Student Recruitment Coordinator

Francis Crick Institute; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The Francis Crick Institute in London is seeking a proactive Student Recruitment Coordinator to support the delivery of our student recruitment programmes, working within the Academic Training Team.

You will manage Workday tasks, coordinate onboarding and interviews for summer, sandwich, PhD and clinical fellow programmes, and act as a first point of contact for candidates.

This full-time, 12-month fixed term role offers a competitive salary from £33,500 per annum plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Ability to multitask and manage a busy workload.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a good understanding of Workday for daily role.
• Student administration on Workday; onboarding of visiting students and Crick programme students.
• Supporting student recruitment including preparing website and recruitment systems for summer, sandwich, PhD and clinical fellow recruitment, and assisting in advertising preparations.
• Co-ordinating interview logistics: scheduling, hotel and travel arrangements, expense claims and offers.
• Supporting the university admission process with Crick's university partners.
• Responding to queries via shared inboxes for student programmes and recruitment.
• Organising and running ATT events; induction programmes, student symposia and training events.
• Supporting ATT in various areas during busy periods.

Skills

Multitasking

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Workday

Job description

Job Title

Student Recruitment Coordinator

Reports to

Caroline Ransom

Closing Date

22/Nov/2026 23.59 GMT

Salary

From £33,500 per annum plus benefits, subject to skills and experience

Contract term

This is a full-time, 12-month fixed term position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is Europe's largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions. The Crick is a place for collaboration, innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and a creative and curious culture. We've removed traditional boundaries of departments, divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher. This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out high-quality, pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy.

About the role

As a Student Recruitment Coordinator, you will report to the Student Operations Lead and work as part of a collaborative team of seven colleagues across the student and clinical teams. Acting as a key point of contact for candidates, supervisors and colleagues across the Crick, you will provide a proactive, efficient and responsive administrative service, supporting the day-to-day delivery of the student recruitment programmes and working closely with the wider Academic Training Team (ATT), People Hub Team and Service Delivery Team.

The role will involve providing student administration support through Workday (our online employee resource platform), supporting recruitment activity across the summer, sandwich, PhD and clinical fellow programmes, coordinating the onboarding and induction of visiting students, and supporting the onboarding of Crick programme students and clinical fellows. This will include helping to prepare recruitment websites, systems and advertising materials, as well as coordinating interview logistics such as scheduling, travel and hotel arrangements, expense claims and offers.

You will also act as a first point of contact, responding to queries and escalating issues to other members of the ATT where appropriate. This role would suit someone looking for a development opportunity to build their experience and knowledge of HR recruitment processes, alongside postgraduate training and career development programmes.

What you will be doing

• Develop and maintain a good understanding of Workday (our online employee resource platform) for the purposes of your daily role.
• Student administration on Workday; supporting the onboarding and induction of visiting students, and the onboarding for Crick programme students and clinical fellows.
• Supporting student recruitment including assisting in preparing the website and recruitment systems for summer, sandwich, PhD and clinical fellow recruitment, and assisting in preparing advertising.
• Supporting with logistics for the interview programmes, including scheduling, hotel and travel arrangements, expense claims and offers.
• Supporting the university admission process with the Crick's university partners
• Helping respond to queries received via the shared Inboxes for the student programmes and student recruitment.
• Supporting the organisation and running of ATT events; e.g. induction programmes, student symposia and training events.
• Supporting the ATT in various areas of their work during busy periods.

About you

You will have: Ability to multitask and deal with a busy workload. Good attention to detail. Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and work with a diverse range of people, including those for whom