Recruitment & Marketing Officer

ARU; Writtle; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

ARU is seeking a dynamic Recruitment & Marketing Officer for its Writtle campus, focusing on enhancing brand and course awareness. The role entails executing marketing activities to boost student recruitment, working closely with various stakeholders, and creating engaging content for prospective students. This position offers a fantastic opportunity for passionate marketing professionals in the education sector.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Occupational pension schemes

Training and development opportunities

Travel to work scheme

Competitive relocation package

Qualifications

• Excellent communicator with creative flair.
• Experience in developing engaging content for social media.
• Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute marketing activities to increase course awareness.
• Create campaigns to promote courses to students and adult learners.
• Collaborate on events and marketing materials for digital and print.

Skills

Communication

Creativity

Marketing

Collaboration

Job description

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Writtle, United Kingdom

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job Description:

Recruitment & Marketing Officer

Job Category Administrative Vacancy Type Fixed term contract Fixed Term Duration 6 months Employment Type Full time Salary From £30, Salary To £35, Location Writtle Faculty/Prof Service Corporate Marketing Closing Date 17/11/ Ref No Documents

Recruitment & Marketing Officer

Job Category Administrative Vacancy Type Fixed term contract Fixed Term Duration 6 months Employment Type Full time Salary From £30, Salary To £35, Location Writtle Faculty/Prof Service Corporate Marketing Closing Date 17/11/ Ref No Documents

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About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

ARUs research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UKs Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UKs leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

At our ARU Writtle campus, we specialise in animal, environmental, agricultural and horticultural courses, for learners aged 16 to 18, adult learners, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

About the Role:

ARU is seeking a dynamic Student Recruitment and Marketing Officer on a fixed term arrangement, focusing on ARU Writtle courses in both further and higher education. This pivotal role involves developing our brand and course awareness across the region to increase enrolment. The successful candidate will play a key part in implementing the Writtle College Marketing Strategy and creating effective marketing plans to boost student recruitment.

You will develop and execute a wide range of marketing activities aimed at increasing awareness of our higher and further education offerings at ARU Writtle. Supporting the Faculty Marketing Manager, you will create campaigns to promote our specialist courses to school and college leavers, as well as adult learners, and implement nurture conversion plans to enhance application and enrolment rates. Additionally, you will collaborate with the events team to plan and deliver various online and campus events, including open days, and support the creation of engaging course presentations and marketing materials for both digital and print media.

The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator with a creative flair and the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. You will have a natural talent for developing engaging content for social media and the website, working closely with course teams. If you are a marketing professional passionate about education, this is a fantastic opportunity for you.

Interviews will take place on 26 November

Find out more about.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our page for full details.

ARU are committed to the safeguarding of all its students, staff and visitors and provides a safe physical environment.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

This role does not qualify for visa sponsorship under the point-based system and is therefore only open to applicants with the right to work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes:

For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.