Student Recruitment Assistant

University of Brighton; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK higher education institution in Brighton is looking for a current student or recent graduate for a Marketing & Communications role. The position involves attending Higher Education fairs and delivering presentations to engage prospective students. Applicants should demonstrate strong communication skills and be able to manage administrative tasks. This fixed-term role requires significant travel across the UK and offers flexible working options. The starting date is aimed for late May to early June 2026.

Qualifications

• Excellent presentation and communication skills to engage diverse stakeholders.
• Administrative support experience in event planning.
• Clean driving license for extensive travel across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Attend Higher Education fairs to engage with prospective students.
• Deliver presentations online and in-person.
• Support summer schools and open days.

Skills

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

Familiarity with Microsoft Excel

Familiarity with Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Marketing & Communications

Location: Brighton - Moulsecoomb

Salary: £27,319 to £30,378 per annum

Fixed Term End Date: 31/07/2027

Closing Date: Sunday 01 February 2026

Interview Date: See advert

Reference: MK5095-26-006

Fancy hitting the road and exploring the UK while doing something exciting? If you’re into events, recruitment, marketing, and outreach, this could be your perfect gig — sound like you? Let’s chat! We are seeking a current University of Brighton student looking for a placement year OR final year UoB student looking for a graduate role. Within this role you’ll be attending Higher Education (HE) fairs and Exhibitions to speak to prospective students, as well as delivering presentations online or in-person. You will also have the opportunity to assist with supporting a range of other events, including the University’s open days and Summer Schools. You'll demonstrate excellent presentation and communication skills, as well as the ability to relate to and speak with school and college students about exploring possible HE options. Attending these events requires a significant amount of travel, longer hours (time can be taken back), and more unsociable hours, especially during our busier periods throughout the year.

To Be Successful In This Role You Should Have

• Good communication skills, with the ability to present and engage to a diverse range of stakeholders
• Good administrative and organisational skills as a large part of this role is providing administrative support with the planning of these events
• Familiarity and good knowledge of Microsoft applications, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• The ability to work flexibly and effectively with team members across the Student Recruitment and Outreach division, as well as the wider Marketing and Communications department

Attending these events requires a significant amount of travel, and therefore you will need to hold a clean driving licence to travel extensively across the UK when required (a hire car will be arranged for you if needed). Some longer days, weekend and evening work is required, for which time in lieu is arranged. Annual leave for this post is usually taken during school/college holiday periods.

Interviews are planned for late February, with an approximate start date of late May to early June 2026 depending on your studies. The post is fixed term until 31/07/2027. In addition to working away at events, and on UoB, there will also be the opportunity for some home work to be arranged with your manager on appointment.

If you would like further information about this post, please feel free to contact our current Student Recruitment Assistant Amalia Susanu at [e-mail] or our Student Recruitment Officer Kirsty Yull at [e-mail].

Job Description

The University is committed to an inclusive environment which embraces equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment. We particularly encourage male applicants and all those from Minority Ethnic backgrounds. The university is underrepresented by these groups at this job grade.

For the vast majority of our roles, we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.