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Student Recruitment Officer

£27,924 to £31,406

Canterbury, Kent

University of Kent

Marketing and Recruitment

Location: Canterbury
Salary: £27,924 to £31,406
Grade: Grade 6
Post Type: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Release Date: Wednesday 10 November 2021
Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 28 November 2021 (unless otherwise stated)
Interview Date: Wednesday 08 December 2021
Reference: CSF-377-21

Do you have what it takes to engage with and influence prospective applicants to Kent and to make a positive impact on our recruitment and conversion numbers?

In this exciting and varied role, you will support the Recruitment and Events Manager to deliver a wide range of internal and external events to ensure the university successfully recruits undergraduate and postgraduate students. As part of a team of recruitment professionals, you will attend and deliver range of recruitment activities. Approximately 50% of your time will be in the office undertaking administrative and planning activity and 50% will be spent travelling to attending and organising events.

This role involves extensive travel, overnight stays and some evenings and weekend work; in return, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a unique environment that offers excellent training, benefits and future prospects.

As Student Recruitment Officer you will:
act as an ambassador for the University, promoting the institution to prospective students, their families and teachers at recruitment events
provide specialist advice to prospective students and their families on a range of topics relating to applying and studying at University
work with teachers in schools and colleges and attend events such as UCAS fairs, school HE fairs and postgraduate education fairs
Create and deliver engaging and authentic content and presentations, webinars to prospective students and influencers

To succeed in this role you will have/be:
a degree (2:1 or above) or equivalent
demonstrable up to date knowledge of the University of Kent student experience, including an understanding of current issues surrounding undergraduate and postgraduate students, especially funding and recruitment
knowledge and understanding of recruitment, ideally gained in the Higher Education sector
a track record of delivering effective presentations
Willingness and ability to travel extensively, at regional, national and international level, including during unsocial hours to remote locations that may not be serviced by public transport.

Please see the links below to view the full job description and also to apply for this post. If you require further information regarding the application process please contact centralservicesresourcing@kent.ac.uk quoting ref number: CSF-377-21.

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