Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions

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Post Details

The University is seeking an outstanding candidate to provide strategic leadership for all areas of undergraduate and postgraduate recruitment and admissions, in this newly created Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions role.

The search is being carried out by Perret Laver and a candidate information pack with details on how to apply can be found here .

The closing date for the post is Wednesday 19 April 2023. 

The Post

 This is an exciting time to join the University as we’ve just begun the process of developing a new Strategic Plan.  Building on the success of the current plan, during which there has been significant investment in the Recruitment and Admissions teams – reflecting sustained growth in student applications and outstanding success in unregulated student recruitment numbers— the new Director will play an integral role in helping to shape and deliver the student recruitment and admissions strategy aligned with the objectives of the new plan.

For this role, you’ll need to be an experienced, strategic, recruitment and admissions expert, well-networked within the sector and with demonstrable success in UK, European and International student recruitment.  The post-holder will be commercially astute, innovative, highly motivated and goal orientated, with excellent leadership and communication skills, and a track record of leading and motivating high performing teams. 

Founded by Royal Charter in 1967, the University of Stirling was the first new university in Scotland for more than 400 years and our stunning 330-acre campus is regularly cited as one of the most beautiful anywhere in the world. Since our foundation, we have embraced our role as an innovative, intellectual, and cultural institution with a pioneering spirit and a passion for excellence.

Our vision is to be recognised across the globe as a University that makes a difference, by addressing the needs of society through innovative, interdisciplinary research; delivering learning and teaching of the highest quality; and by sharing our knowledge with the world.  Stirling is a place where everyone is treated with respect and where ability – not background – is valued.

With over 17,000 students drawn from 140 nationalities, we have a thriving, international student community. Classed among the top 30 in the UK for overall student satisfaction (National Student Survey) and top 20 in the UK for postgraduate teaching (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey), we are proud to be a QS five-star rated university for teaching, employability, research, internationalisation, facilities and inclusiveness (QS Stars University Ratings). 

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/3524/director_of_student_recruitment_and_admissions/

Please do not apply via the University of Stirling website.

The University

The University of Stirling is committed to providing education with a purpose and carrying out research which has a positive impact on communities across the globe – addressing real issues, providing solutions and helping to shape society. Stirling is 4th in Scotland and 43rd in the UK for research impact, with 87% of its research having an outstanding or very considerable impact on society – and more than 80% rated either world leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021). Interdisciplinary in its approach, Stirling’s research informs its teaching curriculum and facilitates opportunities for knowledge exchange and collaboration between staff, students, industry partners and the wider community.

The University of Stirling is ranked among the top 30 UK universities for student satisfaction (National Student Survey) and top 10 in the UK for postgraduate student experience (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey), and has an overall five-star rating in the QS Stars University Ratings.

More than 17,000 students study with the University of Stirling globally, with over 120 nationalities represented on its scenic central Scotland campus alone. The campus – also home to 1,700 staff – has its own loch and castle, and a recent multi-million-pound redevelopment has delivered modern, flexible, and digitally connected study and social spaces at the heart of campus, including enhanced student support and retail and catering outlets.

The University has twice been recognised with a Queen's Anniversary Prize – the first for its Institute for Social Marketing and Health (2014) and the second for its Institute of Aquaculture (2019). Stirling is Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence and its recently redeveloped world-class facilities provide the perfect training environment for the University’s sports scholars – many of whom compete at the highest level, including at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games – and for students, staff, and the wider community.

As a signatory to the £214 million Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal, the University is driving productivity and inclusive growth across the Forth Valley, and beyond. Through pioneering collaborative solutions to global challenges, researchers are putting innovation, skills, and partnership at the heart of a sustainable economic recovery.
www.stir.ac.uk @stiruni

Job number

SERV01669

Contract Type

Open Ended

Closing date

19-Apr-2023

Location:

Stirling Campus

Grade

Grade10

Faculty/Service

Communications Marketing and Recruitment

Post Details

The University is seeking an outstanding candidate to provide strategic leadership for all areas of undergraduate and postgraduate recruitment and admissions, in this newly created Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions role.

The search is being carried out by Perret Laver and a candidate information pack with details on how to apply can be found here .

The closing date for the post is Wednesday 19 April 2023. 

The Post

 This is an exciting time to join the University as we’ve just begun the process of developing a new Strategic Plan.  Building on the success of the current plan, during which there has been significant investment in the Recruitment and Admissions teams – reflecting sustained growth in student applications and outstanding success in unregulated student recruitment numbers— the new Director will play an integral role in helping to shape and deliver the student recruitment and admissions strategy aligned with the objectives of the new plan.

For this role, you’ll need to be an experienced, strategic, recruitment and admissions expert, well-networked within the sector and with demonstrable success in UK, European and International student recruitment.  The post-holder will be commercially astute, innovative, highly motivated and goal orientated, with excellent leadership and communication skills, and a track record of leading and motivating high performing teams. 

Founded by Royal Charter in 1967, the University of Stirling was the first new university in Scotland for more than 400 years and our stunning 330-acre campus is regularly cited as one of the most beautiful anywhere in the world. Since our foundation, we have embraced our role as an innovative, intellectual, and cultural institution with a pioneering spirit and a passion for excellence.

Our vision is to be recognised across the globe as a University that makes a difference, by addressing the needs of society through innovative, interdisciplinary research; delivering learning and teaching of the highest quality; and by sharing our knowledge with the world.  Stirling is a place where everyone is treated with respect and where ability – not background – is valued.

With over 17,000 students drawn from 140 nationalities, we have a thriving, international student community. Classed among the top 30 in the UK for overall student satisfaction (National Student Survey) and top 20 in the UK for postgraduate teaching (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey), we are proud to be a QS five-star rated university for teaching, employability, research, internationalisation, facilities and inclusiveness (QS Stars University Ratings). 

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/3524/director_of_student_recruitment_and_admissions/

Please do not apply via the University of Stirling website.

The University

The University of Stirling is committed to providing education with a purpose and carrying out research which has a positive impact on communities across the globe – addressing real issues, providing solutions and helping to shape society. Stirling is 4th in Scotland and 43rd in the UK for research impact, with 87% of its research having an outstanding or very considerable impact on society – and more than 80% rated either world leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021). Interdisciplinary in its approach, Stirling’s research informs its teaching curriculum and facilitates opportunities for knowledge exchange and collaboration between staff, students, industry partners and the wider community.

The University of Stirling is ranked among the top 30 UK universities for student satisfaction (National Student Survey) and top 10 in the UK for postgraduate student experience (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey), and has an overall five-star rating in the QS Stars University Ratings.

More than 17,000 students study with the University of Stirling globally, with over 120 nationalities represented on its scenic central Scotland campus alone. The campus – also home to 1,700 staff – has its own loch and castle, and a recent multi-million-pound redevelopment has delivered modern, flexible, and digitally connected study and social spaces at the heart of campus, including enhanced student support and retail and catering outlets.

The University has twice been recognised with a Queen's Anniversary Prize – the first for its Institute for Social Marketing and Health (2014) and the second for its Institute of Aquaculture (2019). Stirling is Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence and its recently redeveloped world-class facilities provide the perfect training environment for the University’s sports scholars – many of whom compete at the highest level, including at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games – and for students, staff, and the wider community.

As a signatory to the £214 million Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal, the University is driving productivity and inclusive growth across the Forth Valley, and beyond. Through pioneering collaborative solutions to global challenges, researchers are putting innovation, skills, and partnership at the heart of a sustainable economic recovery.
www.stir.ac.uk @stiruni

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