Alumni Community Manager

Are you passionate about helping young people build brighter futures?
Join Young Enterprise to shape the future of thousands of young people. As our Alumni Community Manager, you’ll build a vibrant, inclusive network where young voices lead, inspire, and drive real impact.

Who We Are
We’re Young Enterprise – a national charity with a bold mission: to give every young person the skills, confidence, and mindset to thrive in the changing world of work.

For over 60 years, we’ve empowered more than 7 million young people through hands-on enterprise and financial education programmes. Whether it’s launching a student business or learning how to manage money, we help young people develop key life skills like teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, and resilience.

We’re a passionate, down-to-earth team of 90+ staff and 2,000+ volunteers who believe that every young person, regardless of background, deserves a fair start in life.

Why Join Us?
We think Young Enterprise is a great place to work—and we’re proud of our people-first culture. Here’s what you can expect:

•    A friendly and supportive team where your voice is heard
•    A strong commitment to diversity and inclusion—we want everyone to feel they belong
•    Generous holiday allowance and flexible working
•    Cycle-to-work scheme, life assurance, and NHS top-up plan
•    Ongoing learning and mentoring opportunities
•    A chance to directly impact the lives of young people every single day

About the Role
This is a role where you’ll really see the difference you make. As Alumni Community Manager, you’ll:
•    Build a vibrant, inclusive network that keeps young people connected long after their YE experience
•    Create pathways for alumni to grow, give back, and make an impact
•    Champion Youth Voice, co-design opportunities with young people, and lead initiatives that inspire, engage, and energise the community
•    Work across teams and with external partners to turn strategy into action and help shape the next generation
This is a varied, people-focused role with plenty of room for creativity, independence, and collaboration.

You’ll love this job if you are…
•    passionate about shaping futures: Helping young people thrive and seeing real impact
•    a champion of youth voice: Putting young people at the heart of decisions and strategy
•    love building communities: Creating a vibrant, inclusive alumni network
•    collaborative and driven: Working across teams and partners to make big ideas happen.
•    a natural communicator: Representing YE, celebrating alumni, and elevating young voices nationally and globally.

Key Responsibilities
•    Lead the Alumni Community: Build a network that connects, inspires, and supports alumni at every stage.
•    Champion Youth Voice: Give young people a real say in shaping programmes, strategy, and decisions.
•    Build partnerships & represent YE: Collaborate with external organisations and showcase alumni achievements
•    Drive engagement: Create mentoring, volunteering, and recognition opportunities
•    Collaborate across teams: Work with colleagues to deliver a seamless, high-impact alumni experience
•    Turn strategy into action: Translate the Alumni and Youth Voice Strategy into practical plans with clear milestones 
•    Celebrate impact and share insights: Showcase alumni stories, track outcomes, and provide insights to inform decision-making.

A few practical things
•    This is a hybrid role, requiring you to work from a YE office (London or Oxford) at least 8 times per month

Keeping Young People Safe 
At Young Enterprise, safeguarding is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All successful applicants will receive ongoing safeguarding training throughout their employment and be expected to uphold excellent safeguarding practice at all times.

How to Apply
If you’re ready to help shape the futures of young people, we want to hear from you!

Please send your CV and instead of a traditional cover letter, please send us a separate document answering the three questions below, up to 250 words per answer. Please note, applications without answers to the three questions will not be considered. Interviews will be held via Teams. Applications must be received by 23:30 on 14 January 2026.  First round interviews earmarked for 22 January 2026.

1.    Skills and Experience 
Tell us about the skills and experience you would bring to this role. You may wish to include examples of community engagement, working with young people, partnership working, or project delivery.

2.    Youth Voice and Co-design
Give an example of how you involved young people or other stakeholders in shaping a programme, project, or service. How did you ensure their ideas influenced decisions, and what difference did it make?

3.    Collaboration 
Describe a time when you worked with multiple colleagues, teams or partners to deliver a project or initiative. How did you build relationships, navigate challenges, and achieve meaningful results?

We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While these can be a helpful resource, we want to hear about your personal skills, experiences and insights that highlight your unique strengths and perspective in your own words.

Full details can be found in the Job Description.

At YE we are passionate and committed to keeping your data safe and secure.  Full details can be found in the YE People’s Privacy Notice.

Join us – and help us give every young person the chance to thrive. Apply today!