Recruitment and Admissions Associate

London Business School; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution is seeking a Recruitment and Admissions Associate in the UK to manage recruitment activities for graduate programmes and provide operational support. Candidates will build relationships with prospective students and stakeholders while delivering excellent customer service. This position offers a flexible hybrid work environment with core office hours and generous leave. The ideal candidate has a strong background in customer-facing roles and is detail-oriented, proactive, and a team player.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Free onsite gym and swimming pool

Workplace pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working in a customer facing environment.
• Proven track record of delivering against KPIs/metrics.
• Ability to address a variety of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver various recruitment activities such as live events and hosting small group meetups.
• Manage a busy email inbox for the programmes.
• Represent the institution through events, networking opportunities, and meetings.

Skills

Excellent customer service skills

Good communication skills

Proactive relationship development

Team working skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Do you thrive working in a busy administrative environment, collaborating closely with your team? London Business School are excited to be recruiting for a collaborative Recruitment and Admissions Associate to join Degree Education on a fixed-term basis until October 2026. The Recruitment and Admissions Associate will be responsible for nurturing a strong pipeline of suitable prospective students for the Graduate Masters Programmes, specifically the Masters in Management and Global Masters in Management (MiM and GMiM). You will also be on hand to provide operational support to Admissions colleagues as needed, acting as a point of contact for applicants and offer holders. You will be required to develop relationships with prospective students in order to recruit and convert the highest quality applicants from their pipelines, and develop relationships with stakeholders where appropriate, across the department and other areas of the School. Please note, this role requires ad hoc on-campus event support including occasional evening and weekend work. This is a fixed-term contract until October 2026.

Main Responsibilities

• Deliver various recruitment activities, such as live events, hosting small‑group meet ups, individual conversations and writing blogs.
• Manage a busy email inbox for the programmes, answering inquiries appropriately and building relationships with prospective students.
• Represent London Business School virtually, on campus and in London, through events, networking opportunities, one‑to‑one meetings and similar activities.
• Communicate the value of the MiM and GMiM programmes and on occasions the rest of our programme portfolio to individuals, understanding candidate needs and navigating them through our offering and admissions processes; excellent customer service skills.
• Experience working in a customer facing environment.
• Proven track record of delivering against KPIs/metrics.
• Good communication skills with the ability to address a variety of stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to relationship development with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Meticulous attention to detail and time management skills with the ability to organise and prioritise.
• Good team working skills with the ability to collaborate effectively.

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best‑in‑class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra between Christmas and New Year
• Automatic enrolment to a fantastic workplace pension scheme
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave / up to 5 days paid emergency leave for staff who have caring responsibilities for a family member, dependent or friend who is ill

Smart Working and Core Hours

At London Business School, we support Smart Working – a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work‑life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week. For this role specifically, you will be expected to be on campus at least twice per week. We operate with ‘core hours’ – 10:00–15:00 – to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time – a flexible, one‑hour slot within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work.

Our Commitment to Driving Inclusion and Belonging

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying.

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.