Alumni Liaison & Partnerships Officer

Boma International Hospitality College (BIHC), in partnership with the Business and Hotel Management School (BHMS) in Switzerland, is looking for an Alumni Liaison & Partnerships Officer. You will manage alumni relations and leverage alumni networks to support student mentorship, internships/attachments, career opportunities, and institutional partnerships through structured engagement, communication, and opportunity sourcing.\n\n### Scope of the Role\n- Opportunities and Partnerships for job placement\n- Events and communication\n- Alumni Tracking, Relations & Engagement\n- Records and Reporting\n\n### Key Responsibilities\n- Develop, maintain, and continuously update a comprehensive alumni database (contacts, employment status, sector, location, engagement history).\n- Build and implement an alumni engagement plan that supports mentorship, career talks, guest lectures, and student opportunity pipelines.\n- Mobilize alumni to share internship/attachment and job opportunities; maintain a structured process for receiving and validating alumni referrals.\n- Coordinate alumni events and engagement activities including networking sessions, career forums, and alumni recognition initiatives (in collaboration with the career services team).\n- Strengthen alumni involvement in institutional development initiatives (industry linkages, sponsorships, advisory support, curriculum feedback, brand advocacy).\n- Act as a functional link between alumni, students, and industry partners to enable mentoring matches, referrals, and collaboration.\n- Prepare alumni engagement reports, success stories, and impact summaries for internal communication and management reporting.\n- Manage alumni communication channels and cadence (e.g., newsletters, platforms, alumni groups) to maintain consistent engagement.\n- Any other duties as may be assigned by Management from time to time.\n\n### Qualifications and Experience\n- Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations, Public Relations, Business Management, Marketing or equivalent.\n- Two (2) years’ experience at an Institution of Higher learning.\n- Demonstrated continuing professional development.\n- A deep understanding of, commitment to and involvement in the hospitality industry.\n- Extensive knowledge in ICT and experience of education, higher education and the issues and challenges facing the sector.\n\n### Key Competencies\n- Stakeholder engagement and partnership governance.\n- Networking, community and relationship engagement.\n- Event planning and coordination.\n- Effective verbal and written communication, including report writing.\n- Alumni records, data management, quality assurance, and reporting.\n- ICT proficiency (MS Office, databases, email, and virtual platforms).\n- Time management, multitasking and teamwork.\n\n### How to Apply\nInterested and qualified? Go to Boma International Hospitality College on redcross.applytojob.com to apply.