Student Recruitment and Widening Participation Officer – SE England

Job Description

The Role
What you’ll do
Who you are – Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills required
How to apply
Benefits
Employment Visa

The Role

This role will be responsible for student recruitment in the counties coloured in navy: Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire.

As such, we would prefer candidates to be based within the counties coloured in navy, but would also consider applications from candidates based in Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

The post holder is expected to primarily travel to schools and colleges across Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire with occasional travel to Aberystwyth, schools and colleges in the areas in teal and other areas of the UK to attend Higher Education fairs.

With excellent organisational skills and an exceptional communicator, you will be responsible for the recruitment of Undergraduate and Postgraduate students to the University. Reporting to the Partnership and Schools Liaison Manager (Outreach), you will organise and take part in recruitment and widening participation activities such as recruitment exhibitions and develop effective links with feeder institutions. These may include travelling within the UK (United Kingdom) to give talks and, often in collaboration with academic colleagues, facilitate workshops and other events on and off campus. You will need excellent interpersonal and communication skills and an undergraduate degree. This is a permanent post and will commence as soon as possible. A full UK driving licence is essential for this post.

To make an informal enquiry, please contact Robin Lovatt at [email protected].

Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check.

Appointments are normally made within 4 – 8 weeks of the closing date.

What you’ll do

This job description is subject to review and amendment in the light of the changing needs of the University, to provide appropriate development opportunities and/or the addition of any other reasonable duties.

• Support the development and management of target feeder institutions for the University through development of effective relationships by the following means:
• Delivering presentations on subjects of interest to schools/colleges across the UK;
• Liaising with feeder schools/colleges to develop an annual programme of activities on and off campus;
• Assist with the planning and coordination of the University’s school/college taster days and other events.
• Represent the University at higher education recruitment events aimed at both UG and PG students.
• Support colleagues in Global Marketing and Student Recruitment in delivering the University’s open days and other virtual and physical events supporting recruitment for UG and PG students.
• Support and inform marketing campaigns targeting UG and PG students through electronic and print based media.
• Support other initiatives to drive an increase in the number of applications to UG and PG programmes at the University.
• Work closely with the wider Global Marketing and Student Recruitment team to provide market intelligence that can inform student recruitment activity and effective development of the University’s CRM systems.
• Deliver reports for the University’s Recruitment & Marketing Board and Recruitment Action Group as required.
• Provide central marketing support to inform the outreach and recruitment work of the University’s academic departments.
• Work with the Academic Support Officer in developing appropriate academic recruitment and outreach initiatives.
• Support the development of the student recruitment strands of the University’s Marketing Strategy.
• DeliverWidening Participation activities on behalf of the University.

Who you are – Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills required

Essential

How to apply

To promote a flexible workforce, the University will consider applications from individuals seeking full time, part time, job share, or term time only working arrangements.

Applications for this role must be made through jobs.aber.ac.uk. You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally.

Benefits

• Flexible working policy
• Hybrid Working
• 36.5 – hour week for full-time roles
• Generous leave entitlements – 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays and university closed days
• Commitment to Professional Development
• Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension schemes
• Staff recognition and reward schemes
• Opportunity to learn the Welsh language for free
• Staff relocation bursary
• Maternity, Paternity, Parental and Adoption Leave
• Staff discount for gym facilities, hospitality, and retail on campus.

Please keep reading

Aberystwyth University generally supports hybrid working, allowing a mix of office-based and remote working for suitable roles to enhance flexibility and productivity. Job descriptions typically detail a primary work location alongside opportunities for flexible, remote, or home-based work, subject to service needs and manager approval.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities and, those that are currently underrepresented in our workforce. This includes but is not limited to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities, and female candidates.

We are a Bilingual Institution which complies with the Welsh Language Standards and is committed to Equal Opportunities. You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally.

Employment Visa

Under the UK Government’s points-based system scheme, this role does not meet the criteria to be sponsored by Aberystwyth University (AU) for a Skilled Worker Route (SWR) application.