Student Recruitment Events Coordinator

University of Brighton; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Brighton is seeking a dedicated individual for a full-time role in the Student Recruitment Events team. The position involves organizing and delivering various events aimed at prospective students. The candidate will work closely with colleagues across departments to enhance student recruitment efforts and ensure successful event execution. This role supports agile working practices and is designed to foster an inclusive environment for all staff.

Qualifications

• Experience of organizing and delivering large scale events to fixed deadlines.
• The ability to communicate effectively and to prioritise your own workload.
• Experience of organizing targeted subject recruitment events at a university.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the organisation and delivery of open days and recruitment events.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications to meet recruitment targets.
• Work during weekends and outside of normal hours as required.

Skills

Event Organizing

Effective Communication

Workload Prioritization

Supervision of Staff

Job description

Marketing and Communications

Location: Brighton - Moulsecoomb Salary: £30,805 to £34,132 per annum Closing Date: Monday 16 June 2025 Interview Date: Tuesday 01 July 2025 Reference: MK5091-25-108

Based within the Student Recruitment Events team, this role is responsible for the organisation and delivery of open days, applicant days, postgraduate open evenings, campus tours and other activities aimed to provide opportunities for prospective students, their families and school and college groups, to visit the university, both on campus and virtually.

You will work with colleagues in Marketing and Communications, other central services, and academic colleagues to deliver programmes of activity designed to encourage the recruitment and conversion of potential students to assist the university in achieving its recruitment and access and participation targets.

The Successful Candidate Will Have

• Experience of organising and delivering large scale events to fixed deadlines
• The ability to communicate effectively and to prioritise your own workload
• Experience of organising targeted subject recruitment events at a university.
• Experience of supervising staff or volunteers.
  
  

The post will require regular weekend and out of hours working. Please note that agile working is supported in this role with the team currently working in the office every Tuesday throughout the year and multiple days per week in the lead up to each event.

The interview date for the post will be 1st July.

To apply for this post, please use the "apply on-line" button below. We cannot accept emailed CVs and no agencies please.

For an informal chat about this post, please contact Sarah Gillespie - [e-mail]

This is a full-time permanent role. Job-sharers are welcome to apply.

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Job Description

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

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.

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