Director of Admissions and Recruitment

Guardian Jobs; Brighton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Brighton is seeking a Director of Admissions and Recruitment to lead transformations in student recruitment and admissions. The role focuses on setting a strategic vision and implementing a data-driven approach using Salesforce CRM. Candidates should have a proven track record in improving sales performance and leadership experience. The position offers a competitive salary, generous holidays, and a culture of inclusivity. Applications from underrepresented groups are encouraged.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

SMART pension

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven track record of improving sales performance against challenging targets.
• Experience of embedding a sales culture and strengthening team capability.
• Strong commercial, strategic, and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate a strategic vision for recruitment and admissions.
• Develop and deliver recruitment strategies aligned with university objectives.
• Lead recruitment process implementation using Salesforce CRM.
• Monitor performance and track progress against recruitment targets.
• Train and develop recruitment teams on sales practices and CRM usage.

Skills

Sales performance improvement

Embedding sales culture

Strategic leadership

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Job description

Director of Admissions and Recruitment

Location: Brighton

Salary: From £83,200 per annum

Our client is more than just an educational institution; they are a vibrant community dedicated to nurturing creativity and empowering students to reach their full potential. With campuses across the UK, Ireland, and Germany, they offer a diverse range of courses in modern music, performing arts, filmmaking and creative technology. Their commitment to excellence in creative arts education sets them apart, providing students with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to succeed in their chosen fields.

About The Role

As Director of Admissions and Recruitment, you will lead the transformation of our client’s student recruitment and admissions functions. This role is responsible for setting and delivering a clear, commercially grounded recruitment strategy that protects and grows market share across their core disciplines of Music, Performing Arts, Screen and Film, and Gaming. You will take overall responsibility for how they attract, convert and admit students, ensuring that strategy, systems, people and resources are aligned to deliver against institutional objectives. A key focus of the role will be embedding a robust, data‑led sales approach and fully realising the benefits of their Salesforce CRM implementation.

What You’ll Do

• Set and communicate a strategic vision for recruitment and admissions across our client.
• Develop and deliver recruitment and admissions strategies that support the University’s overall objectives and admissions policies.
• Lead the design and implementation of an end‑to‑end recruitment and admissions process, making full and effective use of Salesforce CRM.
• Establish strong data collection, analysis and reporting capabilities to monitor performance, track progress and inform decision‑making, including delivery against September 2026 student recruitment targets.
• Build capability across recruitment and admissions teams through training, development and clear expectations, particularly in sales practice, CRM usage and data‑driven working.
• Ensure resources are used efficiently and cost‑effectively, including evaluating the return on investment of recruitment activities.
• Work closely with senior colleagues and stakeholders across the University to align recruitment activity with academic, operational and commercial priorities.

What You’ll Bring

• A proven track record of improving sales performance against challenging targets.
• Experience of embedding a sales culture and strengthening team capability in a complex organisation.
• Strong commercial, strategic and leadership experience within a long sales cycle environment.
• The ability to build and communicate a shared vision, working effectively with internal and external stakeholders across a matrix structure.
• Demonstrable experience of leading geographically dispersed teams.
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to build effective partnerships across the organisation.
• A consistent commitment to the highest ethical standards in decision‑making and practice.

Why Our Client

Believe in Everyone, Challenge the Norm, Grow Together, Do The Right Thing, Own It.

In addition to joining a committed and dedicated team, you will have access to:

• 25 days holiday per year (FTE)
• SMART pension
• A comprehensive benefits package

They continually strive to create a culture of inclusivity so that they truly represent their diverse communities. They particularly welcome applications from people of colour who are underrepresented in their organisation.

They are committed to promoting the safety and welfare of their students therefore, all successful applicants are required to complete a basic DBS disclosure. Depending on the role, you may be required to complete an enhanced check / enhanced check with barred list if required by statute and internal policy.

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