Student Recruitment Coordinator (Enquiry & Conversion)

The Role

Are you an organised professional with a passion for higher education and driven to make a difference in student recruitment? Join Kingston University’s dynamic Student Recruitment and Marketing team as a Student Recruitment Coordinator, where you’ll play a key role in shaping the journey of future students.

In this exciting and varied role, you’ll play a key part in delivering impactful UK recruitment and conversion activities -from building relationships with schools and colleges to coordinating engaging events and CRM communications. You’ll be part of a collaborative team focused on maximising lead generation and applicant conversion, helping Kingston University meet its strategic recruitment goals.

The Person

We’re seeking a proactive and organised individual. You’ll be confident working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects and building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• To be successful in this role, you’ll need:
• Experience supporting project delivery and/or event coordination, ideally within education or a related sector.
• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal, with the ability to engage confidently and deliver clear, compelling messages to diverse audiences.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Analytical skills and confidence working with data.

The Directorate

The Students Directorate aims to deliver a seamless, high-quality experience for all current and future students to ensure they are “sought after” through supporting their participation, attainment, and success. This in turn will create a culture of high performance that is inclusive, innovative, ambitious and enterprising.

The Student Recruitment and Admissions team is responsible for attracting and enrolling students, managing the full admissions journey, and promoting the University through outreach, marketing, and events.

Further information

This is a full time, permanent position with a starting salary of £34,007 per annum.

Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday, 18 October 2025.

For informal enquiries, please contact Alison Sedgwick, Student Recruitment Manager.

Bring your true self, expertise, and passion to Kingston where we are continuing to strive to build a university where authentic inclusion and belonging is at its heart. Every one of our staff and students’ identities, backgrounds and diverse experiences makes us who we are - so harness and embrace yours by applying today. We welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities and those with disabilities.

We are a place-based organisation, proud of our location in Kingston and the civic role we play in our community. Our campuses inspire collaborative, innovative and creative communities. Being present on campus is important to us because it helps us to create a sense of belonging for both our staff and students. Therefore, staff are expected to be on campus for the majority of their working week.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

To apply click on ‘Apply Now’. If, for accessibility reasons, you need to apply in an alternative format, please email jobs@kingston.ac.uk or call the HR Shared Services team on 020 8417 3118.

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