International Recruitment Officer - Maternity Cover

UCA is seeking an International Recruitment Officer to take operational ownership of our global agent network and support international recruitment efforts across key markets. This 12-month maternity cover post plays a vital role in ensuring compliance, building strong relationships with recruitment agents, and supporting our international student pipeline.

As the International Recruitment Officer, you will manage agent contracts and commission processes, ensuring all activity meets university policy and sector standards. You will also oversee our International Student Ambassador programme, helping to integrate current student voices into our recruitment and conversion activities.

This role requires a detail-focused mindset with strong organisational and relationship skills. You’ll contribute to the wider recruitment strategy by analysing market trends, improving operational processes, and ensuring accurate CRM data to support performance evaluation and insight.

Key responsibilities include managing agent partnerships, coordinating ambassador activity. You will work closely with colleagues across Marketing, Recruitment, Admissions to deliver a joined-up approach to international recruitment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact within a creative university environment.

For an informal conversation regarding the role please contact:

Andy Ball, Head of CRM Marketing & External Relations at andy.ball@uca.ac.uk

At UCA, creativity and innovation are at the heart of what we do. Our legacy of educating eager and passionate artists, makers and thinkers runs back almost 160 years, and today we’re helping shape a global future that supports and nourishes talent worldwide. 

Our campuses across Surrey and Kent are vibrant communities, each specialising in different areas of the creative industries. We are also home to a thriving research hub, with academic experts and fellows leading the way in research on sustainability, design, textiles, animation, history and culture, and more. 

Are you ready to share your passion for creativity with the next generation of innovators? If so, we want to hear from you.

For further details and to apply for this post please click the 'Apply' button, above.

At UCA, full-time working hours are 36 hours & 15 minutes per week.

The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) aims to be a welcoming and inclusive University that is truly representative of all sections of society. We particularly encourage applications from people from minoritised ethnic groups and people with disabilities who are currently under-represented within the University.

Advert information