Alumni & Business Engagement Officer
Roles and Responsibilities
Working across both the Student Development & Alumni teams, I support the teams to engage with local, national and international businesses and alumni, to create opportunities that will add value to the overall student experience. My primary responsibilities are making connections and sourcing clients for Employability Treks, Company Sponsored Dissertations and Group Consultancy Projects as well as engaging school alumni for a variety of local and remote alumni panel events. For CSD and Trek sourcing, I primarily support MSc Entrepreneurship & Innovation, MSc Human Resource Management, MSc International Human Resource Management, MSc Global Strategy & Sustainability and MSc Management. I also support the Business Engagement function to enhance our communications and feedback across all internal and external collaborations.
Background
I come from a background of Cinema and Events management, having worked in the Cinema industry for 16 years. During this time I specialized in recruitment, training & development and I have a strong passion for the support and development of young people. I also worked in VUE International as technical lead for the Edinburgh International Film Festival and event managed a number of high profile film premieres as well as large scale corporate events. I studied Design & Technology Education at Moray House and I am also a trained mental health first aider with MHFA England. I am also a passionate story teller and writer.