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Department: Graduate Employment and Entrepreneurship Location: Role can be based in West London (Greenford), and Leeds Campuses (On-site) Type of Contract: Permanent Working Pattern: Full Time - 40hrs Per Week Salary: £29,000pa GBS is a higher education provider offering a range of sector-relevant courses across ten campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Working in partnership with several of the UK’s leading higher education providers, we deliver vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in finance, accounting, business, construction, tourism, healthcare, and more. Our Vision: Changing lives through education. What We Do: The Employability and Entrepreneurship Department at GBS is dedicated to preparing students for successful careers and business ventures. It offers tailored one-to-one guidance, a dynamic online Careers Hub via Handshake, and a structured Employability Award that builds critical job-seeking skills through Bronze to Platinum levels. Students gain practical experience in CV building, networking, and real job applications, including tools like ChatGPT. The role: If you are passionate about careers guidance and want to enable the next generation of career professionals, your work will see you supporting students and graduates as they prepare for life beyond university. Your work will enable them to create actionable career plans, get high quality support and guidance, and help them to identify and develop their interview skills. It's a great opportunity for you to be part of helping to shape confident, capable, and informed future professionals. The Alumni Relations Officer will develop and maintain the relationship between GBS and our growing number of alumni. Your key task is to build up our Alumni programme and to manage the relationship between GBS and its graduates, including informing them about the Graduate Outcome Survey. This will be done through communication with the alumni community by newsletters, events, on-line events, in-person events and other resources. You will work closely with the Graduate Employment and Entrepreneurship Team in tracking our graduates as they move into future employment and explore opportunities for our internship and volunteering programme. Where alumni have not secured graduate level progression, you will be signpost them to the Careers Consultants for support. You will work closely with the Marketing Department in creating and distributing communications for our alumni. You will also help build a community of external stakeholders to support our alumni, including local employers, public bodies and third sector organisations. Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position. What the role involves: This role is largely about communication and support. You will keep alumni connected to each other and GBS, to encourage and promote the professional development of alumni on an individual basis, including helping them to secure graduate level outcomes where necessary, and to keep the alumni community aware of the institutions’ developments, including work placement opportunities and achievements. Duties: • To communicate with our alumni and external stakeholder communities., • To populate and maintaining the alumni database., • To work with marketing distribute an alumni magazine/newsletter., • To provide content for the alumni publication., • To arrange networking events, reunions and other events, both in person and on-line, for alumni members and external stakeholders., • To encourage engagement from alumni and external stakeholders to support extra-curricular events, GBS development and promotion, and volunteering and placement opportunities., • To promote the alumni community to current students and external stakeholders., • To contribute to strategic planning for the direction of the alumni office., • To help maintain the alumni website, Careers and Placement platform, and online community., • To source discounts, benefits and services for alumni members and raising awareness of those., • To communicate with local businesses and organisations to arrange benefits packages for alumni members., • To keep alumni informed about the Graduate Outcomes Survey and ensure that they feel prepared for it., • To track the employment status of alumni and refer them to the Careers team if they have not achieved graduate level outcomes in the period up to the Graduate Outcome Survey., • To promote any notable alumni success stories. Essential: • Hold Further or Higher Education level qualifications, • Achieved a minimum of GCSEs grade C or above in Math’s and English (or equivalent), • Good project management skills are required in this role, • You will be expected to work to deadlines and prioritise workloads, • Demonstrate highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to influence, collaborate and interact effectively with a range of stakeholders., • Understanding of and passion for both higher education and for working with a diverse student body, especially mature students from a widening participation background, • Flexibility with time and travel is required as you will occasionally be required to work outside of regular working pattern over weekends and evenings, and travel to our various campuses, • Qualified to degree level, • Professional qualifications in the areas of administration and marketing are desirable, • Experience of university administration or marketing duties, • Willing to work occasional weekends and evenings, and to go travel to our various campuses, • 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays, • 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days, • Workplace pension scheme, • Tuition reimbursement for career development courses, • Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Techscheme and much more, • Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more, • Reward and recognition programme, • £500 award employee referral scheme GBS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.

• Business: emap, • Brands: Money Marketing, Mortgage Strategy, Headlinemoney, Property Week, • Base Location: Croydon, London, • Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent, Hybrid, • Salary: £30,000 – £34,000 DOE + 10% Bonus About the Company: A business-to-business media company with a focused portfolio of market-leading events and brands. Across the company we create products our customers value to help drive their success, which in turn drives our own growth. Our product focus is around paid-for subscriptions, conferences, awards, digital insight and bespoke marketing solutions. Overall Purpose of the Role: As an Event Manager you are part of an enthusiastic and busy event operations team, running conferences, exhibitions, bespoke business events and award ceremonies. Your role is key to the successful execution of our events portfolio. You will have operational responsibility from concept to delivery, using creativity and a keen eye for detail to deliver industry-leading events. Your aim is to produce commercially successful events that create quality business engagement for clients, enhancing and strengthening products and brands involved. emap brands rely on high-quality events, and close relationships with the industries they operate within. As an Event Manager your role is at the forefront of those relationships, both internally and externally. This is a collaborative role that is both fast paced and challenging while also being social. Responsibilities: • Managing a portfolio of pre-defined leading industry awards and conferences on time, below budget and to the required standard – ensuring that brand values are met., • Managing P&L/budgets for individual events with a focus on value for money and on maximising the contribution to the wider business., • Tracking and monitoring P&L of individual events – including revenue, costs and profit., • Demonstrating thorough knowledge and tight control of the cost base for each event, ensuring profit targets are beaten., • Building cross-functional relationships with internal stakeholders to support the success and strategic aims of the event and/or brand., • Building strong relationships with suppliers, including AV teams, venues, entertainers, etc, and negotiating to ensure the best value is achieved., • Managing customer relationships with critical and strategically important sponsors, speakers and delegates, acting as a point of contact. Problem solving, decision making and escalating issues as they arise. Ensuring that the overall experience is positive and exceeds expectations. Collating customer feedback and identifying areas for improvement., • Fulfilling partnership deliverables with attention to detail to maximise return on investment., • Analysing year-on-year performance and leading or participating in event debrief discussions, identifying future trends or improvements., • Identifying areas for event growth and future opportunities for brands., • Proof reading content throughout the event process., • Coaching and mentoring junior team members to ensure that the whole team is working to emap standards, values and processes., • Taking ownership of, and demonstrating accountability for, all logistical elements of the allocated events., • Scheduling and implementing event timelines and planning cycles according to the planning framework, ensuring all deadlines are adhered to., • Managing and assisting with the full awards entry process., • Managing awards judging days – both in person and virtually. Inviting and maintaining regular communication with judges and VIPs., • Communicating with speakers and hosts pre-event, and on site. Collating presentations, headshots and bios, and co-ordinating AV requirements., • Regularly updating and cleaning event databases in accordance with GDPR rules., • Accurate and regular reporting upwards of revenues, profits and KPIs vs targets, recording weekly entries and shortlist conversion rates. Reporting in project meetings and monthly., • Communicating regularly and coherently all relevant information and key developments to line manager and full project team., • Working with AV providers to create first-class full-scale event production. Collating shortlists, winners and sponsors’ content to create awards presentations, etc., • Liaising with event venues on menus, final numbers, specific event requirements and function sheets., • Producing risk assessments and collating health & safety documentation from all third-party suppliers., • Working with the Marketing and Editorial teams to deliver on-brand digital and print collateral, including proofing and testing event websites, ensuring all event content is brand aligned and meets guidelines. Skills and Experience: • Relevant demonstrable experience of working in a similar events role, preferably in a B2B environment., • Experience of delivering full-scale events − through the complete event life cycle, from conception to delivery., • Demonstrable knowledge of managing costs within a budget., • Excellent negotiation skills., • Experience of risk assessments/health & safety/contingency planning., • Client management experience preferred., • Excellent organisational and administrative skills., • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills., • Experience of working under the pressure of conflicting priorities., • Experience with CMS platforms, such as Evessio, beneficial., • Advanced in Microsoft Office. Core Competencies: • Exceptional verbal and written communication, with strong negotiation skills., • A strategic thinker with excellent planning and organisational skills., • The ability to work well under pressure, maintaining high standards in a fast-paced environment while meeting multiple deadlines., • Commercially focused with a strong understanding of finance, P&L statements and budgets., • Able to read and interpret data effectively., • Takes a creative approach to everyday challenges., • Ability to multitask effectively, and prioritise a high-volume workload across multiple projects., • Can demonstrate sound judgement with the ability to interpret and analyse complex and sensitive information., • A team player, but secure working independently and on own initiative., • Proactive and confident. Not afraid to constructively challenge ideas, where appropriate., • Confident at building strong working relationships both internally and externally., • Flexible with working hours in the lead-up to events, based on needs of the business. Personal Attributes: • A confident and enthusiastic event professional., • Organised and resourceful., • Self-motivated, self-sufficient and accountable., • Deadline driven and results orientated., • Team player., • Has sharp attention to detail., • Adaptable and flexible. What we offer Learning & Development: At emap, we believe that employee learning and development are the key drivers of our success. To ensure continuous growth and meet the ever-changing demands of the workplace, we provide an environment that fosters continuous development for our employees. Our employees are encouraged to identify their areas of personal and professional development aligned with our strategic areas, including management development, health, safety & wellbeing, sales, event management, marketing strategy, editorial, and information technology. We have a structured framework designed to help equip our employees with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours to excel in their job roles, contributing to achieving our organisational objectives. To support our employees’ career development, we have designed specialised programs, as well as other stand-alone role-specific and generic courses, under the emap academy. Benefits: emap is part of Metropolis Group. Together we are committed to providing a happy and healthy place to work, so we offer fantastic benefits and perks to our employees. • 25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell additional days., • One additional day of annual leave per year- Celebration Day., • Health plan, • Life assurance, • Private virtual GP access, • Seasonal flu jabs available at the office., • Continuous learning & development opportunities., • In-house Excellence Awards and other innovation projects., • Cycle-to-work scheme, • Discounted gym memberships, • Retail discount vouchers, • Rail season ticket loans, • Pension scheme, • One paid volunteer day per year, • Annual Summer & Winter Celebrations, • Work from home during August, • Income protection and more Privacy: Metropolis Group respects the privacy of every person for whom we have personal data. We comply with data protection legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation which regulates the processing of data and ensures that your data is processed fairly and lawfully, is kept secure and only that data necessary for any processing is kept. You can see our privacy policy at . Diversity and Inclusion: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status. How to apply: Please submit your CV and covering letter. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to give individual feedback at the application stage, however if you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted within 10 working days of your application.