Student Recruitment Conversion Officer

UHI; Inverness; Remote; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

42 days leave

Pension scheme

Flexible working

Sick pay

Discounts

10% off memberships

Cycle to Work

DSE glasses contribution

Free parking and EV charging

LinkedIn Learning

Social and long-service awards

Job summary

UHI is seeking a Student Recruitment Conversion Officer to drive engagement with applicants across international and UK/home markets. The role reports to the International Student Recruitment Manager and works with a broad set of colleagues to deliver targeted communications and campaigns.

This is a full-time, permanent position at grade 5, with a 35-hour week. The role includes PVG checks, pension, and a strong emphasis on customer service and brand alignment within the university partnership.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering customer/student/applicant communications and engagement.
• Understanding of student recruitment in higher education.
• Experience supporting marketing campaigns and activities.

Responsibilities

• Support achievement of undergraduate and postgraduate recruitment targets for international and UK/home markets.
• Collaborate with recruitment, marketing, communications, design and services colleagues across the UHI partnership.
• Champion the UHI brand and partnership ethos in communications and engagement with applicants.

Skills

Customer service

Marketing communications

Student recruitment

Job description

UHI is the United Kingdom’s leading integrated university encompassing both further and higher education. We are more than a college and more than a traditional university: a diverse, flexible partnership, rooted in our communities and driven by their needs. Our network of colleges, specialist teaching centres and internationally recognised research institutes delivers supported, flexible learning from access level to PhD.

To support our work we are recruiting to the following role:

Student Recruitment Conversion Officer

Salary range £29,145 to £31,849 per annum. Duration Permanent. Working hours Full time (35 hours per week). Location UHI House, Inverness, or other location including remote as agreed. Closing Date Sunday 1st November.

Reporting to the International Student Recruitment Manager, but also working closely with the Student Recruitment and Marketing Manager, this is a pivotal operational support role for a student recruitment and marketing professional to support the achievement of UHI’s undergraduate and postgraduate student recruitment targets, with a focus on both international and UK/home student markets.

Working closely with a wide range of student recruitment, marketing, communications, design, academic and professional services colleagues across the UHI partnership, this role is ideal for someone with a strong customer service, marketing and communications orientated mindset, and who can demonstrate experience delivering excellent customer/student/applicant focussed communications and engagement activity.

Bringing an understanding of student recruitment in the higher education sector, and experience supporting the delivery of successful marketing and communications campaigns and activities, the successful candidate for this exciting role will be a champion of the UHI brand and partnership ethos.

Applicants with informal questions are encouraged to contact Elena Connell, International Student Recruitment Manager, by email to [e-mail].

Pay And Benefits

This role is linked to grade 5 on the UHI payscale. The starting salary for this position will normally be in the range of £29,145 to £31,849 per annum. This post is fulltime and will involve working 35 hours per week on a working pattern as agreed with your line manager. This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme check, so please let us know if you are currently a PVG scheme member.

The workplace pension scheme we provide to workers at grade one to five is the Local Government Pension Scheme which is administered by Highland Council Pension Fund and is available to staff in Grades 1 to 5. More information about the scheme can be found at Home | Highland Pension Fund.

Full-time posts carry a total of 42 days leave per annum. It is practice that, with the exception of a Christmas and New Year closure, leave may be taken at any time of year, subject to the requirements of the post and department and with the permission of your line manager.

Deadline for submitting your application is Sunday 1st November at 11.59pm.

Shortlisting will take place the week commencing 2nd November.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on 25th or 26th November.

UHI Employee Benefits

• 42 days’ annual leave (pro rata)
• Attractive pension scheme and options for additional contributions
• Flexible working and family-friendly policies
• Occupational sick pay and an Employee Assistance Programme (incl. spousal support)
• High-street and online retail discounts
• 10% off Highlife Highland memberships
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Contribution towards DSE prescription glasses
• Free parking and EV charging (where available)
• LinkedIn Learning access for ongoing professional development
• Long-service awards and active social events