Regional Student Recruitment Officer (Midlands)

Department

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Marketing and Student Recruitment team, which is part of the University’s Communications and External Relations section.

Communications and External Relations brings together the main areas involved in leading the University's student recruitment as well as strategic positioning and profile. Engaging with students, staff and stakeholders, we promote the University's excellence in research and education, and ensure its profile is communicated in a consistent way. We take an innovative and creative approach to our work and are at the forefront of new and best practice in communications, recruitment and marketing, engagement and customer service.

Duties of the Role

The successful candidate will be part of a team responsible for delivering the University’s UK student recruitment, conversion, schools liaison and recruitment events activities. Duties will include representing the University at higher education exhibitions, on-campus events such as Open Days, giving presentations and advice on a wide range of HE topics and developing relationships with key recruitment stakeholders, including schools, colleges and other third-party providers. The post-holder will be required to work closely with colleagues across Communications and External Relations as well as academic departments to ensure an informed and efficient approach to student recruitment activity.

The role will be required to undertake travel around the UK, with some international travel. This role primarily covers the Midlands region of the UK and is predominately based from this location on a work-from-home basis, but with requirement to also support activity within London. The post holder will also be required to attend team meetings/away days, key recruitment events and other ad hoc meetings at our Colchester (and on occasion Southend) Campuses. The post holder will be required to work some weekends and evenings.

Skills and qualifications required

The post-holder will hold a degree or equivalent level of qualification or experience as well as an interest in, and knowledge of, current issues in the higher education sector including funding sources.

The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience of public speaking. They will be motivated and proactive, working flexibly and to tight deadlines, both independently and as part of a team. The post-holder will have experience of organising events for a wide range of audiences and demonstrate excellent organisational and administrative skills.

Due to the nature of the work, applicants who are offered employment will be subject to an Enhanced DBS before the appointment is confirmed

Please use the 'Apply' button to read further information about this role including the full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role. You will also find details of how to make your application here. Our website http://www.essex.ac.uk contains more information about the University of Essex. If you have a disability and would like information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk.

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