Student Marketing and Recruitment Coordinator

The University of Manchester; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK university is looking for a Student Recruitment and Marketing Coordinator with a Postgraduate Research focus. This role requires a creative and enthusiastic individual to deliver marketing activities to attract students globally. The candidate will organize recruitment activities, including Open Days, and should possess experience in creating marketing content. An excellent communicator who can build relationships across departments is essential. Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Benefits

Market leading pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Exceptional annual leave entitlement

Paid closure over Christmas

Local and national retail discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a student marketing and recruitment environment.
• Ability to create and deliver effective marketing campaigns.
• Comfortable using data to inform campaign planning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a wide range of marketing activities for student recruitment.
• Organize and deliver recruitment activities including Open Days.
• Represent the university at external events.

Skills

Experience in student marketing

Excellent communication skills

Experience with CRM systems

Ability to create marketing campaigns

Collaboration skills

Job description

Student Recruitment and Marketing Coordinator – Postgraduate Research Focus

The Faculty of Science and Engineering at The University of Manchester is excited to present the opportunity for a new role as Student Recruitment and Marketing Coordinator with a Postgraduate Research focus.

The team are looking to appoint a creative, enthusiastic individual to help us deliver a wide range of marketing activity to support student recruitment into our Postgraduate Research Programmes. Reporting to the Faculty Marketing and Recruitment Officer they will play a key role in the Faculty of Science and Engineering Student Marketing and Recruitment Team. The successful candidate will have experience of working in a student marketing and recruitment environment, working in partnership with academics. We are looking for someone who can create and deliver marketing campaigns to attract potential students from around the world to join our world class research community. The successful candidate will have experience of creating inspirational marketing content and collateral and feel comfortable organising and delivering recruitment activities, which may include faculty Open Days and virtual events, as well as representing the University of Manchester at external events. You'll have some experience using CRM systems to communicate with segmented audiences, and be comfortable using data to inform campaign planning as well as evaluating the success of your activities. As a natural collaborator and an excellent communicator, you will build up excellent working relationships with academic and professional services staff and students across departments in the Faculty.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit. Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out more here Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.