Recruitment and Admissions Officer - Permanent - EC01625 - 452295

Edinburgh College; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution located in the United Kingdom is seeking a Recruitment and Admissions Officer to join its team. The successful candidate will support student recruitment by providing information about courses and attending recruitment events. Responsibilities include processing applications, assessing fee statuses, and handling student inquiries through various communication channels. This position may require working at multiple campuses within the city. The role requires excellent communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in student recruitment or admissions processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support student recruitment through course information.
• Attend recruitment events and promote the College.
• Offer in-person course and application support.
• Provide admissions services for various application types.
• Assess fee status and related documentation.
• Handle student enquiries through various channels.

Skills

Student recruitment support

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer service

Job description

Edinburgh College is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified person to take up the post of Recruitment and Admissions Officer, within the Recruitment and Admissions team. This role can be worked at either our Milton Road or Sighthill Campus.

Some key duties, but not limited to:

• Support student recruitment by providing information on course choices to matcha prospective student with a suitable course
• Attend student recruitmentevents to promote the College and the courses on offer, this includes for example open days, clearing events and career fairs
• Support in person services, examples include providing course information and application support, gathering information and documentation to support applications, drop-in sessions for self-enrolment and processing Protecting Vulnerable Group (PVG) application.
• Provide a student selection and admissions service for all types of applications, including scoring applications according to set criteria (including academic qualifications and personal statements)
• Responsible for assessing and processing fee status questionnaires, passports, VISA documentation, Government share codes and any other home office documentation required to assess if an applicant will be a Home or International student for fee purposes and to communicate the outcomes to applicants and or relevant staff and stakeholders via email, phone or in person
• Deal with all types of enquiries ranging from telephone calls, in person student facing enquires, emails, mail, webchat or any other type of student focussed activity as directed
• Work closely with MIS checking student information and processing updates/amendments as necessary to ensure the integrity of FES submissions to the Scottish Funding Council

Please note that the successful candidate may be required to work at any Edinburgh College campus.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Provisional Interview Date: 14 January 2026.