Student Recruitment Officer

Salary: £29,605 to £30,487 with progression to £32,982 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 23 May 2024

The Role

Do you have experience in delivering student recruitment events and supporting with student mobility initiatives? Are you creative, personable, and committed to achieving strategic goals? If so, we would like to hear from you!

This role offers a unique opportunity to support the development and implementation of a range of projects to broaden the SAgE Faculty’s recruitment activity for undergraduate and postgraduate audiences. You will work as part of the Faculty Marketing and Communications Team to coordinate a number of student recruitment and admissions activities such as our open days, offer holder experience days and international partnerships with a key focus on our fantastic School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. 

The School of Natural and Environmental Sciences is world-leading in teaching and research across several subjects including biology, chemistry, marine science, environmental science and agriculture. You will provide clear and accurate information, with the ability to build productive working relationships with internal stakeholders. Outstanding communication and presentation skills, and the ability to plan and organise complex events are essential to this role. 

For more information about the SAgE Faculty, please click here .

We are committed to building and maintaining a fair and inclusive working environment and we would be happy to discuss arrangements for flexible and/or blended working.

The appointment is permanent and offered on a full-time basis with an immediate start date.

To apply, please complete an online application form and upload a CV and covering letter. Please structure your covering letter as a supporting statement of no more than two pages. Please outline how you meet or exceed the requirements for the role as listed below.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Richard Crulley, Head of Marketing and Communications [email protected]

Key Accountabilities

• Implement the School’s student recruitment strategy, including developing pre-application and conversion activities in partnership with the 
• wider Faculty Marketing and Communications Team and School.
• Responsible for the delivery of Open Days, Offer Holder Experience Days and virtual webinars to ensure that such events and activities are 
• successfully run.
• Manage the administration of the School’s student admissions and scholarship activity, in accordance with service standards and procedures.
• Coordinate the selection process, in liaison with relevant academic staff when required, for all taught programmes.
• Maintain oversight of postgraduate research admissions, including liaison with relevant postgraduate research selectors to ensure all 
• postgraduate research opportunities are appropriately highlighted and managed.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of international partnerships and student mobility initiatives in liaison with relevant 
• academic colleagues, International Office and wider Faculty Marketing and Communications Team.
• Provide management information and analysis as required, in liaison with the Faculty Planning and Performance Team.
• Support with student registration and induction administration, including accurate and timely correspondence with students. 
• Where appropriate, attend student recruitment focussed Higher Education exhibitions, nationally and internationally as required. This will involve liaison with Central Marketing, UK Student Recruitment, Admissions and the International Office to identify appropriate events and ensure join up of activity.
• Provide administrative support and training to the wider Faculty and School teams as required.

The Person (Essential)
Knowledge, Skills and Experience 

• Experience and awareness of working in a student recruitment or admissions environment.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, both oral and written, in a range of styles appropriate to target audiences.
• The ability to plan and organise complex, customer-oriented events or projects.
• The ability to evaluate and report on the effectiveness/impact of events and projects.
• Excellent time-management and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage a complex workload. 
• Excellent team working skills with the ability to initiate, develop and maintain productive working relationships with key stakeholders.

Desirable

• An awareness and understanding of complexities of recruitment to STEM subjects and knowledge of issues relating to aspiration-raising, widening participation and progression.

Attributes and Behaviour

• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Team-worker who builds effective relationships with colleagues at all levels.
• An energetic, collaborative and “can do” approach which will inspire and enthuse others, ready to take the lead in driving forward initiatives.
• Willingness and ability to work outside of usual working hours when required, including evenings and weekends. 

Qualifications

• A level (or equivalent) qualification plus work experience in a relevant role.

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are aDisability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

Requisition ID: 27041