Marketing and Admissions Lead

Royal Grammar School; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

An established institution is seeking a proactive Admissions Coordinator to lead marketing and admissions efforts. This role is crucial for maintaining the academic caliber and social diversity of the school. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure a smooth admissions process, prioritizing the wellbeing of applicants. The position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about education and community engagement. Join a dedicated team in a supportive environment focused on fostering relationships and enhancing the admissions experience.

Benefits

Excellent Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in admissions or marketing roles, ideally within education.
• Strong ability to build relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate marketing and admissions activities to attract diverse applicants.
• Ensure a positive admissions journey for all prospective families.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Leadership

Marketing Coordination

Education

Degree in Marketing or Related Field

Job description

RGS proudly attracts high-calibre applicants from across the region for our finite number of school places. From Hartlepool and Carlisle to Berwick (and anywhere in between), successful applicants are talented, socially diverse students who all thrive in our fast-paced academic setting. Our Marketing and Admissions cycle is currently supported by a broad range of colleagues working in academic, pastoral and operational roles across the school. Each gives valuable expertise but only dedicates part of their time to the recruitment of students; our only colleague solely dedicated to this function is our Head of Admissions.

Looking ahead to potentially more challenging times for admissions for all independent schools, we are investing in this function with this new role, in order to maintain both the academic calibre and broad social diversity of our school. You will provide a vital leadership role, both coordinating all marketing and admissions activities and colleagues involved and providing new capacity, particularly needed in our admissions marketing.

We are seeking an experienced, confident and proactive team player with strong organisational and interpersonal skills who is able to develop and maintain productive working relationships with all key stakeholders, in particular, colleagues, partners and prospective families. You will prioritise relationships through the admissions journey so that all applicants leave our process feeling it has been handled with humanity, transparency and with the applicants’ wellbeing of the utmost priority.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 8.30am – 4.30pm, Monday to Friday throughout the year plus key admissions/role events.

Salary: In the range of £48,000 to £52,000 gross per annum. The actual salary will be dependent on the skills and experience offered by the successful candidate.

Excellent benefits are available – please refer to the job information pack for more details.

For further information and to apply, please visit ourwebsite.

Closing date: 9.00am on Thursday 8th May 2025.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of neurodivergence, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Whilst all applications are considered on merit, we would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently underrepresented in our staff community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-interview referencing, internet searches and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check with the children’s barred list check and other appropriate checks.