Alumni and Careers Officer

Alumni and Careers Officer

Short summary

The College of Europe is seeking applications for the position of Alumni and Careers Officer (100%), joining the Alumni and Careers Office at its Bruges campus, from 1 September 2025 onwards.

About the College : Welcome to the laboratory of European integration

The College of Europe is the oldest postgraduate institute of European studies, with campuses in Bruges (est. 1949), Natolin / Warsaw (est. 1992) and Tirana (est. 2024). Across the campuses, and under the motto of “studying and living Europe together”, the College hosts every year approximately 500 students of over 50 different nationalities, pursuing advanced Master’s programmes with a duration of 10 months in a residential format. Beyond a broad spectrum of additional executive education activities, the College also implements comprehensive training programmes for junior diplomats / officials from EU member states and the enlargement region.

Centred around its core educational and training activities, the College of Europe has the mission to contribute to the construction of Europe and to good relations between the European Union and its international partners. All staff members contribute to the College mission with professional dedication, a spirit of pro-active collegiality and mutual respect.

For more information about the College, please visit our website.

The Alumni and Careers Office’s work revolves around the professional “readiness” of current students and the relevance of the profiles of alumni. It offers different activities which are listed here. The Office is a dynamic place, involved in many different impactful projects and activities with a student-centered approach.

The Role

Based in Bruges, the Alumni and Careers Officer will be working under the direct supervision of the Alumni and Careers Coordinator.The Alumni and Careers Officer will be involved in the expansion of the current activities of the Alumni and Careers Office, including the delivery of an evidence-based programme of about 30 events per year of varying complexity, the Micro-Mentoring programme, and its expansion to cover relevant trends and transversal skills (AI, project management, leadership, etc.).

The main tasks and responsibilities of the  Alumni and Careers Officer will include :

• Contribute to the co-creation of the career strategy from the data analysis (insight extraction, interviews, etc.) to its implementation through events and programmes;
• Organise a set of events for the students, from A-Z (from conception to implementation);
• Respond to queries from alumni and external stakeholders (copies of documents, employment background checks, etc.);
• Perform research on data (e.g. student and alumni wishes and needs, job market trends, etc.) as a basis for organising activities and collecting information relevant for students and alumni;
• Be involved in different projects and activities with exposure to a variety of actors and individuals, processes and domains (e.g. supporting students in their job or internship applications, data entry, reporting, etc.).

Your Profile

For the position of Alumni and Careers Officer , the College is looking for candidates with :

Our offer

How to apply

Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview.

Envisaged start date : 1 September 2025

The College of Europe is committed to equal treatment and opportunity. It aims to reflect the diversity of our society and to offer an inclusive work and study environment for all members of its community. Consistent with these goals, the Bruges campus has a zero-tolerance policy for any acts against the dignity and integrity of individuals, whether in the form of discrimination, bullying, harassment, stalking, violence, or sexual misconduct.Candidates are therefore recruited and selected on the basis of skills and experience, regardless of sex, age, ability, ethnicity, class and background, political belief, race, religion, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, culture, or any other grounds.