Student Recruitment Manager - Schools and Colleges

As the Student Recruitment Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the university’s student recruitment strategy. You will lead a team of Schools and Colleges Engagement Officers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality engagement activities that foster meaningful relationships with schools and colleges. Through strategic planning, data analysis, and team management, you will contribute to the university's growth targets by enhancing application growth and conversion rates.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact by shaping our outreach and recruitment activities, managing attendance at key sector and school and college events, and working closely with both internal and external stakeholders.

About the Role

You will lead and motivate a team of Schools and Colleges Engagement Officers to meet recruitment targets and strengthen engagement activities. You will develop and manage relationships with key schools and colleges, serving as a university ambassador. 

Responsibilities include planning and overseeing recruitment events such as UCAS exhibitions, HE fairs, and UK University Search events, while using data insights to refine recruitment strategies. 

You will work with the Student Ambassador Coordinator to support recruitment, training and deployment of Student Ambassadors to support at recruitment and school and college events Additionally, you will ensure efficient resource allocation, support the team's professional development, and deputise for the Head of UK Student Recruitment when needed 

About You

Essential criteria:

• Experience of successful HE schools and colleges engagement
• Excellent ability to lead a team and identify opportunities for development 
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise effectively 
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills 
• Full UK driving license 

Desirable:

• Experience of managing a team within either student recruitment or outreach

Additional Information

Salary Grade 7 - Starting from £38,784 rising to £43,482 per annum

The salary range shows the potential maximum pay progression in addition to any annual inflationary increase to your pay. Please note that our default position is to appoint into the lower end of the range, unless there are exceptional circumstances

Interview Date 27th October 2025

Staff Benefits

We offer a wide range of great benefits at BSU, including

• Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme/Teacher's Pension Scheme). This is a defined benefit pension scheme which pays members a secure income for life, post-retirement
• Enhanced paid leave - 41 - 46 days depending on the role (Full Time) - more details here: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/StaffBenefits
• Family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible work environment, on-site nursery, and a sector-leading enhanced maternity scheme 
• Employee Assistance Programme which offers access to on-demand GP appointments, wellbeing support and advice, and access to counselling
• Transport schemes including Electric Vehicle Scheme and Cycle to Work
• Wide range of discounts and financial benefits, accessed through and easy-to-use app

For further details about all our staff benefits, have a look at our rewards page: 

https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/work-at-bath-spa/rewards-and-benefits/

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About Bath Spa University

Bath Spa University is where creative minds meet. Offering a wide range of courses across the arts, sciences, education, social science and business to over 7,500 students, the University employs outstanding creative professionals which support its aim to be a leading educational institution in creativity, culture and enterprise.

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