Global Communications, Alumni Relations & Recruitment Leader

Uniglobalcareers; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham Trent University invites an Executive Director of Communications, Alumni Relations, Marketing and Student Recruitment to lead a major institutional portfolio across domestic and international markets.

The role reports to the Chief Operating Officer and Registrar, overseeing admissions, philanthropy, and engagement with alumni, partners and wider communities. You will steer brand strategy, communications, and data-driven recruitment initiatives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complex and multidisciplinary services.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver innovation, growth and service excellence.
• Strong understanding of domestic and international student recruitment markets.
• Experience using data and insight to support strategic decision-making.
• Ability to identify opportunities and improve conversion performance.
• Strong communications and leadership capabilities.
• Ability to communicate an institutional story effectively to global markets.
• Understanding of digital technologies and AI within a strategic context.
• Experience building relationships across varied professional communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across communications, alumni relations, marketing and student recruitment functions.
• Lead domestic and international student recruitment and admissions activity.
• Oversee brand and marketing strategy for the university.
• Direct communications and media engagement activity.
• Support alumni relations and philanthropy initiatives.
• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary professional team.
• Use data and insight to identify opportunities and strengthen recruitment conversion.
• Define and communicate a distinctive institutional story to global audiences.
• Harness digital technologies and AI to support institutional objectives.
• Build productive relationships across academic and professional services communities.
• Contribute to innovation, growth and service excellence across the portfolio.

Skills

Leadership

Communications

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Nottingham Trent University invites an Executive Director of Communications, Alumni Relations, Marketing and Student Recruitment to lead a major institutional portfolio across domestic and international markets.

The role reports to the Chief Operating Officer and Registrar, overseeing admissions, philanthropy, and engagement with alumni, partners and wider communities. You will steer brand strategy, communications, and data-driven recruitment initiatives.