Careers And Alumni Officer

We are recruiting a Careers & Alumni Relations Officer to join a well-established international organisation within the higher education sector. This is a varied, hands-on role supporting careers, alumni engagement, employer relationships, events and wider community initiatives. The position will be based in Riyadh and predominantly remote, so we are looking for someone who is highly self-motivated, organised and comfortable taking ownership of their workload without needing day-to-day supervision. You will work with a broad range of stakeholders including students, alumni, employers, industry contacts and internal teams, helping to coordinate programmes and activities that strengthen 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 including CVs, LinkedIn, interview preparation and employability activities. • Coordinate alumni engagement programmes, mentoring initiatives, networking events and guest speaker sessions. • Build and maintain strong 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 through to delivery, including registrations, invitations, speakers, suppliers and follow-up. • Maintain accurate student, alumni, employer and stakeholder records and ensure engagement activity is properly captured. • Support surveys, reporting, data collection and preparation of engagement and participation reports. • Prepare communications including newsletters, event information, success stories, testimonials and stakeholder updates. • Represent the organisation at relevant events, exhibitions and networking activities when required. • Support additional projects and initiatives as required.

About You You will ideally have a background in higher education, student services, careers, alumni relations, employer engagement, events, marketing or stakeholder engagement. More importantly, we are looking for someone who can genuinely work independently. As this is a remote position, you will need to be proactive, disciplined and comfortable identifying what needs to be done and getting on with it. You should have: • A Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification. • Strong communication and relationship-building skills. • Excellent organisation and the ability to manage several activities at once. • A high level of attention to detail and accuracy. • Experience coordinating events, projects or stakeholder engagement activities. • Confidence working with databases, CRM systems and reporting. • Good Microsoft Office skills. • The ability to work independently while remaining connected to a wider regional team. • A professional, approachable and service-focused style. • The flexibility to occasionally attend events outside normal working hours and travel when required. • Previous experience within higher education, careers services, alumni engagement or employer relations would be particularly useful. The Person We're Looking For This role will suit someone who enjoys having variety and autonomy. You won't have a team sitting around you every day, so you need to be someone who creates their own momentum, follows things through and doesn't wait to be chased. At the same time, this is a relationship-driven role. You'll need to enjoy meeting people, building networks and representing the organisation professionally with students, alumni, employers and other external stakeholders. If you're organised, proactive and enjoy making things happen, we'd love to hear from you.