Student Recruitment Officer

Professional Services

Closing date: 12 February 2022
Interview date: 24 February 2023

We are looking for a highly motivated and confident Student Recruitment Officer to join our Recruitment and Outreach team. As a Student Recruitment Officer, you will:

• support the UK Undergraduate Recruitment Team in delivering regional recruitment plans and initiatives to achieve the University’s undergraduate recruitment targets
• proactively build and account manage relationships with targeted schools and colleges, representing the University at events and delivering talks to prospective students and parents to generate leads and increase applications to the University
• support the team in the organisation and delivery of recruitment activities and events for prospective students

In this role, you will be based at the University of Portsmouth but will be required to undertake frequent and extensive travel to schools, colleges and recruitment events throughout the UK.

To succeed in this role, you will need to be a performance driven individual with:

• excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and the ability to motivate and communicate well with young adults
• excellent organisational and administrative skills and experience of event organisation and delivery
• ability to use data and analytics to target activity and measure impact

You will have the opportunity to grow within a highly skilled, professional and integrated marketing, advancements and communications team.

A full clean driving licence is highly desirable and DBS clearance is essential. You must be prepared to work evenings and weekends as required.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Robin Wilcox, UK Student Recruitment Manager at robin.wilcox@port.ac.uk.

The University of Portsmouth believes this role may be eligible for sponsorship with UKVI under the Skilled Worker Route visa. Please familiarise yourself with the requirements set out before applying for this role. If you are unable to meet the requirements for sponsorship you will need to confirm details of an alternative visa to work in the UK when applying for this role.

Anonymous shortlisting will be carried out for this role as part of our commitment to equality and diversity, ensuring a fair and consistent approach to recruitment. Personal details will not be disclosed to the shortlisting panel. If you’ve been asked to upload further documents, they should not contain identifying information.

We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community. As an Athena SWAN and Race Equality Charter award holder, a member of Stonewall and a Disability Confident Employer we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from all talented people. In addition, we want our workforce to be representative of our diverse student population. Please see our EDI Framework and objectives.

Information about us and our benefits.

For detailed information about the vacancy: ZZ005234-1 - Student Recruitment Officer.docx

To find out more about the University of Portsmouth and this role, click on apply.

It is the policy of the University to only accept applications submitted using the University’s application form.

All applications for this position will be processed and conducted in compliance with UK legislation relevant at that time.

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