External Relations Coordinator

HMC (Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference); Market Harborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking an External Relations Coordinator to enhance its profile and drive student recruitment as part of its development plan for 2025-28. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and creativity, along with proficiency in Spanish and/or French. This fixed-term role offers 40 days of holiday, excellent benefits, and funding for training, with applications considered until July 9, 2025.

Benefits

40 days’ holiday per year

Excellent benefits & funding for training

Annual membership for New Hall Sport Club at a discounted rate

Qualifications

• Understanding of Catholic boarding education.
• Excellent communication and public speaking skills.
• Ability to create engaging online content.

Responsibilities

• Enhance the School’s profile locally, nationally, and internationally.
• Drive student recruitment in key target areas.
• Involve considerable travel and flexible working.

Skills

Communication skills

Public speaking

Creativity

Content creation

Spanish

French

Job description

Teaching careers in HMC independent schools

This new role of External Relations Coordinator has been established to assist with the first stage of the School’s exciting development plan for 2025-28.

The School requires an:

External Relations Coordinator

Fixed term: 18 months

40 days’ holiday per year (including bank holidays)

Excellent benefits & funding for training

Annual membership for New Hall Sport Club at a discounted rate

This role will bring creativity and flair to enhance the School’s profile locally, nationally, and internationally, finding new ways to increase its reach and reputation and to drive student recruitment in key target areas.

The successful candidate will understand the distinctive nature of Catholic boarding education. Ability to speak Spanish and/or French is required, as this role involves communicating in at least one of these languages. Candidates must have excellent communication skills and confidence in public speaking. Skills in creating engaging online content to promote the School are also required.

This role involves considerable travel and flexible working. There will be regular overseas trips. Beaulieu Park Station, home of New Hall School, is due to open at New Hall’s front gate in October 2025: Stratford, 26 minutes; London Liverpool Street, 35 minutes.

Applications considered on a rolling basis until midday, Wednesday 9 July 2025

New Hall is committed to safeguarding students. An enhanced DBS check will be required prior to appointment.

12 The Point, Rockingham Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7QU