enjoys variety and autonomy, and is adept at building and maintaining professional relationships with diverse stakeholders.

Required Attributes

• Highly self-motivated and organized.
• Comfortable taking ownership of workload without daily supervision.
• Proactive and disciplined in identifying and completing tasks.
• Enjoys variety and autonomy in work.
• Skilled in building networks and representing the organization professionally.

Application

Candidates who are organized, proactive, and enjoy facilitating initiatives are encouraged to apply.