Location: | Sussex, Brighton, Hybrid |
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Salary: | £33,966 to £38,205 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 26th April 2024 |
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Closes: | 1st May 2024 |
Job Ref: | MK5199-24-140 |
Are you ready to play a key role in student recruitment at the University of Brighton? We're seeking an experienced & ambitious UK Regional Student Recruitment Officer to develop and deliver UK student recruitment plans in South London, Kent and Essex. We are looking for a student recruitment specialist to develop strong relationships with schools & colleges to generate interest in the University and support applicants to choose Brighton.
About the Role:
Strategy Development: Using data, insight & market intelligence lead the development and delivery of regional recruitment plans in South London, Kent and Essex. Identify growth opportunities and ensure activities align with University targets.
Relationship Building: Build & nurture strategic partnerships with schools and colleges across the region, fostering strong connections and generating interest in the University.
Recruitment Operations: Drive lead generation through recruitment exhibitions, fairs, and college networks, maximising application conversion rates.
Academic Engagement: Facilitate academic-led engagement opportunities with key colleges, providing guidance & support to academic staff.
Your Profile:
Experience: Significant experience in student recruitment or regional sales, with a proven track record in devising & implementing student recruitment or sales strategies and relationship management.
Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of the higher education policy landscape, market trends, UK Post-16 education system, & student recruitment processes.
Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences & stakeholders effectively.
Abilities: Performance driven and ability to generate leads & achieve targets in a fast-paced environment.
What We Offer:
Interview are expected to take place on 14th May. We welcome applications from job sharers.
Reporting to the UK Student Recruitment Manager, this is a permanent, full-time post (37 hours per week). This is remote working role with the contractual base of work being your home address. This role involves frequent and extensive travel to schools & colleges across the South London, Kent and Essex area. The post holder will be required to live in the allocated regional market of South London, Kent or Essex.
Evening and weekend work and occasional overnight stays and travel to other areas of the UK are required. Additionally, the post holder will be required to work one or more full days onsite at the University in Brighton at least once a month.
Inquiries: Contact Carl Griffiths (Head of UK Student Recruitment Operations): c.m.griffiths@brighton.ac.uk
Further details:
The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.
For the vast majority of our roles, we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus & at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.
Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.
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