Senior Schools Liaison Officer. Job in Birmingham Education & Training Jobs

University College Birmingham; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Birmingham seeks a Senior Schools Liaison Officer to lead student recruitment initiatives. This role involves planning events, managing a liaison team, and building relationships with schools. The successful candidate will possess experience in education recruitment and event planning. The position offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

29 days' paid leave per year

Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme

Subsidised private healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Annual health MOTs

Professional qualification sponsorship

Salary sacrifice schemes

Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking

Free on-site gym membership

Responsibilities

• Identify and plan school/college liaison events to meet recruitment targets.
• Manage the Schools Liaison team to contribute to recruitment.
• Attend careers fairs and presentations across the UK.

Skills

Experience of student recruitment in further/higher education

Experience of planning, organising and delivering events

Ability to build strong professional relationships

Ability to analyse data

Job description

Job Title: Senior Schools Liaison Officer

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £35,608 - £37,694 per annum - SS5

Job type: Permanent, Full time

UCB is an equal opportunities employer. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating.

The Role:

An exciting opportunity has become available for a confident and organised individual to undertake a multi-faceted role as Senior Schools Liaison Officer. We have a fantastic team of five Schools Liaison and Outreach Officers who work collaboratively and contribute ideas to the wider Recruitment and Marketing teams.

This role will involve identifying and planning school/college liaison events and activities, to meet student recruitment targets. This includes managing the Schools Liaison team to ensure their individual projects contribute to recruitment targets and leading by example attending careers fairs and presentations across the UK. University College Birmingham has a unique offer of further education and university courses, and we are constantly developing our course offer, which makes it an exciting to place to work.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience of student recruitment in further/higher education.
• Experience of planning, organising and delivering events.
• Ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders including careers advisors at schools and colleges.
• Ability to analyse data to manage targeting, event planning and reporting.

Please note that a flexible approach is essential for this position, as evening/weekend work, plus travel and overnight stays, are involved.

Benefits:

• Generous allocation of annual leave
  • 29 days' paid leave per year
  • 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Employer Contributions - 20.9%
• Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
• Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
• Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
• Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
• A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including technology and cycle.
• Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free on-site gym membership

Extra Information:

All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.

Closing Date - Sunday 17th August 2025.

Interview Date - Early September TBC.

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