Team Leader

The Team leader Alumni and Advancement Unit provides efficient operational management of the Faculty’s external relations, partnerships, communication and Marketing. Reporting to the Head of faculty administration, the Team leader Alumni and Advancement Unit will manage the following:
**Your Role...**:

- Ensure the day-to-day operational activities of the Alumni and Advancement Unit of the Faculty, which includes managing and developing relationship with the Faculty‘s external stakeholders such as sponsors and institutional partners
- Manage the Alumni and Advancement Unit team members
- Create an efficient reporting tool for the faculty chairs and acts as their main relationship partner
- Coordinate MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) between the central legal department and the external partners
- Establish and maintain effective collaboration with other services such as central communication, student affairs and the international relations office of the University
- Works closely with the Dean’s office and Head of Departments to align the Faculty’s official communication towards external stakeholders
- Establish and manage the alumni and advancement unit budget
- Manage and maintain the internal database of the alumni and advancement unit

**Qualifications...**:

- A university degree. A specialisation in political science or public relations will be considered an advantage
- Several years of experience in a similar position
- Proven ability to adapt to new situations, develop and implement creative solutions in a complex, multicultural and multi-stakeholder environment
- Project management skills and a proven record of successfully managing and completing all aspects of projects
- A proven ability to contribute to strategic planning that delivers an efficient external affairs strategy
- Excellent networking and relationship building skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to negotiate, consult, influence and build relationships at a number of levels
- Fluency in English and in French are mandatory; German and/or Luxembourgish will be considered as an advantage

**In Short...**:

- Contract Type: Permanent
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Location: Kirchberg
- Job Reference: UOL05968

In particular, we offer:

- An exciting international and multilingual research environment
- Personal workspace

**How to apply...**:
Applications should be submitted online and include:

- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover letter

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.

**About us...**:
The** University of Luxembourg** is an **international research** university with a distinctly **multilingual** and **interdisciplinary** character. The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University’s faculties and interdisciplinary centres focus on research in the areas of Computer Science and ICT Security, Materials Science, European and International Law, Finance and Financial Innovation, Education, Contemporary and Digital History. In addition, the University focuses on cross-disciplinary research in the areas of Data Modelling and Simulation as well as Health and System Biomedicine. Times Higher Education ranks the University of Luxembourg #3 worldwide for its “international outlook,” #20 in the Young University Ranking 2021 and among the top 250 universities worldwide.

The **Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance **offers three Bachelor programmes, four Master programmes of Management and Economics and six Masters of Laws (LL.M.), as well as several continuing education courses. It also includes the Doctoral School in Law and the Doctoral School in Economics and Finance. Around **2,500 students **from **90 different nationalities** are enrolled at the Faculty. Academic staff from 18 different nationalities teach at the Faculty, supported by practitioners from the field, visiting scholars and guest professors. Rooted in Luxembourg but with a **European and international outlook**, the Faculty counts three departments:

- Department of Law
- Department of Economics and Management (DEM)
- Department of Finance

Teaching and research benefit from the proximity of the European institutions, Luxembourg’s world-class financial centre ranked second in the world in investment fund asset domicile, and its vibrant business community. Institutional and private sector partnerships, sponsored Chairs, and a growing network of international partner universities make the FDEF a **vibrant academic hub within the University at the heart of Europe**.