Student Recruitment Coordinator

Marketing & Student Recruitment

Location: UWS Paisley Campus or UWS Lanarkshire Campus, with regular travel to other campus locations. This role requires extensive travel throughout the UK.

Full-time: 35 hours per week

About the University

This is an exciting opportunity to join the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), one of Higher Education’s most innovative modern universities. We have 4 vibrant campuses across the west of Scotland as well as a campus in central London.

Our campuses boast some of the most modern, pioneering and sustainable Higher Education learning and teaching facilities in the UK. Our new Lanarkshire Campus was the winner of the ‘sustainable buildings that inspire’ accolade in the Guardian University Awards 2019. The University’s 19,900 student population includes a growing international student cohort comprising more than 140 nationalities.

The Role

This is a key role in the University’s high-performing Marketing & Student Recruitment Department.

The post holder will:

• Support UWS’ strategic plan to recruit high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate students by delivering and promoting a range of activities, together with nurturing close links with secondary schools, FE colleges and other external stakeholders.
• Have specific responsibility for recruiting students from the rest of the UK market and will also support the delivery of student recruitment targets in the domestic (Scottish) market.
• Work in partnership with the Admissions Office and the wider Marketing and Recruitment team.
• Have a relevant degree or equivalent experience.
• Have a current UK driving licence or equivalent. This post will involve significant travel across the UK throughout the year. Access to a UWS vehicle will be provided.
• Have proven and significant experience of preparing and delivering presentations, ideally in a Higher Education or customer-driven sales environment.
• Have a track record of effectively project-managing a number of activities at any one time and be able to demonstrate experience of using complex database systems, together with experience of report writing in a professional setting.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Have demonstrable interpersonal skills, well-developed customer care skills, and be capable of working away from home extensively and for significant periods of time.

The Student Recruitment team is currently working on a flexible basis due to current

COVID-19 restrictions and a mix of on-campus and homeworking work may be required.

For Job Description and Person Specification, click here.

Interview Date: Monday 20th December 2021

UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.

UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.

University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520