Head of Student Marketing & Recruitment

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Student Marketing & Recruitment to join the University’s College of Social Sciences (CoSS). We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking leader to oversee student recruitment and marketing on a College-wide basis.

In this influential role, you will drive the development and implementation of student marketing and recruiting strategies for CoSS, as well as establishing and managing a matrix structure alongside School recruitment and marketing leads. You will define and monitor shared Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), delivering student recruitment related insights and market intelligence to support strategic planning and inform College Management Group decisions. With responsibility for recruitment and marketing planning and budgets, you will also ensure that resources are deployed efficiently for maximum return on investment.

In addition to the above priorities, you will act as the key liaison with our central External Relations, ensuring that our activities align with institutional objectives and priorities and contribute to broader policy development.

This role would be ideal for someone who has a strong understanding of digital marketing trends, market intelligence, and student recruitment methodologies, and who possesses substantial experience in a senior marketing or recruitment role within higher education or a similarly complex organisation. The postholder will also lead the strategic development and implementation of international student recruitment initiatives and partnerships, therefore experience in international student recruitment and transnational education initiatives is essential.

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and open ended.

Apply online by clicking the 'Apply' button, above.

Closing Date: 23:45 on  Thursday 29^th May 2025

As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1. A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
2. An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension , benefits and discount packages.
3. A flexible approach to working.
4. A commitment to support your health and wellbeing.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community here.

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We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/benefits-salary-and-flexible-working for more information.

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